Cameroon ShipWreck Claims 3 Lives, 107 Saved in Rescue Operation

A ship carrying about 200 people got into an accident off the Cameroonian Island of Bakassi, the army confirmed in a Facebook post on Monday.

A joint rescue team of the Cameroon’s special oil field protection group and the National Navy have carried out the rescue operations, the army added.

According to authorities, over 100 survivors have been rescued while three women have so far been confirmed dead.

The victims have been “transferred to Bota Port in Limbe,” the statement added.

The incident is said to have occured on the night from 25 to 26 August 2019 following very stormy conditions.

SOURCE: africanews
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