News Source: The New Vision
| 2 months ago
The vessel, which had been taken to Mwanza, Tanzania for servicing last month, finally resumed services in September. Many people, including tourists who had wanted to visit Kalangala, and business people plying the route, bounced during that time.
News Source: Novinite
| 2 months ago
The tourist boat Ilinden, which sank in Lake Ohrid in Macedonia on September 5 leading to the death of 15 Bulgarian tourists, has been extracted from the lake two weeks after the tragedy. The boat is currently located a hundred meters away from the...
News Source: Novinite
| 2 months ago
The overloading of the tour boat "Ilinden" is listed by Macedonian authorities as the initial, most likely cause for the September 5 tragedy in Ohrid. Sotir Filefski, allowed 56 passengers on board while the capacity was 43. Filefski is in custody...
News Source: United Press International
| 2 months ago
A sightseeing boat was pulled from the depths of a Macedonian lake Saturday, two weeks after 15 Bulgarian tourists died in its sinking. The Ilinden was about 300 feet from the shoreline in Lake Ohrid, the Sofia News Agency reported.
News Source: Novinite
| 2 months ago
Investigators have located the ship diary of the "Ilinden" tour boat, the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) reports Sunday evening. On September 5, "Ilinden" sunk in the waters of the Ohrid Lake in Macedonia, killing 15 Bulgarian tourists. If the...