No fewer than 24 passengers escaped death by whiskers on Friday after to boats collided and capsized in Ojo area of Lagos State.

The accident, which occurred at about 7:45pm close to the Ojo Terminal involved two open fiber boats.

Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel, who confirmed the incident, said one of the boats was driving at full capacity with 22 passengers, while the other had just the boat captain and deckhand on board.

“One boat was going from Liverpool to Ojo while the other was doing a return trip from same location.

“LASWA response team were able to rescue all passengers from the capsized boat and transported them to shore, no lives were lost,” Emmanuel said.

He said the affected boats (Toba Marine & Eco Lima) are presently in the custody of LASWA at the terminal until conclusion of investigations into what led to the collision.

Emmanuel attributed the success of rescuing all passengers alive to the fact that they were all putting on life jackets, which according to him also made rescue efforts a lot easier.


“All passengers on both boats were all putting on their life jackets. This is what we have been encouraging. Our agency has been on the forefront of leading the campaign that for no reason should anyone embark on a journey on water without putting on a life jacket. We have also gone a step further to distribute life jackets to encourage boat operators to enforce it,” the LASWA boss said.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/05/24-persons-cheat-death-as-boats-capsize.html

Is that the boat?

if u knw u knw

Thank God

Praise God

First to comment.
Tnk God no life was lost

God is Good

But it's not yet 7:45 pm naw.. naija ! ! ! !

Thank God for their lives

Thank God for that

I thank God for their lives

Everyone go still die. U cant cheat death

The beauty of safety first.Besides,thank God.

Thank God


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Thank God
How long can one last floating on/in water with a life jacket

Thank Sango and other gods!

Also thank the dude who invented lifejackets!

Thank LASWA for a timely response!

Thank the boat operator for providing life jackets!

Kudos

NwaNimo1:
Is that the boat?

No...this one is at sea. He just used it for visuals.

Inland waterways are fresh water and usually clear or dark depending on season and tide.

Sea water is salty and always with color, blue, green and sometimes what is called aquamarine.

So look in that picture, what color is that water? Thats not an inland water. The Ojo accident happened in inland waterways....that is, a body of water separated from sea by a stretch of land.

If this happened in future now you know difference.

That was not Boat, that's Keno. Thank God for no casualties.

Section1000:
But it's not yet 7:45 pm naw.. naija ! ! ! !

It was on Friday!

Today is.Saturday!



Oya, come and take!

God may ur name be praise both now and forever

Wow issa miracle

Thank God that no one died in the accident

IME1:
Thank God How long can one last floating on/in water with a life jacket

As long as there's still food in your stomach and that of sharks

yeyerolling:
Everyone go still die. U cant cheat death

Aren't u happy for them?
Death comes with time, reason we all pray against untimely death...So they cheated this one!
Na wa for u oo

Thank God for their lives


Traveling by water is what I have never thought of, not even by ship not to talk of boat

Kai

Very scary

According to the report it happened 7.45pm

Now that's late and dark for boats without proper light and sound signals.

NIWA should develop these channels and have bouys at required spots to aid easy and smooth navigation.

sunshineyellow:
First to comment. Tnk God no life was lost

chai

Liverpool to Ojo? dem wan go watch UCL final ni?

NwaNimo1:
Is that the boat?

I doubt. This one looks like Libya dingy on the Mediterranean Sea.