32 killed in river boat capsizing in Taraba, Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria have confirmed that 32 people, 20 of whom were small children, were killed after a boat ferrying passengers capsized and sank in the country’s north-eastern state of Taraba on Saturday, November 11. The incident occurred along the Benue River near the local government area of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/32-killed-in-river-boat-capsizing-in-taraba-nigeria/

17 dead, over 70 missing following northern Nigeria boat capsizing

Authorities in Nigeria have reported that 17 people were killed while at least 73 others have gone missing after a passenger boat capsized in the northern state of Taraba on Saturday, October 28. The unnamed vessel was transporting over 100 passengers including women and children along the Benue...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/17-dead-over-70-missing-following-northern-nigeria-boat-capsizing/

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