Gabon ferry disaster toll rises to six dead, 31 missing
The privately-owned Esther Miracle went down in calm waters last Thursday carrying 161 passengers and crew from the capital Libreville to the oil town of Port-Gentil.
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Libreville public prosecutor Andre Patrick Roponat told AFP on Thursday an inquiry had been launched to see whether negligence, poor maintenance or "factors beyond human control" caused the accident.
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ACCIDENT | FERRY | DEATH
GABON - Three more bodies have been recovered from a ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon, doubling the death toll to six with