Mozambique: Three Dead After Major Fire Destroys a Vessel

Maputo — At least three people have lost their when a passenger vessel burned down while carrying 43 people, including crew members.

The vessel, which operated between the Tanzania Mbamba Bay and Metangula region, in the Northern Mozambican province of Niassa, across Lake Niassa, was consumed by fire at around 05 PM on Sunday just minutes after it departed Mbamba Bay for Metangula.

According to a statement by Transmarítima, the country’s state-owned maritime transport company, the crew…