A passenger boat has capsized on Lake Victoria in Kalangala Islands with an unknown number of travelers.
The ill-fated boat capsized last night while ferrying passengers from Kasenyi landing site in Katabi Town Council, Wakiso district to Kisaba island in Kalangala district.
Preliminary reports by fishermen indicate that the boat could have broken down when fishing nets got stuck in its engine.
Moses Musiitwa, a fisherman at Kasenyi landing site, says that the boat capsized between Lukuba and Misenyi island after being hit by strong winds on the lake.
Musiitwa says that although some fishermen responded to the incident, they did not manage to rescue anybody alive.
He, however, says that they are optimistic that some passengers could have escaped towards the floating rock in the area where the incident happened.
Kalangala LC V Chairperson, Rajab Ssemakula and Julius Kawalya, one of the residents, says that the boat could have capsized with over 20 passengers.
Saidi Kayongo, the LC I Chairperson of Kasenyi Landing site, says that he is yet to confirm how many people boarded the boat on Wednesday.
Alfred Jakech, a Marine Officer attached to Kalangala Marine Office told Endigyito radio that they were heading to Lukuba landing site.
