Friday 7 April 2023

Cargo boat capsizes in Bayelsa, passengers swim to safety

A boat mishap involving a cargo and passenger boat MV Tari occured along the Yenagoa-Nembe-Brasss waterways.



The ill-fated boat capsizes near Okoroma in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa and the passengers on board swimmer to safety whilst the cargo remained submerged.


Mr Tari Dikuma, Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Okpoama unit, told our correspondent  that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon.