nadesh:
am asking as a novice, What are women and children doing in a ship ?

lawalosky:
shuuuuu. see pressing

Logobenz3:
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Suspect33:
bro did she survive?

Logobenz3:
I write this with a lot of pain and grief. This was a bad one.

I woke up to a call yesterday of a loved one calling me and panting over the phone. I was like sister what's the problem?she shouted Amen upon hearing my voice.
I too, scared had to ask her again what the problem was?

She said that a vessel named Austrheim just sank at sea and knowing I do a lot of business with that route,she just had to call to make sure her loved one was not in it!

Actually I did not travel due to improper schedules of arrival of some of my commodities,making it impossible for my commodities to meet up with departure time of this particular vessel.
I was mad!!!little did I know that I was about to be saved of a huge financial loss that would have crippled me financially and put me in turmoil.
Every disappointment is indeed a blessing like people say.

At this point I just have to believe my mom's prayers actually works!

I was speechless,my heart fell in my stomach because I knew what it meant for me. Lots of money and lives lost!people have perished and livelihoods lost.

But at this point money isn't important but we should all give a moment of silence to the hustling men and women trying to make a living for themselves in those waters.

It left calabar on Saturday morning heading for tiko, Cameroon and never made it. It actually sank in the bakassi peninsula.

Word from survivors say it ran aground due to the captain's negligence and incompetence.

106 people have been rescued so far and I have started seeing missing person pictures of people I know too well and all I could do now is hope it is not what I think yet.

baby124:
No life jackets? That alone should have this company in some very big trouble.

Fourcade:


I heard about it yesterday.

We thank God for the gift of life!
Those missing I don't know their fate now. May the souls of the departed rest in peace.

I really don't know what's happening to COMATRANS. They lost their biggest ship 'Brenda Collete' just some months back with goods worth millions of Fcfa and now this. Na just to close the company remain. Even their Road transport means isn't operational again.

Logobenz3:
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Mizwisdom:



Don't you have eyes? can't you see that people are putting it on? or should they do CPR for the lady with her life jacket on?

Inception:


it looks like she did not

Logobenz3:
Please this should make FrontPage so relevant Authorities should see this and sanction that dysfunctional company.
Their recklessness has cost lives and properties of people a lot all in the space of 1year.
There must be something wrong.
Lalasticlala,justwise,seun.
Please push this and hold these people accountable for their actions.

Mizwisdom:



I see life jackets and a rescue team, thank God. Why do people use this route? I'm interested in this information, thanks

good4all40:
This is extremely sad and traumatizing our government should sanction that company with heavy fine and huge compensation for the families of the casualties and those unaccounted for.

Spatta:

You are a wicked soul, from the tone on your write-up, you are a selfish individual who cares only for money, your Joy was that you did not travel on the vessel and you loss financially was averted how queer to have such though when you think about those who were unfortunate and the fact that a lady was being helped to live, the tone of your write-up suggest to my mind that you are so immature and childish
If money comes before life and especially that of others who were not so lucky, corruption has really taken a root in your soul

so sad to see the loss of lives in the process

Logobenz3:
Indeed brother,I now believe this.
I don't know where all this luck comes from.like I am the last person that deserves it but it keeps following me everywhere I go.
Is it God?why me?I don't even pray!
Wow!!just speechless right now brother.

franchasng:
It is a cheaper means of traveling to Cameroon and Gabon instead of using aeroplane.


and its also used to export goods and services from Nigeria to Cameroon and Gabon. In the past they usually use rickety smuggler's boat which sank always every 2 weeks killing lots of people, but I guess things are improving as they now seem to have a more robust ship even though the op complains that the vessel operators are not managing them well, its really terrifying

Spatta:



You are a wicked soul, from the tone on your write-up, you are a selfish individual who cares only for money, your Joy was that you did not travel on the vessel and you loss financially was averted how queer to have such though when you think about those who were unfortunate and the fact that a lady was being helped to live, the tone of your write-up suggest to my mind that you are so immature and childish
If money comes before life and especially that of others who were not so lucky, corruption has really taken a root in your soul

so sad to see the loss of lives in the process

Logobenz3:
True Bro,true I swear.
Full truck of these was meant for that Austrheim.This would have been the end for Logobenz I swear.
But as fate will have it,I narrowly escaped!
It's not how.much a man plans that makes him succeed but at times luck and destiny(akaraka) follows too.
No mock anybody for street,you no smart or wise or sharp pass them.
Some people planned and worked too but e no just enter!

Spatta:



You are a wicked soul, from the tone on your write-up, you are a selfish individual who cares only for money, your Joy was that you did not travel on the vessel and you loss financially was averted how queer to have such though when you think about those who were unfortunate and the fact that a lady was being helped to live, the tone of your write-up suggest to my mind that you are so immature and childish
If money comes before life and especially that of others who were not so lucky, corruption has really taken a root in your soul

so sad to see the loss of lives in the process

baby124:

So, all the time they have been killing people in smugglers boats, no one was arrested or brought to book on the deaths. Plus Nigerians kept using them? Na wa o

Logobenz3:
Indeed brother,I now believe this.
I don't know where all this luck comes from.like I am the last person that deserves it but it keeps following me everywhere I go.
Is it God?why me?I don't even pray!
Wow!!just speechless right now brother.

Logobenz3:
if you were in that business,you will use it too.
You've been missing btw.nive to have you back.

PatrickOkunima:


This could have been avoided. I thought the maritime industry's strictly regulated.

baby124:

So, all the time they have been killing people in smugglers boats, no one was arrested or brought to book on the deaths. Plus Nigerians kept using them? Na wa o

franchasng:
It is a cheaper means of traveling to Cameroon and Gabon instead of using aeroplane.


and its also used to export goods and services from Nigeria to Cameroon and Gabon. In the past they usually use rickety smuggler's boat which sank always every 2 weeks killing lots of people, but I guess things are improving as they now seem to have a more robust ship even though the op complains that the vessel operators are not managing them well, its really terrifying

RiyadhGoddess:
Haaaaa this is serious.
Water is my biggest phobia. I can't even go close to water.
May their soul rest in peace and may God comfort the family they left behind.

franchasng:
Blame the economy situation of Nigeria plus the tribalistic leadership of Nigeria, because the route is mostly used Igbos who are the major people that use this route to trade and export goods and services to Cameroon and Gabon.