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Three medical students missing as speedboat carrying 14 of them on a cruise capsizes in Calabar

The medical students under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Students Association (NIMSA) came from universities across the country to attend the NiMSA annual Health Week in Calabar.

In a bid to explore the city, the students were said to have headed to the Marina Resort for a boat cruise. Sadly, the boat capsized during the cruise. While eleven students have been rescued, three are currently missing.


Three of 14 medical students from different medical schools in Nigeria have drowned in waterways in Calabar, Cross River State, while having a boat cruise.
It was learnt that divers from the Nigerian Navy were able to rescue 11 of them after the boat capsized Saturday afternoon.
The students were said to have converged on Medical School Calabar for the 2023 Nigeria Medical Association Health Week.
An official of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State chapter who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

He said the three drowned students were from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and University of Uyo.
He said, “The 2023 Nigeria Medical Association Health Week and the Medical School in Calabar is hosting this year’s health week. Students across medical schools in Nigeria came to Calabar just to have their annual health week.
“As part of their social activities, the plan was to go to Marina Resort and visit the Slave History Museum. Some of the students decided to go on a boat cruise. The boat capsized when they were about to move to Tinapa.
“There were 14 persons including the driver of the boat on board. Eleven of them came out safely while three of them – two from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and one from University of Uyo – drowned.
“The navy haa been trying to see how they can retrieve their bodies. They told us to come tomorrow (Sunday) perhaps the bodies would have floated by then.”
The boat was reportedly derailed by high waves as soon as it left the Marina Resort jetty.
“The boat capsized due to the high wave on the Calabar Channel and the 14 passengers, including the driver were involved.
“Fortunately, the Nigerian Navy patrol teams were nearby so their divers were able to rescue 11,” a source from the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory said.

https://dailytrust.com/medical-students-on-boat-cruise-drown-in-calabar

Nawa

Too bad.

May their souls rest in peace

Where the not giving life jacket? how can the be risking peoples life like that.

This is tragic may God console their family for their lost.

Life jackets could easily have prevented this tragedy.
Some people suppose face manslaughter charges.

I am deeply saddened to hear about the tragic incident involving the medical students in Calabar. It's a devastating loss for their families, friends, and the medical Remote Teams community. My thoughts and condolences go out to everyone affected by this heartbreaking event. May they find strength and support during this difficult time.

Wow...

What a Real Brain Drained........

Highly intelligent students drown just like that 👌

Not fair o .....mammy water...why naa?

The other day it was Titanic, now Calabar . May God comfort the bereaved families, this is so hard to bear.

nairalander2020:
Where the not giving life jacket? how can the be risking peoples life like that.

This is tragic may God console their family for their lost.

Hmm..... talking about life jacket reminded me of how my cousin who I always advise to fasten the car seat belt especially when traveling got saved simply because when they were traveling and were about to approach where Nigeria Road safety had chosen to stay along the road my cousin fastened the seat belt, though they didn't come across them and that was how the car tyre bursted and tumbled on motion later on. The car, has brand new tyres but to our surprise a tyre bursted. My point is that, very simply safety measures like the life jacket as you have said would have really been so helpful.

HeartlessMan:
Medical students indeed.
Like 10 of them will be yahoo boys and oloshos.

Maybe only 3 were real students.

And so?

Zxcvbnmghtr:


And so?

So stop seeking sympathy with the "students" tag.
Call them by their true designation so we can just scroll past.

HeartlessMan:


So stop seeking sympathy with the "students" tag.
Call them by their true designation so we can just scroll past.

Ok. You also need to stop the habit of putting your hand in your armpit and then to your nose.

Titanic
Migrants
Medical students
All water mishap...
Trying to connect the dots🤔

You don't know how to swim, you wanna travel by water and you don't have a life jacket!.. What is wrong with us in this country?

I feel too bad for this
RIP

Water is clear but wetin dey under water no clear at all!

Rest in peace to all the recent water mishaps victims.

What you hear in Nigeria.

No single life Jacket

They read book so much but they lacked common sense.
Life Jacket should be must.
Also if you are not good swimmer even with life Jacket dont do boat cruise thing in nigeria unless you desire to die.

There must be intense orientation about traveling across water ways, passengers must invest in getting their own quality life jackets because we know most operators would not provide them in order to cut cost or even provide low quality ones while regulatory bodies would turn a blind eye.

Your life is more expensive than a life jacket.

And now, they have reached what they put forward, to the believers among them, allahuma rabbi igfirllahu warhamu

The navy has been trying to see how they can retrieve their bodies.
They told us to come tomorrow (Sunday) perhaps the bodies would have floated by then.

What a very sad incident.
Thank God for the timely arrival of the rescue team, it could have been worse.
May the souls of the departed Rest in perfect peace.
May this never be our portion in life 🙏

No life jacket?
No swimming training?
No safety and emergency tips?
Who led the team of medical students?
Why take such risk while not having all you "need" on hand?

Dpen11:
I feel too bad for this
RIP

It is just so sad 😞

Tinubuu the old crooked druggy

Blood sucking vermin

Shey dis people no dey read news niiiii.
No life jacket no boat 🚢⛵ for me

You cannot swim, no lifejacket u dey go boat cruise..

It’s so unfortunate . This one water is cruisingly taking lives. God help us

Them no get bukata... Na why dem no think twice before going on water cruising