TPA's Director General, mr. Ephraim Mgawe, said the accident was caused by engine failure which caused the ship to lose direction, sailing closer to the landing site of the kigamboni Pontoon (The Daily News: Photo Silvan Kivyale).
Alisema kwa kuzingatia ukubwa wa tatizo hilo, askari wa usalama barabarani, wanakusudia kuendesha operesheni ya kuzikamata pikipiki zisizosajiliwa na madereva wasio na leseni (picha kutoka katika mtandao).