The National Inland Waterways Authority(NIWA) has released the preliminary report of the boat T-BEN mishap on February 21,2024.
According to NIWA, ill-fated boat named T-BEN with 17 passengers on board departed from Addax Jetty on 21st February 2024 at about 1825 hours for Ibeshe but that unfortunately ran over an unidentified object in the middle of the channel around the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge which caused a wreck able damage on it.
According to NIWA, the captain, in a bid to salvage the situation, sailed to the shore.
On getting the information, NIWA’s Search and Rescue Team with other agencies sprang into action and were able to rescue 15 passengers out of 17.
NIWA said that one passenger is currently dead while one has been confirmed dead.
Rescue operation, NIWA disclosed, is still ongoing in an attempt to rescue the missing person.
The agency said that further information will be released as the rescue operation progresses.
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