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At least 86 bodies have so far been recovered after MV Nyerere capsized in Lake Victoria.
The ferry was plying between Bugorara and Ukala islands when the accident happened.
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According to Mwanza Regional Commissioner John Mongella, 44 bodies were recovered on Thursday after the accident while another 42 others were found on Friday morning when the rescue operation resumed.
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The ferry toppled over at 2.05pm, some 50 metres away from the dock at Ukara Island, Ukuwere District.
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Ferry capacity
Ukerewe District Commissioner Cornel Maghembe confirmed the ferry has a capacity of carrying only 100 people but was carrying more than 400 people at the time of the accident, The Citizen Tanzania reported.
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In 1996, more than 800 people died when the passenger and cargo ferry MV Bukoba sank on Lake Victoria.