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| A man has been rescued from a ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, two days after it overturned with the loss of at least 170 lives. | |
| The engineer, named locally as Alphonce Charahani, reportedly survived in an air pocket inside the MV Nyerere ferry, which capsized near Ukara island on its way from Bugorora on Thursday. | |
| He is said to be in a serious condition. | He is said to be in a serious condition. |
| It is thought the ship tipped when passengers moved over to one side. | |
| Divers resumed the search for survivors on Saturday after hearing knocking noises. | |
| The engineer had locked himself in a small room inside the ship, and the divers pulled him out of the vessel. | |
| Bodies are still being taken out of the water, and the death toll is expected to rise further. | |
| On Friday, Tanzania's President John Magufuli said he had ordered the arrest of all those who managed the ferry, and declared four days of national mourning. | |
| Mr Magufuli reportedly said in a televised speech that "negligence has cost us so many lives", and said it seemed "clear that the ferry was overloaded". | |
| How did this happen? | |
| Local media say the ferry's official capacity was 100 people, but officials say the vessel was carrying more than 400 passengers when it capsized. | |
| It operates on a busy route, crossing eight times a day between the islands of Ukara and Ukwerewe, which are close to Tanzania's second-largest city of Mwanza. | |
| The ferry was said to have been particularly busy because it was market day in Bugorora, on Ukerewe island. | |
| The vessel was also carrying cargo, including bags of cement and maize, when it capsized around 50 metres from the shore. | |
| It is thought that many of the passengers would not have been able to swim. | |
| An official investigation will take place once rescue efforts to find survivors have ended. |