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Balance the boat: One year later

A joint operation by Police and Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) marines and locals managed to recover 32 bodies and rescued 26 people

MUKONO - Tomorrow November 24, will be exactly one year since the tragedy befell the country when a boat - MV Templar, carrying over 100 people, capsized, killing over 30 people on Lake Victoria.   

olice marines trying to retrieve the boat wreackage Police marines trying to retrieve the boat wreckage

 

 

 

A joint operation by Police and Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) marines and locals managed to recover 32 bodies and rescued 26 people, including Prince David Wasajja of Buganda, musician Iryn Namubiru and a city tycoon, John Fredrick Kiyimba commonly known as Freeman.

ocals trying to pull the wreckage out of the lakeLocals trying to pull the wreckage out of the lake

 

 

 

 

body is retrieved from the waterA body is retrieved from the water

 

 

 

ames of some of the deceasedNames of some of the deceased

 

ohn osco yanziJohn Bosco Nyanzi

 

huckChuck

 

empla and heila the owners of the boatTempla and Sheila the owners of the boat

 

 

amutebiNamutebi

 

wechoOwecho

 

saac ayondoIsaac Kayondo

 

ichael adduMichael Kaddu

 

awanda redMawanda Fred

 

innie obusingyeWinnie Kobusingye

 

usumbaMusumba

 

ocals look on as the police marines retreive the boat Locals look on as the police marines retrieve the boat

 

 

 

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