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MV Bukoba

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MV Bukoba was a Lake Victoria ferry that carried passengers and cargo between the Tanzanian ports of Bukoba and Mwanza. [1]

21 relations: Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, Al-Qaeda, Benjamin Mkapa, Bukoba, Capsizing, Coxswain, Daily Nation, Dry dock, Kenya Navy, Lake Victoria ferries, Lifeboat (shipboard), Lifebuoy, Mwanza, Personal flotation device, President of Tanzania, Sea captain, Sinking of the MV Spice Islander I, South Africa, South African Navy, Tanzania, Tanzania Railways Limited.

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri (أبو عبيدة البنشيري; May 1950 – May 21, 1996) was the nom de guerre, Richard H. Shultz and Ruth Margolies Beitler; (other sources agree on his real name) of Ali Amin al-Rashidi (علي أمين الرشيدي), one of the "most capable and popular leaders" of al-Qaeda.

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Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda (القاعدة,, translation: "The Base", "The Foundation" or "The Fundament" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qæda and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988.

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Benjamin Mkapa

Benjamin William Mkapa (born November 12, 1938) is a Tanzanian former politician was the third President of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005.

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Bukoba

Bukoba is a city situated in the north west of The United Republic Of Tanzania on the south western shores of Lake Victoria.

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Capsizing

Capsizing or keeling over occurs when a boat or ship is turned on its side or it is upside down in the water.

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Coxswain

The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering.

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Daily Nation

The Daily Nation is the highest circulation Kenyan independent newspaper with 170,000 copies.

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Dry dock

A dry dock (sometimes dry-dock or drydock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform.

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Kenya Navy

Kenya Navy is the naval branch of Kenyan military forces.

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Lake Victoria ferries

Lake Victoria ferries are motor ships (earlier examples were steamboats) carrying freight and passengers among Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya on Lake Victoria.

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Lifeboat (shipboard)

A lifeboat is a small, rigid or inflatable boat carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard a ship.

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Lifebuoy

A lifebuoy, ring buoy, lifering, lifesaver, life donut, life preserver or lifebelt, also known as a "kisby ring" or "perry buoy", is a life saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in the water, to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning.

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Mwanza

Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern eastern shores of Lake Victoria in north western Tanzania.

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Personal flotation device

A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a piece of equipment designed to assist a wearer to keep afloat in water.

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President of Tanzania

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania (Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government of Tanzania.

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Sea captain

A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the merchant vessel.

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Sinking of the MV Spice Islander I

On 10 September 2011, the, a passenger ferry carrying over 2,000 passengers, sank off the coast of Zanzibar.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Navy

The South African Navy (SAN) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Tanzania Railways Limited

The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state-owned enterprise that runs one of Tanzania's two main railway networks.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Bukoba

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