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At Least 24 Killed, Dozens Missing After Tanzania Ferry Accident


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2012-07-20 07:16:02 GMT+7 (ICT)

ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 24 people were killed on Wednesday after a passenger ferry accident off Tanzania's western coast.

The MV Skagit ferry parted from Dar es Salaam in mainland Tanzania at around noon local time toward the semi-autonomous Zanzibar island when the accident occurred.

Reports indicate that there were around 280 people on board at the time of the accident, while Zanzibar Transport Minister Hamad Masoud Hamad confirmed that among the at least 24 casualties were two Europeans.

Emergency teams said some 145 people have been successfully rescued, but the death toll could rise as dozens of others remain missing. No further details were immediately available.

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