Briefing reporters after releasing the boat yesterday, SUMATRA Director of Maritime Safety ans Security Capt. King Chiragi said the boat, MV Sepideh, was overloaded by about 75 passangers from its normal capacity of 325 passangers.Chiragi said SUMATRA had inspected the boat before its departure to Zanzibar and found that there were more passangers than normal .
Jana Mwananchi iliripoti kuwa watu 20 wanahofiwa kufa katika ajali hiyo iliyotokea Barabara ya Tunduma kwenye maeneo ya Mbembera, njia panda ya JKT Itende, na eneo la Iyunga, lakini jana Mkuu wa Wialaya ya Mbeya, Leonidas Gama alisema ni watu 10 tu waliofariki kwenye ajali hiyo na si 20 kama mashuhuda walivyosema jana.