220 Bodies Recovered from Tanzanian Boat Mishap

Search and rescue efforts still ongoing

As at today (Sunday 11-09-2011) about 220 corpses have been recovered from the ferry that sank near a tourist destination in Tanzania. Nearly 600 were rescued in the accident that has thrown the country into mourning. 

Survivors said the M.V. Spice Islanders, which sank early Saturday, carried beyond its official capacity of 600 passengers.  Of the 220 who lost their lives, relatives had claimed 192 bodies and 28 more were awaiting identification. Among the dead are little children. 

I heard the government has launched a manhunt for the captain of the vessel.