94 Dead as Overloaded Ferry Capsizes in Zimbabwe’s Worst Maritime Disaster

The vessel, licensed for just 90 passengers, was carrying nearly double that number when it sank on August 11, just 30 minutes into its journey from Kariba town to the remote community of Chalala. The Mbuya Nehanda, operated by Zimbabwe’s Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, was a 39-year-old vessel donated to the government in 1985. On the day of the disaster, it was running on only one functioning engine, a critical failure as waves began flooding the deck. Survivors reported that water quickly overwhelmed the mechanical bilge pump, which became submerged…

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