Victims of a ferry accident are carried ashore from a rescue boat in Zanzibar. At least 24 people perished and many more remain missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of Zanzibar on Wednesday, ...

Zanzibar today vowed stern punishment for those responsible for overloading a ferry that capsized off the coast of east Africa… Zanzibar today vowed stern punishment for those responsible for ...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s vibrant coastal capital, serves as the main gateway for travelers heading to Zanzibar. The island sits about 50 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania and is famous for ...

This weekend the tiny islands of the Zanzibar archipelago made it on to the news pages of newspapers in the west rather than their usual spot in the travel sections. Early on Saturday morning, the MV ...

The death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster could significantly rise after it emerged there were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel when it capsized last week, the Zanzibar government said ...

Zanzibar's state minister for emergencies Mohammed Aboud said the death toll from the disaster early on Saturday had risen to 190. His earlier estimate put the number of dead at 163. Aboud said rescue ...

Passengers on the aging, crowded boat headed for one of Tanzania's top tourist destinations said they realized something was wrong when the overnight ferry began to list from side to side. Subscribe ...

From Reuters: STONE TOWN, Zanzibar - A ferry with more than 250 people on board, including some foreigners, capsized and sank between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago on Wednesday, ...