Watu wa Bara please wear life saving vests before boarding any dhows, boats, canoes, jetskis. RIP.
RIP Panjeets
Not sure how you can enter a sea vessel without a life jacket. I once entered a pontoon boat we were going “whale watching”. 10 minutes in, weather turned. We were pummeled by 20m high waves. The boat was tilting 60 degrees. And violently. You couldn’t stand. I thought we were going to die. Luckily the captain turned the boat and headed to shore.
A friend later goat a boat ati we go 200km into ocean ( into international waters) to fish, stingrays and pweza,they are apparently edible. But I never recovered.
Water is not a joke. The boat had 15 people. Too many. They probably went too deep. Boat owners know when the tide is shifting and they need to turn back . These people were probably sacrificed.
Offshore fishing sounds like a cool experience bro. Unafaa ku experience different kinds of things, don’t just be a timid bonobo who always plays it safe eti your idea of recreation ni kupitia KFC drive-through
The boat’s pilot was probably not very experienced, or he thought he could handle the swell. Best to turn back (and at the right moment!), and ride the waves back to shore if the wind rises quickly and the water gets choppy. There is only so much a small boat can take before it flips, if you insist on meeting high waves head on.
The crews should also have enough lifejackets for everyone, and wear them, no excuses. If you have a life jacket on you have a chance of survival, you’ll float long enough for rescuers to get to you, whether you can swim or not.
The tides do not just appear, you can see them from afar why the boat guy didn’t turn back yet there were kids and pg woman on board is a sign of sinister motive. These boat people do sacrifice people to help boost their business.
The serious boat people give you a lifejacket immediately you board and get seated. It is a legal requirement to ensure passenger safety, like fastening your seat beats in land vehicles. If you aren’t given one you had better demand it. Afterall, unalipia hiyo safari, na maisha ni yako.
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Hypnotic and thrilling, when it’s a movie; terrifying, when you’re in a boat, rising and falling through those mountains of water.
There are like 8 jackets per boat. They wanted to be cheap and go excess an
They were in excess they should have paid for another boat. The route for going to Lamu Island is worse. The boat is so full and it takes a good 20 minutes and zero life jackets. Scary as hell.
Very unfortunate. I know it’s easy to speak after a tragedy, but you can never pay too high a price for your life.