Gabon ends search mission for missing ferry passengers | News

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Seven people are still missing after a boat capsized on March 9, killing 30 passengers.

Authorities in Gabon have announced the end of search and rescue operations to find the bodies of passengers trapped in a ferry accident in which dozens of people died last month.

The privately owned Esther Miracle vessel was carrying 161 people from the capital, Libreville, to Port-Gentil, an oil port town further south, when it capsized in calm waters on March 9 close to the coastal village of Nyonie.

“For 10 days, the search has been fruitless. Only suitcases and other personal effects of the…



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