Ferry sinks in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, at least 40 dead: state media

Fishermen rescuing victims of the tragedy. [Photo: Courtesy]

Several have died after a passenger ferry capsized on Thursday in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, state radio said, as operations to rescue survivors got under way.

The boat, the MV Nyerere, sank during the afternoon just a few meters from the dock in the Ukerewe district, national ferry services operator TEMESA said.