Ninety-eight people lost their lives following the shipwreck that occurred early Sunday afternoon on Ilha de Moçambique, according to official sources. Quoted by the national press, the administrator of Ilha de Moçambique, Silvério João Nawaito, said that several teams were involved in the process of rescuing...
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Boane: Shipwreck in the Umbeluzi River results in one death
A boat with 11 people on board sank on Saturday (30) in the Umbeluzi river, in the district of Boane, resulting in the death of one person. It was being operated by the National Civil Protection Unit. According to the mayor of Boane, Jubia Bonifácio, the boat sank when it was connecting the two banks of the...
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Niassa: Six dead and three missing in shipwreck
Six people have died and three are missing following two shipwrecks and drownings of an artisanal boat in Niassa province. The authorities say the cause of the incident was the use of inadequate boats and maritime navigation at high levels. Information provided by "O País" indicates that the deaths occurred in two shipwrecks...
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Maputo: Fishing boat sinks leaving one dead and nine missing off Ponta Malongane
A boat with 12 people on board sank on Wednesday (6) off Ponta Malongane, in Maputo province, killing one person, while nine of the crew are missing. In a statement, the National Institute of the Sea (INAMAR) said that preliminary data indicates that the probable cause of the accident was the entry of water into the...
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Shipwreck in the Zambezi causes the disappearance of one person
The sinking of a canoe due to bad weather on the Zambezi River, in the city of Tete, caused the disappearance of a citizen last weekend, reports Rádio Moçambique. The boat was carrying four people from the same family, who were carrying an undetermined quantity of maize seeds for sowing on one of the river's islands....
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Five missing in new shipwreck caused by bad weather in Zambezia province
At least five people are reported missing after a canoe sank on Monday in the district of Inhassunge, in Zambézia province, central Mozambique. According to the Zambézia Maritime Administrator, the boat was carrying a total of eight fishermen, three of whom have already been rescued, who were leaving the town of Mitange for...
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Zambezia: Heavy sand transshipment vessel sinks with seven people on board
Two heavy sand transshipment vessels sank four days ago off the coast of the Pebane district in Zambezia province. According to Rádio Moçambique, the ships were carrying seven people and there were no human casualties. The head of security at the Maritime Administration in the district, Rogério Bucare, said that the barge was...
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One dead and 22 missing in shipwreck caused by hippopotamus
A child lost his life and 22 other people are missing following the sinking of a boat on Monday on the River Chire in Malawi. The river is shared between Malawi and Mozambique. The canoe was carrying 37 people who were traveling from the town of Nsanje, in the neighbouring country, to the district of Morrumbala, in...
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Two people died in shipwreck in Angoche
Two people drowned and five others suffered minor injuries as a result of a shipwreck on Sunday in one of the rivers in the village of Mithuco, in the administrative post of Aúbe, in the Angoche district of Nampula. The shipwreck happened when a boat crossing the river suffered engine failure and collided with a...
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Two of three missing bodies from shipwreck in Nampula found
The authorities confirm the location of two of the three bodies missing in the shipwreck that occurred on Thursday (08), in Nacala Port, in the province of Nampula. According to the Maritime Administrator of Nacala, Adamo Rachide, the bodies were found near the Sousa beach, where the shipwreck occurred. For now, a joint team, under the...