{"id":100398,"date":"2021-10-30T21:47:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T20:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=100398"},"modified":"2021-10-30T21:47:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T20:47:32","slug":"breaking-17-passengers-escape-death-as-boat-capsizes-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/30\/breaking-17-passengers-escape-death-as-boat-capsizes-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 17 passengers escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A passenger boat named GT Water Line 4 on Saturday capsized in Lagos waters 20 minutes after take off from Ebute-Ero enroute Ikorodu terminal.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in a statement signed by its General Manager, Damilola Emmanuel, on Saturday night said all 17 passengers were rescued safely since they were all on life jackets.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement: \u201cThe boat was said to have left the Ebute-Ero at about 5.15pm with 17 passengers onboard. 14 of the passengers were male while three were female.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLASWA patrol team and some other boat operators were swift to respond to the distress call from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/27\/one-dies-16-rescued-as-passenger-boat-capsizes-in-lagos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat<\/a>, thereby rescuing all 17 passengers onboard alive which included two minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, all passengers were putting on their life jackets which was greatly responsible for safe rescue of all onboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boat and its captain have been taken to custody for further investigation to unravel the cause of the accident and necessary actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo forestall recurrence of such incident, LASWA has once again warned all boat operators to always adhere strictly to safety measures while advising all waterways users to ensure the use of life jackets at all time when boarding a boat.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A passenger boat named GT Water Line 4 on Saturday capsized in Lagos waters 20 minutes after take off from Ebute-Ero enroute Ikorodu terminal. 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