One boat passenger has died while 16 other persons were rescued alive as boat capsize in Lagos
The seventeen (17) passenger boat named “TEMI 3 Global” which departed CMS Ferry Terminal at 1635hrs in route Ikorodu Ferry Terminal on 27th September, 2021 was involved in an accident.
A statement signed by the area manager (Lagos)
National Inland Waterways Authority, Engr. Sarat Braimah said fifteen minutes into the journey near Adekunle Waterfront, the boat hit an underwater obstacle which broke its hull and this resulted to the capsize of the boat.
Braimah noted that there were immediate mobilization to the site of incident by National Inland Waterways Authority, Search and Rescue Team, LASWA, Marine Police, Fishermen and other boat operators leading to the rescue of sixteen (16) persons alive while one person died while on the way to the hospital.
“We sincerely condole with the family of the deceased and pray for the soul of the dead to rest in perfect peace,” Braimah concluded in the statement.
