Gabon ferry sinks, three dead, 25 missing, new report says

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A body has been recovered and two more people rescued from the waters, raising the death toll to three and 25 missing in the sinking of a small ferry Thursday off the Gabonese capital Libreville, according to a new government report Friday.

Published 3 months ago · Libreville, Gabon

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Le Parisien

Gabon: Ferry shipwreck leaves three dead and 34 missing

The ship was carrying cargo and passengers, and was connecting Libreville, the country's capital, to the oil port of Port-Gentil. 124 people were rescued.

3 months ago·Paris, France

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Africa News

Gabon ferry sinks, three dead, 25 missing, new report says

3 months ago·Pointe- Noire, Congo

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Ghanaian Times

2 dead, 28 missing in mini-ferry sinking

The sinking of a mini -ferry in Gabon, departing from Libreville to reach Port-Gentil, has left “at least two people dead and 28 missing,” a port authority official who wished to remain anonymous told AFP on Thursday. After the departure of the passenger ship, “the crew reported an ingress of water between 3:00 and 4:00 am,” the company Royal Cost Marine said on Thursday morning on its Facebook page. “This intrusion resulted in a loss of contr…

3 months ago·Accra, Ghana

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