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MV Bukoba was a passenger steamer
Steamboat

A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam engine, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels....
 that sank in Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
, 30 kilometers from Mwanza
Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of Mwanza Region and of the ethnic region Basukuma [English: Sukumaland]....
, Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
 on May 21 1996, killing nearly 1000 people. The boat transported passengers and cargo between Bukoba
Bukoba

Bukoba is a town in northwest Tanzania on the western shore of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region. Population estimate: 100,000....
 and Mwanza
Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of Mwanza Region and of the ethnic region Basukuma [English: Sukumaland]....
 ports.

The steamer's capacity was 430, but around 800 people drowned as the boat sank to the bottom of Lake Victoria. The manifest showed 443 passengers in the first and second class cabins, but the cheaper third class compartment had no manifest.






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MV Bukoba was a passenger steamer
Steamboat

A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam engine, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels....
 that sank in Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
, 30 kilometers from Mwanza
Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of Mwanza Region and of the ethnic region Basukuma [English: Sukumaland]....
, Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
 on May 21 1996, killing nearly 1000 people. The boat transported passengers and cargo between Bukoba
Bukoba

Bukoba is a town in northwest Tanzania on the western shore of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region. Population estimate: 100,000....
 and Mwanza
Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of Mwanza Region and of the ethnic region Basukuma [English: Sukumaland]....
 ports.

The steamer's capacity was 430, but around 800 people drowned as the boat sank to the bottom of Lake Victoria. The manifest showed 443 passengers in the first and second class cabins, but the cheaper third class compartment had no manifest. Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri
Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri was the nom de guerre of Ali Amin al-Rashidi , one of the founders of the Islamism terrorism network now known as al-Qaeda....
, who was at the time second in command of the Al Qaeda organization, died in the accident.

The lack of equipment and divers were partially to blame for the death toll. Rescue teams from South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 were flown in to salvage the ship and retrieve bodies that sank 25 meters under water.

President Benjamin Mkapa
Benjamin Mkapa

Benjamin William Mkapa is a former List of Presidents of Tanzania of the United Republic of Tanzania and former Chairman for the Revolutionary State Party ....
 of Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
 declared three days of national mourning after the tragedy.

See also

  • Lake Victoria ferries
    Lake Victoria ferries

    The Lake Victoria ferries are and were steam- and diesel-powered ships used for freight and passenger transport between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya on Lake Victoria....