Boat tragedy Stories

40 migrants dead, 30 rescued after boat capsizes off Tunisian coast
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 23, 2025

40 bodies, including infants, were recovered, and 30 people were rescued. They were all from countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Senator Mungatana slams county over delayed response to Kipini sea tragedy
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 20, 2025

Speaking at Kipini beach, Senator Mungatana accused the county government of neglecting its duty by refusing to release or fuel its boats to support v...

Mombasa County distances itself from East African Ocean Festival after boat tragedy claimed three lives
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 13, 2025

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir clarified that the county was not involved in organising or sponsoring this year’s event, unlike the previ...

Two more bodies recovered from Mombasa's Tudor Creek after Friday's boat tragedy
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 13, 2025

Families have since identified the bodies, marking a sombre end to the incident that claimed the lives of members of the Kijiweni Youth Uplift Team.

At least 193 dead in two separate boat accidents in Congo River
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

Civil society groups in the region say the actual death toll may be higher and have blamed government negligence for the tragedies.

Sudanese sisters die in Mediterranean crossing
DW News  |  Aug 24, 2025

The three children had left Libya with their mother and brother, hoping to reach Italy. International estimates suggest that this Mediterranean crossi...

Somali migrants' harrowing journey at sea ends in tragedy
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 12, 2024

One boat carried 37 passengers, mostly women and two children—a two-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl.

Search for 8 people underway as boat capsizes in Lake Turkana
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 15, 2024

A couple and their two children are also part of the missing persons.

Tana River floods: 20 people stranded in Madogo call for urgent evacuation
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Apr 30, 2024

KDF confirmed deploying a Kenya Navy team of divers and marines to the site of the tragedy to assist in recovering the missing bodies.

Three more bodies found after Tana River boat accident
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Apr 30, 2024

This raises the total number of bodies recovered, since the accident in Mororo two days ago, to seven.

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