World: Tanzania ferry accident kills hundreds off coast of Zanzibar
- 240+ people killed in last night’s ferry sinking off Zanzibar
- 607+ people rescued; overcrowding was blamed for the disaster source
- » A depressingly common occurrence: Accidents like these happen in the region every few years, most recently in 2009. And while this incident was certainly a tragic event, it wasn’t the worst maritime accident Tanzania’s ever experienced. That happened in 1996, when at least 443 people died on a sinking vessel, but as many as 800 could’ve been on board.