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Walikua wanasafiri kutokea Tanga kuelekea Pemba............
Seven Tanzanian fishermen escaped death by a whisker after Kenyan government rushed to their rescue when their boat capsized in the Indian ocean.
The group made a distressed call near Mtwapa along the Kenyan Coastline after their vessel developed mechanical problems.
In a statement to Kenyans.co.ke, Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) Director-General George Okong’o disclosed that the group left Tanga for Pemba on Thursday, June 2, but strong winds must have pushed them into Kenyan waters.
“The vessel had departed Tanga for Pemba on June 2 with a cargo of 700 logs of eucalyptus when she was overcome by strong winds, got swamped and heavily listed with loss of propulsion power.
"The loss of propulsion power coupled with strong winds could have led the vessel to drift to Kenyan waters,” stated the KMA DG.
They were taken to Kilifi where they currently being quarantined.
Kenyan Govt Rescues 7 Tanzanians After Boat Capsizes in Indian Ocean
Seven Tanzanian fishermen escaped death by a whisker after Kenyan government rushed to their rescue when their boat capsized in the Indian ocean.
The group made a distressed call near Mtwapa along the Kenyan Coastline after their vessel developed mechanical problems.
In a statement to Kenyans.co.ke, Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) Director-General George Okong’o disclosed that the group left Tanga for Pemba on Thursday, June 2, but strong winds must have pushed them into Kenyan waters.
“The vessel had departed Tanga for Pemba on June 2 with a cargo of 700 logs of eucalyptus when she was overcome by strong winds, got swamped and heavily listed with loss of propulsion power.
"The loss of propulsion power coupled with strong winds could have led the vessel to drift to Kenyan waters,” stated the KMA DG.
They were taken to Kilifi where they currently being quarantined.
Kenyan Govt Rescues 7 Tanzanians After Boat Capsizes in Indian Ocean