Last September, nearly 200 people died when an overcrowded boat with 800 people aboard sank off Zanzibar. The BBC's Aboubakar Famau in Dar es Salaam said the MV Skagit left the mainland at 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT) bound for the main island of the semi-autonomous archipelago. The journey usually takes about two hours. Thirty-one children are believed to have been on board, our reporter says. "The ferry is bottom-up, and rescue operations are ongoing.
Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa asasi ya ukuzaji vipaji vya sanaa na muziki (Unscripted Concert for Africa-Tanzania, UCA-Tz), Emmanuel Mushy (katikati) akizungumza na waandishi wa habari juu ya tamasha la UCA-Tz litakalofanyika kesho jijini Dar es Salaam. Wa kwanza kutoka kushoto ni Mwakilishi kutoka kampuni ya Zantel, Divine Mosi na Fadhil Nandonde kutoka UCA-Tz, kulia ni mwakilishi wa vijana kutoka nchini Uganda, Ms. Faridah Nalunkuma