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40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by jidsoon(m): 3:10pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
40 Die In Rivers Boat Mishap No fewer than 40 persons were feared dead on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State when a passenger boat carrying 47 passengers capsized and emptied its human content into the Rumuolumeni River. The unfortunate incident, according to reports happened around 9:30 pm while the boat was travelling from high-brow Eagle Island in the state capital. The Rumuolumeni River passes through the back of the expansive premises of the Italian oil giant, the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to Iwofe, Port Harcourt. Seven of the passengers, including a two-year-old baby, had so far been rescued, while divers, as at press time, were still combing the river for corpses of the victims. Relatives of the victims have besieged the Rumuolumeni jetty; the Rivers State government-owned Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH), where corpse of one of the victims was deposited and other hospitals in Port Harcourt, for information on passengers of the ill-fated boat. http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/29738-40-die-in-rivers-boat-mishap.html |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by hollandis(f): 6:02pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Is that not the river that goes to LNG facility too.Too think that I ply that route is scary |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by chuksme(m): 6:23pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
May their souls rest in peace.Sad story. How manage did they rescue two year old baby |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by itiswell1(m): 6:24pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Wow, God have mercy. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Afam4eva(m): 6:26pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
This one pass bokoharam. May their soul RIP. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Nobody: 6:29pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Why can this boat operators provide its passengers with safety vest incase iof mishap. where the hell is road safety abi water safety? |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by RICHIEBOI1(m): 6:38pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
this na ember month we dey. RIP |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by ismhab(m): 6:43pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
May be is the handwork of boko haram, how bad this boko haram reached that area. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by alldone(m): 6:59pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
very sad. we should always take pre-caution in everything. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by POTUT(m): 7:00pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Posted by: tochimas Marine safety is obviously not as popular as the FRSC. I think the FG should harmonize it all into Federal Transportation Safety Commission (FTSC) so that all means of transportation can be looked into with the same attention. Sad story. Drowning is not funny to imagine. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Olumogun: 7:07pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Another waste of human beings due to the neglect of some important issues. If you check the whole of that boat, you may not see two life jackets, whereas if such means of transportation is unavoidable in that region, there is nothing wrong in the Govt. mandating every boat to be well equipped. Anyway, nothing concern the leaders as majority of them have their own fly-boats. RIP to the "wasted lives". |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by kooto(m): 7:10pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
another unfortunate case of no one cares!we've had several water mishap in this country, the aftermath of all this must have brought an agency in charge of inland waterways safety; where are they? once they have been tipped all is well,the operators also do not care about the lives of the people in case a mishap, the commuters did not come together to make lifejacket a must before boarding. sad some might complain but many will say E NO GO HAPPEN why u dey think bad thing.lets see if someone will be held responsible, that is the only way to stop bad things happening.may the soul of the departed RIP. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Switup: 7:13pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
one month 22 days off NL; only 2 see dis HORRIBLE story, plus ma siblings just returned frm skool and told me dat they've lost a teacher. Toooooooo baaaaaaaaaad |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Odunnu: 7:43pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
rip |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by otokx(m): 7:47pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Hope the incident will be investigated? |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by brosd2: 7:50pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
What a great tragedy! |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Nobody: 7:52pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
otokx:unfortunately it won't be investigated any may their soul rest in peace. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by sylve11: 8:05pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Rip. . . |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by passionate88: 8:06pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
afam4eva: U no fit compare am to bombko harmram, May there Soul rest in peace |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by j4sure(m): 8:16pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Na waoh May deir soul RIP |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by PHIPEX(m): 8:48pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
otokx: Yes it will be investigated, a 7man panel of enquiry will be set, their report will be submitted after 3 months and that will be the end of it until another one occurs months after. You will be surprised that those who should take responsibilty for sefety in our waterways are even thanking God that its "just 40 people". We'v lost dignity for human lives, maybe its the consequence of over population afterall sometimes scarcity creates value. May their souls RIP! |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by bonna4u(m): 9:33pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
9p.m? I thought it was against Nigerian Marine law to travel after 7pm on our inland water ways. All the same, may the souls of the victims rest in peace. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by Reference(m): 10:16pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Boy that river is tough. Used to ply it to Soku Gas Plant but never back to Saipem before 5 pm. How anybody will try that thing at 9 pm beats my imagination. May their souls rest in peace. Sad loss. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by dejust(m): 10:26pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
It is a sad story, may God grant them eternal life. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by gulfer: 10:28pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
jidsoon:RIP to all the dead and congratulation to the survivors. Government is unable to maintain road safety and now marine safety and compliance is out of hand, What a country. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by atasteve: 10:33pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
The boat company must be prosecuted, may their souls rest in perfect peace. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by ITbomb(m): 10:44pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
na only this kind news BBC dey like report www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-africa-16189742 |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by velo10: 11:22pm On Dec 14, 2011 |
Real sad. RIP to those that didn't make it thru |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by freecocoa(f): 12:39am On Dec 15, 2011 |
Its a pity,may their souls RIP. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by sheyguy: 1:49am On Dec 15, 2011 |
May their soul R.I.P. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by LloydAchi(m): 3:17am On Dec 15, 2011 |
May there souls rest in peace. This always happen when you have greedy boat owners and drivers who will carry over-load just because of extra coins. The passengers as well, never patient and thinking straight. How can one board a boat when it is very clear that it is overloaded (even if it's a ship) and at that time of the night, gosh. No matter how bad the traffic is, from Agip to Rumuolumeni, it will always be free by 10pm. If they can wait until 9pm, why not be patient for the next hour. People need to put on their thinking cap sometimes. It's a pity. May their souls RIP. |
Re: 40 Die In Rumuolumeni River Boat Mishap In Rivers State by EagleNest(m): 4:05am On Dec 15, 2011 |
Safety is one thing Nigeria as a nation has not taken so serious. Air, waterways & road safety is grossly inadequately enforced by govt in nigeria. People shuld however value their lives more by insisting on safety standards. So many lives have been lost carelessly and yet another 40 added. Na wa oo! |
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