Victims of a ferry accident are carried ashore from a rescue boat in Zanzibar. At least 24 people perished and many more remain missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of Zanzibar on Wednesday, ...

Zanzibar today vowed stern punishment for those responsible for overloading a ferry that capsized off the coast of east Africa… Zanzibar today vowed stern punishment for those responsible for ...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s vibrant coastal capital, serves as the main gateway for travelers heading to Zanzibar. The island sits about 50 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania and is famous for ...

Ottawa - A Canadian company said on Thursday it brokered the sale of the ferry that sank off the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar killing at least 62 people - and that the ship was seaworthy at the ...

The death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster could significantly rise after it emerged there were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel when it capsized last week, the Zanzibar government said ...

Zanzibar's state minister for emergencies Mohammed Aboud said the death toll from the disaster early on Saturday had risen to 190. His earlier estimate put the number of dead at 163. Aboud said rescue ...