I

NTHEHI
GHCOURTOFTANZANI
A

ATMWANZA

ORI
GINALJURI
SDI
CTI
ON

(
MwanzaRegi
str
y)

CRI
MINALSESSI
ONSCASENO.
22OF1998

THEREPUBLI
C

VERSUS

1.CAPT.JUMANNERUMEMWEI
RU

2.GI
LBERTMOKI
WA

3.ALPHONCESAMBO

4.PROSPERRUGUMI
LA

JUDGMENT

MLAY,
J:

Thef
ouraccusedper
sons,
(1)CAPTAI
NJUMANNERUMEMWI
RU,
(2)

GI
LBERTMOKI
WA,(
3)ALPHONCESAMBOand(
4)PROSPERRUGUMI
LA,

st
andchar
gedwi
th159count
soft
heof
fenceofMansl
aught
er,
cont
rar
yto

sect
ion195oft
hePenalCode,Cap16oft
heLawsofTanzani
a.I
nthe

par
ti
cul
arsoft
heof
fencei
tisal
l
egedt
hat
;“ he21stdayofMay
ont ,1996at

about7.
30hour
sneart
heent
ranceofMwanzaGul
finLakeVi
ctor
iawi
thi
n

1
t
heMuni
cipal
i
tyandRegi
onofMwanzadi
dunl
awf
ull
yki
l
l[eachoft
he

per
sonsspeci
fi
edi
nthe159count
s]”
.

Al
lthef
ouraccusedper
sons,
pleadednotgui
l
tyt
oal
lthe159count
s

cont
ainedi
nthei
nfor
mat
ion.

Dur
ingt
ri
al,t
hepr
osecut
ionwasconduct
edbyMr
.W.
C.Magoma,

l
ear
nedPr
inci
palSt
ateAt
tor
ney
,abl
yassi
stedbyMr
.Fel
eshi
,l
ear
nedSt
ate

At
tor
neyandal
lthef
ouraccusedwer
edef
endedbyMr
.Magongol
ear
ned

adv
ocat
eabl
yassi
stedbyMr
.Gal
ati
,l
ear
nedadv
ocat
e.

Topr
ovei
tscase,t
hepr
osecut
ioncal
l
edat
otalof32wi
tnessesand

pr
oduced15document
aryexhi
bit
s.Byt
heev
idencef
rom t
he31wi
tnesses

andt
hedocument
aryev
idence,t
hepr
osecut
ioni
ntendedt
opr
ovet
hatt
he

1st,
3rdand4thaccusedper
sons,
bei
ngempl
oyeesoft
heTanzani
aRai
l
way
s

Cor
por
ati
on,MARI
NEDI
VISI
ONi
nthei
rposi
ti
onsofCapt
ain,Por
tOf
fi
cerat

BukobaandPor
tOf
fi
ceratKemondoBayr
espect
ivel
y,and2nd accusedas

Har
bour
-mast
erandShi
p-sur
vey
or,
byt
hei
ract
soromi
ssi
onsamount
ingt
o

cul
pabl
enegl
i
gencei
nrel
ati
ont
otheshi
pMV.BUKOBA,
causedt
heshi
pto

capsi
zeon21/
5/1996whi
l
eoni
tswayf
rom Bukobat
oMwanza,causi
ng

t
hedeat
hoft
he159per
sonsnamedi
nthe159countoft
heI
nfor
mat
ion.

Thef
ir
stPr
osecut
ionwi
tnesswasCAPTAI
N CLEOPHASMAGOGE

(
PWI
).Het
oldt
hecour
tthathewor
kedasaShi
pCapt
ainf
ort
heTanzani
a

2
Rai
l
way
sCor
por
ati
onatMwanza,f
rom 1977t
o1987r
isi
ngt
hrought
he

r
anksofMar
ineSuper
int
endentt
oShi
ppi
ngManagerandt
henPr
inci
pal

Mar
ine Oper
ati
ons Manager
,Assi
stantDi
vi
si
onalMar
ine Managerand

f
inal
l
ytoMar
ineDi
vi
si
onalManager
.PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatasDi
vi
si
onal

Mar
ineManager
,hewasi
nchar
geofBr
anchManageratMwanza,
Kigoma

andKy
ela.Hesai
dtheBr
anchManageratMwanzawasr
esponsi
blef
ort
he

por
tofMwanza,Bukoba,KemondoBay
,Musoma,Nansi
oandot
hersmal
l

por
tsi
nLakeVi
ctor
ia.Het
oldt
hecour
tthatt
hePor
tManagerofMwanza

wasoneOSCARMUNI
SI.PW1st
atedt
hatasMar
ineDi
vi
si
onalManager
,

hewast
heov
er-
alli
n-char
geoft
heDi
vi
si
onandhi
sdut
ieswer
etol
i
aise

wi
tht
hepor
tmanager
sont
hemanagementoft
hepor
ts,r
unni
ngand

mai
ntenanceofshi
ps.

PW1sai
dthatheknew Capt
ainJUMANNERUMEMWI he1st
RU t

accusedwhowast
heCapt
ainofMV.BUKOBAi
n1996.Heal
soknewt
he

3rdand4thaccusedwhower
erespect
ivel
y,Por
tof
fi
cer
sofBukobaPor
tand

KemondoBayPor
tandal he2ndaccusedwhowast
sot heGov
ernmentShi
p

sur
vey
orf
orTanzani
aRai
l
wayCor
por
ati
onshi
ps.

PW1st
atedt
hatMV.Bukobawasbot
hapassengerandcar
go

shi
pbui
l
tin1979byaf
ir
m cal
l
edBel
gium Shi
ppi
ngCor
por
ati
on.Hesai
d

t
hatt
heshi zedandsankon21st May1996,about12
pMV.Bukobacapsi
3
ki
l
omet
resor6.
5naut
icalmi
l
esf
rom Mwanzaandt he1staccusedwas
hatt

t
hecapt
ainoft
heshi
pwheni
tcapsi
zed.PW1st
atedt
hat
,toget
herwi
th

MV.Bukobat
her
ewer
eat
otalof11shi
psatMwanza.PW1st
atedt
hathe

hadnev
ercapt
ainedt
heshi
pMVBukoba.

I
nexpl
aini
ngt
hecondi
ti
onsofoper
ati
ngashi
p,PW1sai
dthatbef
ore

ashi
pisal
l
owedt
ooper
ate,i
thast
obei
nspect
edbyaGov
ernmentshi
p

Sur
vey
orandgr
ant
edacer
ti
fi
cat
eofseawor
thi
ness.Hesai
dashi
pisal
so

r
equi
redt
ober
egi
ster
edbutt
her
egi
str
ati
oni
sther
esponsi
bil
i
tyoft
he

Mi
nist
ryofCommuni
cat
ionandTr
anspor
t.PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatunt
il

1997whenhel
eftTRC,al
ltheshi
psbel
ongi
ngt
oTRC,hadnotbeen

r
egi
ster
ed.

PW1t
oldt
hiscour
tthatt
heshi
pMVBUKOBAwasl
astsur
vey
edby

he2nd accusedGi
t l
ber
tMoki
wawhoi
ssuedaCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness
st
shi
pson1 Mar
ch1996.TheCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessExh.P8shows

hat2ndaccusedaut
t hor
izedMVBUKOBAt
ocar
ry85t
onsofcar
goand400

passenger
sand22member
sofcr
ew.PW1st
atedt
hatonl
yonecer
ti
fi
cat
e

ofseawor
thi
nessi
sissuedf
orashi
patonet
imeandt
hathehadnev
er

r
ecei
vedanot
herCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessoft
hesamedat
efort
he

sameshi
pMVBukoba.

Per
hapsi
tisnecessar
yatt
hisear
lyst
agef
ormet
osayt
hatt
he
4
ev
idenceofPW1r
egar
dingt
hei
ssueoft
wocer
ti
fi
cat
esofseawor
thi
ness

i
ssuedf
orMV Bukoba,i
ssi
gni
fi
canti
nthatt
hepr
osecut
ionf
orsome

r
eason,bel
i
evedt he2nd accusedhadi
hatt ssuedt
wodi
ff
erentcer
ti
fi
cat
es

ofseawor
thi
nessf
orMV Bukobaont
hesamedat
e. Thi
sbel
i
efwas

di
spr
ovedandabandonedbyt
hepr
osecut
ionaf
tert
hispi
eceofev
idence

f
rom PW1.

Comi
ngbackt
otheev
idenceofPW1,hesai
dthati
nhi
sexper
ience

asCapt
ainofashi
p,hehadnev
erseent
wocer
ti
fi
cat
esofseawor
thi
ness

i
ssuedbyashi
psur
vey
orf
ort
hesameshi
p.Hest
atedt
hatpr
iort
othe

cer
ti
fi
cat
eofseawor
thi
nessi orMVBukobaon1stMar
ssuedf ch,1996,t
he

2nd accusedhadmadei
nspect
ionsofMVBukobai
npr
evi
ousy
ear
sand

i
ssued cer
ti
fi
cat
es ofseawor
thi
ness. PW1 t
oldt
he cour
tthati
fa

cer
ti
fi
cat
eofseawor
thi
nessdi
dnoti
ndi
cat
ethev
olumeofwei
ghtofcar
go

ornumberofpassenger
sandcr
ew,hewoul
dnotaccepti
tasacapt
ainof

t
heshi
pandt
hatsuchcer
ti
fi
cat
eofseawor
thi
ness,woul
dnotbev
ali
d

becausei
tisi
ncompl
ete.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatf
rom t
her
ecor
dsi
nhi
sof
fi
ce,heknew t
hat

Dani
shExper
tsmadean“
incl
inat
iont
est
”ofMv
.Bukobaandmadear
epor
t

whi
chi
sExh.P5,i
nwhi
cht
heyr
ecommendedt
hatMv
.Bukobashoul
d

cont
inuecar
ryi
ngt
hef
ulll
oadof400passenger
sbutonl
y35t
onsofcar
go.
5
He sai
dthatt
he r
epor
tExh.P5 was sentt
othe Bel
gium Shi
ppi
ng

Cor
por
ati
on whi
chbui
l
ttheshi
pandt
heBel
gium Shi
ppi
ngCor
por
ati
on,

di
sput
edt
hef
indi
ngsoft
heDani
shExper
ts.PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatt
he

r
ecommendat
ionsoft
heDani
shExper
tswer
enoti
mpl
ement
ed.Hewent

ont
ost
atet
hatwhenMV.Bukobawasbui
l
t,accor
dingt
othecer
ti
fi
cat
eof

seawor
thi
nessi
ssuedbySur
vey
ort
oLl
oydsRegi
sterofShi
ppi
ngExh.P7,

t
heshi
pwasaut
hor
izedt
ocar
ry400passenger
sand200t
onsofcar
go.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthaton4th May1994anot
herDani
shExper
tone

SORREN sai
l
edonMV.Bukobat
oPor
tBel
linUganda. Uponhi
sret
urn

f
rom Por
tBel
ltheex
per
trepor
tedt
hatt
heshi
pMV.Bukobawas“
li
sti
ng”or

sway
ingt
oonesi
de.Theexper
tsuspect
edt
hatt
heshi
pwascar
ryi
ngt
oo

muchcar
go. PW1st
atedt
hatwhent
hecar
gocar
ri
edont
heshi
pwas

wei
ghed,
itwasf
oundt
obeonl
y144.
2tons.Accor
dingt
oPW1,
ameet
ing

at
tended byhi
msel
f,t
he Dani
sh Exper
tand t
he Br
anch Managerone

Capt
ainKassel
owhoi
snow deceased.Themeet
ingr
evi
ewedt
hecar
go

whi
chwasbei
ngcar
ri
edbyMv
.Bukobaandt
her
ecor
dshowedt
hatt
he

car
goav
eragedonmostoccasi
ons,100t
ons.PW1sai
dtheyagr
eedt
hat

f
ort
hesaf
etyoft
heshi
pMV.Bukoba,
itshoul
dnotcar
rymor
ethan85t
ons

ofcar
go.PW1sai
dhet
heni
ssuedi
nst
ruct
ionst
othatef
fectbyal
ett
er

dat
ed11/
5/94Exh.P6,whi
chwascopi
edt
otheCapt
ainofMV.Bukoba

6
andPassengerAgent
.PW1st
atedt
hataf
teri
ssui
ngt
hei
nst
ruct
ionsExh.

P6,hedi
dnotr
ecei
veanyr
epor
tfr
om t
heBr
anchManagerofanypr
obl
em

onMV.Bukoba.

PW1t
oldt
hiscour
tther
ewasanot
her“
incl
inat
iont
est
”madeonMV.

Bukoba.Hest
atedt
hathewasi
nfor
medbyt
heDi
rect
orGener
alofTRC

t
hatBel
gium exper
tswoul
dconductan“
incl
inat
iont
est
”onMV.Bukobaon

1stMay
,1996.Hesai
dpr
epar
ati
onswer
emadef
ort
het
estbyst
oppi
ngt
he

oper
ati
onsofMV.Bukobabutwhent
het
est
swer
econduct
edhewasaway

onsaf
ariandt
heShi
pyar
dManagerJOSEPH HI
ZA PW29,assi
stedt
he

exper
tswhencar
ryi
ngoutt
he“
stabi
li
tyt
est
”.Accor
dingt
oPW1,af
tert
he

t
estt
heBel
gium exper
tsdi
dnotmakeanyr
ecommendat
ionsbutsai
dthat

t
heywoul
dsubmi
tthei
rrepor
tlat
er.PW1st
atedt
hati
twast
heBr
anch

ManagerPW25whoaut
hor
izedMV.Bukobat
oresumeoper
ati
onsaf
tert
he

“
incl
inat
iont
est
”andt
hatMVBukobamadet
wot
ri
psbet
weenMwanza

andPor
tBel
linUgandaundert
hecapt
ainshi he1staccused.PW1di
poft d

notr
ecei
vear
epor
tfom 1staccusedr
r egar
dinganypr
obl
emsont
heshi
p

ont
heset
wot
ri
ps.

PW1wentont
ost
atet
hatatt
hemat
eri
alt
imeMV.Vi
ctor
iawast
he

shi
passi
gnedt
osai
lbet
weenMwanzaandBukoba.Dur
ingt
hemat
eri
al

t
ime a new engi
ne was f
it
ted on MV.Vi
ctor
ia and accor
ding t
othe
7
obt
aini
ngpr
ocedur
es,
whenanewengi
nehasbeenf
it
tedt
oashi
pithast
o

bei
nspect
edandov
erhaul
edaf
teraspeci
fi
cper
iod.PW1st
atedt
hathe

wasi
nfor
medbyt
heShi
pyar
dManagerPW29t
hatt
het
imespeci
fi
edf
rom

t
hei
nspect
ionandov
erhauloft
heengi
nef
it
tedonMv
.Vi
ctor
iahadar
ri
ved

andheor
der
edt
heoper
ati
onofMV.Vi
ctor
iat
ost
opf
ort
hei
nspect
ionand

ov
erhaul
.

PW1st
atedt
hatsi
nceMv
.Vi
ctor
iahadst
oppedoper
ati
ons,
hehadt
o

f
indanal
ter
nat
iveshi
ptoser
vet
heMwanza/
Bukobar
out
eandheassi
gned

Mv
.Bukobat
orepl
aceMv
.Vi
ctor
iaont
heMwanza/
Bukobar
out
e.PW1

t
oldt
hiscour
tthatMv
.Vi
ctor
iawasbi
ggert
hanMv
.Bukobaandcar
ri
ed

1,
200passenger
sand200t
onsofcar
go.PW1st
atedt
haton19/
5/1996

MvBukoba l
eftMwanza f
orBukoba undert
he capt
ainshi he 1st
p oft

accused.PW1wentont
osayt
hathedi
dnotknowi
fthePor
tof
fi
cer
sat

BukobaandKemondoBaywer
einf
ormedont
hischangeofshi
ps.Hesai
d

i
twast
hedut
yoft
heBr
anchManagerPW25t
oinf
ormt
hesepor
tof
fi
cer
s

byr
adi
ocommuni
cat
ionandt
heCont
rol
atMwanza,
wasr
equi
redt
oinf
orm

t
heHeadquar
ter
satDaresSal
aam oft
hechange.

If
indi
tnecessar
ytopauseher
eandpoi
ntoutatt
hisj
unct
ure,t
hat

t
hispi
eceofev
idencer
egar
dingt
hechangeofshi
p;t
hedi
ff
erencei
nthei
r

capaci
typar
ti
cul
arl
yforcar
ryi
ngpassenger
sandt
hequest
ionwhet
hert
he

8
changewascommuni
cat
edt
othePor
tof
fi
cer
satBukobaandKemondo,
is

v
erysi
gni
fi
canti
nthi
scase,asi
trai
sesanassumpt
iont
hat
,inant
ici
pat
ion

oft
hebi
ggershi
pMVVi
ctor
ia,
thePor
tManager
smayhav
esol
dti
cket
sfor

mor
epassenger
sandaccept
edmor
ecar
go;t
hanMV.Bukobahadt
he

capaci
tyoraut
hor
it
ytocar
ry. Byext
ensi
onoft
hisassumpt
ion,mor
e

passenger
sandpr
obabl
ymor
ecar
gowasact
ual
l
ycar
ri
edonMV.Bukoba

oni
tsr
etur
njour
ney
,thant
hatshi
phadt
hecapaci
tyoraut
hor
it
ytocar
ry.I
t

i
simpor
tantt
okeept
hisassumpt
ioni
nmi
nd,ast
hesubsequentev
ent
s

l
eadi
ngt
othet
ragi
csi
nki
ngofMv
.Bukoba,
unf
old,
thei
ssuebei
ngwhet
her

t
heset
woassumpt
ionswi
l
lbeconf
ir
medbyev
idence.

Tocont
inuewi
tht
heev
idence,PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatwhenMv
.

Bukobacapsi
zedon21/
5/1996,hewasatMwanza.Nar
rat
ingt
heev
ent
s

oft
hatf
atef
ulday
,PW1st
atedt
hatont
hemor
ningof21/
5/96hewasi
n

hi
sof
fi
ceat8.
15aPassengerAgentatNor
ther
nPor
tMwanzaar
ri
vedand

i
nfor
medhi
mthathehadr
ecei
vedr
epor
tst
hatMV.Bukobahadcapsi
zed.

PW1sai
dhei
mmedi
atel
ywentt
otheSout
hPor
ttot
akeMV.Vi
ctor
iawhi
ch

was under
goi
ng engi
ne ov
erhaul
s hav
ing i
nst
ruct
ed hi
s Secr
etar
yto

t
ransmi
tther
epor
tont
hecapsi
zi
ngofMV.Bukobat
oTRCheadquar
ter
s

andt
oot
heraut
hor
it
ies.

PW1wentont
osayt
hathest
eer
edMv
.Vi
ctor
iasl
owl
ytot
hesame

9
t
oav
oiddamagi
ngt
heengi
newhi
chhadbeenr
eassembl
edqui
ckl
y.Upon

comi
ngatt
hesceneatabout10.
00am he sai
dhesawMv
.Bukobawhi
ch

hadcapsi
zedupsi
de-
downandal
sosawdeadbodi
esandsur
viv
orsf
loat
ing

ar
oundwi
thi
nanar
eaofonemi
l
e. Hesai
dhef
oundanot
hershi
pMV.

But
iamaal
readyatt
hesceneandot
hersmal
lboat
s.

PW1sai
dther
ewasconf
usi
onatt
hesceneasev
eryv
esselandt
he

peopl
eatt
hescenet
ri
edt
odowhatt
heycoul
dtor
escuet
hesur
viv
orsand

al
sot
opi
ckupt
hedeadbodi
esandsendt
hem ashor
e.Descr
ibi
ng MV.

BukobaPW1expl
ainedt
hatt
hewhol
esuper
str
uct
urewassubmer
gedwi
th

onl
ypar
toft
hebot
tom (
keel
)bei
ngabov
ewat
erbutcont
inui
ngt
osi
nk

sl
owl
y.

PW1t
oldt
hiscour
tthatt
heRegi
onalaut
hor
it
iesi
ncl
udi
ngt
hepol
i
ce

ar
ri
ved att
hesceneand r
epor
tsont
hest
ateoft
heshi
p wer
ebei
ng

communi
cat
edt
otheheadquar
ter
sofv
ari
ousaut
hor
it
ies.PW1wentont
o

sayt
hathedi
dnotgetanyi
nst
ruct
ionsf
rom hi
sheadquar
ter
sast
owhat

measur
esheshoul
dtakei
nrel
ati
ont
otheshi
p. Hesai
dtheyhadno

equi
pmentt
opul
ltheshi
pashor
east
heonl
ytugst
ati
onedatMwanza“
Mv.

Uker
ewe”wasatKi
sumuandt
heonl
ytwodi
ver
sempl
oyedbyTRC at

Mwanzawer
eonot
herdut
iesi
nKi
gomapor
t.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatonor
dinar
yshi
pot
hert
hanat
ugcoul
dnotbe

10
usedt
odr
agt
hesi
nki
ngMV.Bukobaasor
dinar
yshi
psdonothav
ethe

mechani
sm t
odi
sengaget
heshi
pbei
ngpul
l
edi
ntheev
entofsi
nki
ng.He

sai
dat
ughadsuchamechani
sm whi
chwoul
dinsuchci
rcumst
ancesej
ect

t
hesi
nki
ngshi
pwher
easanor
dinar
yshi
pwoul
dbei
nthedangerofbei
ng

dr
aggeddownwi
tht
hesi
nki
ngshi
p.

PW1wentont
osayt
hatwhi
l
ehewasatt
hescenehecoul
dhear

bangi
ngf
rom i
nsi
det
hecapsi
zedshi
p.Het
her
efor
einst
ruct
edhol
est
obe

bor
edont
heshi
ptor
escuet
hepeopl
ewhower
einsi
de.Hest
atedt
hatt
he

bor
ingst
art
edat2.
30pm becauseequi
pmentandgashadt
obef
ound.

PW1expl
ainedt
hatt
wohol
eswer
ebor
edont
heshi
pandf
rom t
hef
ir
st

hol
eonl
yoneper
soncameoutal
i
ve.Whenhehear
dpeopl
eknocki
ngf
rom

anot
herpar
toft
heKeelasecondhol
ewasbor
edatt
hatpl
aceandt
wo

mor
epeopl
ecameoutal
i
ve.

PW1t
oldt
hiscour
tthataf
terbor
ingt
hesecondhol
e,al
otofai
r

escaped f
rom t
hesubmer
ged shi
p and t
hel
akewasdev
elopi
ng l
arge

wav
esandt
heshi
psankcompl
etel
y. PW1st
atedt he1st
hathesaw t

accusedamongt
hepeopl
ewhower
ecl
i
ngi
ngt
othekeeloft
heshi
pwhen

hear
ri
vedatt
hescene.Heal
sosai
dthatt
heChi
efEngi
neeroft
heshi
p

oneADOLFMKUDELUCI
EN PW30wasanot
herof
fi
cerwhosur
viv
edt
he

acci
dent
.PW1wentont
osayt
hatt
her
ewer
eot
herpeopl
ewhosur
viv
ed

11
t
heacci
denti
naddi
ti
ont
othepeopl
ewhocameoutt
hrought
het
wohol
es

madeont
heshi
p.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tont
hedayoft
heacci
dentt
heydi
dnotgetany

assi
stanceunt
ilt
heseconddaywhensomedi
ver
sfr
om t
heTanzani
a

Har
bour
sAut
hor
it
yar
ri
vedandef
for
tst
oret
ri
evebodi
esf
rom t
heshi
p

cont
inued.Ont
het
hir
ddaymor
edi
ver
sfr
om t
heKeny
anNav
yar
ri
vedand

t
heex
erci
seofseeki
ngdeadbodi
escont
inued.PW1st
atedt he4th
hatont

dayhewasar
rest
ed. Hest
atedt
hatpr
iort
othear
resthehadmadea

pr
eli
minar
yrepor
toft
heacci
dentt
oTRCheadquar
ter
sbuthedi
dnotget

t
heoppor
tuni
tyt
omakeat
hor
oughi
nvest
igat
ionoft
hei
nci
dentandf
or

t
hatr
easonhedi
dnotknowt
hecauseoft
heacci
dent
.Hesai
dpr
iort
othe

MVBukobat
her
ehadnotbeenanot
heracci
dentwher
ea shi
phadsunk.

PW1 ended byst

ati
ng t
hathe was l
aterr
eleased f
rom cust
odyand

i
nter
dict
edbyhi
sempl
oyerbutaf
teranenqui
ryhewasr
einst
atedi
nhi
s

empl
oymentandi
n1997her
equest
edt
oret
ir
efr
om empl
oyment
.

PW1wascr
ossexami
nedbybot
hMr
.MagongoandMr
.Gal
atiwho

wer
erepr
esent
ingt
hef
ouraccusedper
sons.I
nrepl
ytoMr
.Magongo,
PW1

st
atedt
hathedi
dnotknowwhowasi
nact
ualcont
roloft
heshi
pwhent
he

acci
dentoccur
red.Hesai
dwhent
heChi
efOf
fi
ceri
s“onwat
ch”hei
sin

ov
eral
lcont
roloft
heshi
pandi
sful
l
yresponsi
blef
ort
hedeci
si
onshe

12
makeswhi
l
ehei
s“onwat
ch”
.PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthathehadpar
ti
ci
pat
ed

i
nthei
nspect
ionofshi
pwi
t he2ndaccusedbuthedi
ht dnotr
ememberhow

manyt
imeshehaddonesobutoncei
twasonashi
pinLakeNy
asa.PW1

sai
dthati
n sur
vey
ing a shi
p,t
he sur
vey
ori
nspect
sthe l
i
fe sav
ing

appl
i
anceswhi
chi
ncl
udel
i
feboat
s,l
i
fer
aft
sandl
i
fej
acket
s. Heal
so

i
nspect
sfi
reappl
i
ancessuchasf
ir
eext
ingui
sher
sandnav
igat
ionalai
ds

such as compass and t

he st
eer
ing. He st
ated t
hata sur
vey
oral
so

i
nspect
edr
adi
ocommuni
cat
ion,pi
l
otchai
rssuch asr
ocketpar
achut
es,

handf
lar
esandsmokebombs.Heal
soi
nspect
swhet
hert
her
ear
eany

hol
esorbadl
yloadedpar
tsoft
heshi
pandsuchpl
acesast
heengi
ner
oom

et
c.Hest
atedt
hati
nthecour
se oft
hei
nspect
iont
hesur
vey
ormakes

not
esbef
oret
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessi
spr
epar
ed.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatt
heoper
ati
onsoft
heshi
par
enotsuspended

unt
ilt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessi
spr
epar
edandi
ssued.Hesai
dfor

asl
ongast
heSur
vey
ori
ssat
isf
iedt
hatt
heshi
pcanoper
atet
heshi
p

cont
inuest
ooper
ateunt
ilt
hecer
ti
fi
cat
eisi
ssued.Af
tert
hesur
veyi
tist
he

sur
vey
orwhoi
nfor
mst
heCapt
ainoft
heshi
pver
bal
l
ythatt
heshi
pcan

oper
ate. He sai
d a new capt
ain has t
oinspectt
he Cer
ti
fi
cat
e of

Seawor
thi
nessandi
fithasexpi
redhecanaskt
heBr
anchManagerf
ort
he

Mar
ineSuper
int
endenthow hecanoper
ateashi
pwhoseCer
ti
fi
cat
eof

13
Seawor
thi
nesshadexpi
red.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatwhenashi
pisbui
l
t,i
tist
heshi
pbui
l
derwho

i
ssuest
hei
nit
ialCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessspeci
fyi
ngt
henumberof

passenger
s,wei
ghtoft
hecar
goandt
hesi
ze oft
he cr
ewt
obecar
ri
edon

t
heshi
p.PW1sai
dift
her
ear
eanychangesast
othecapaci
tyoft
heshi
p

i
tist
hemanagementoft
heshi
pwhi
chmakest
hedeci
si
onandnott
he

sur
vey
or. PW1 sai
d a Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nesscont
ainsa l
i
stof

mat
ter
swhi
cht
heSur
vey
ori
srequi
redt
ocheck.

Asi
twi
l
lbecomeappar
entl
ateron,t
her
ewasnodi
sput
ethatatt
he

t
imeoft
heacci
dent
;MV.Bukobahadav
ali
dcer
ti
fi
cat
eissuedbyt
he

secondaccusedExh.P8.TheSur
veyofMV.Bukobaandt
hei
ssui
ngoft
he

Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessi
sthechai
nwhi
chl
i
nkst
hesecondaccused

GI
LBERT MOKI
WA wi
tht
heof
fenceschar
ged. Thei
ssuewi
l
lthenbe

whet
hert
heaccusedwascr
imi
nal
l
ynegl
i
genti
nthesur
veyoft
hisshi
pori
n

i
ssui
ngi
twi
thaCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness.I
tisnecessar
ytohav
ethi
s

l
i
nki
nmi
ndi
nor
dert
opr
oper
lyunder
standt
heev
idencei
nsof
arasi
t

r
elat
est
othesecondaccused.

Comi
ngbackagai
ntot
heev
idenceofPW1i
ncr
oss-
exami
nat
ion,

PW1st
atedt
hatapassengershi
poper
atesaccor
dingt
oat
imet
abl
ewhi
l
e

acar
goshi
poper
atesona“
sai
li
ngor
der
”whi
chi
sadi
rect
ivet
osai
ltoa

14
speci
fi
edpor
t. PW1st
atedwher
eashi
poper
ati
ngaccor
dingt
oat
ime

t
abl
eisunabl
etodoso,
anot
hershi
pcanbesl
ott
edi
ntosai
lthatr
out
e.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthatr
adi
ocommuni
cat
ioni
sforcommuni
cat
ion

bet
weent
heshi
pandpor
tsandwi
thot
hershi
psandi
tisamongoft
he

i
temswhi
char
einspect
eddur
ingsur
veyofashi
p.Hesai
dasaDi
vi
si
onal

Managerhewoul
dnotknow i
fradi
ocommuni
cat
ionatpor
tswasnot

wor
kingi
fhewasnotgi
venar
epor
ttot
hatef
fect
.

Onpassenger
s,PW1st
atedt
hei
rnumbercanbeascer
tai
nedatt
he

por
tofdi
sembar
kingbymaki
ngaheadcount
.Hesai
dtheSt
eamerCl
erk

woul
d nor
mal
l
yhav
e a passenger
s’mani
festt
o show t
he numberof

passenger
swhower
eont
heshi
pandt
hecl
assi
nwhi
cht
heyt
rav
ell
ed.

PW1sai
daCapt
ainoft
heshi
phasaccesst
othepassenger
s’mani
fest

whi
chi
spr
epar
edatt
hepor
tofembar
kat
ionandhandedov
ert
othe

St
eamerCl
erkwhowasat t
oal
l
ocat
eroomst
opassenger
s.Hesai
da

copyoft
hepassenger
s’mani
festi
slef
tatt
hepor
tofembar
kat
ion.PW1

t
oldt
hecour
tthatt
her
ear
eshi
pst
andi
ngor
der
sgi
vi
nggui
del
i
nest
o

empl
oyeesonhowt
oper
for
mthei
rdut
iesandt
her
ear
eal
soI
nter
nat
ional

Mar
it
imeRegul
ati
onswhi
cht
heyneedandt
heyar
eli
ket
heshi
ps’
standi
ng

or
der
s.

Onf
urt
hercr
oss-
exami
nat
ionbyMr
.Gal
ati
,PW1st
atedt
hati
tist
he

15
shi
pbui
l
derorManagementofashi
pwhodet
ermi
nest
hecapaci
tyofa

shi
pandnotaShi
pSur
vey
or.Hesai
dtheydeci
dedi
nameet
ingt
hatMv
.

Bukoba shoul
d car
ry85 t
ons ofCar
go. He st
ated t
hathe saw t
he

Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessf
orMV.BukobaExh.
P8showi
ngt
hatt
heshi
p

i
saut
hor
izedt
ocar
ry85t
onsofCar
go.Hesai
dtheSur
v or2nd accused,
ey

i
ssuedt
hecer
ti
fi
cat
eaccor
dingt
othei
rdeci
si
onandt
her
ewasnot
hing

wr
ongunderExh.
P8.

PW1wentont
osayt
hatDani
shex
per
tshadr
ecommendedt
hatMV.

Bukobashoul
dcar
ry35t
onsofCar
goonl
yandt
her
ecommendat
ionwas

madeaf
tert
heexper
tshadmadet
est
s.PW1sai
dthatt
hei
rnondeci
si
on

t
hatt
heshi
pshoul
dcar
ry85t
onsofCar
gowasmadeaf
tert
heyhadf
ound

f
rom t
hei
rrecor
dsofMVBukobat
hatt
heshi
phadbeencar
ryi
ngout100

t
onsbutt
heydi
dnotmakeanyt
est
s.

PW1t
oldt
hecour
tthat“
sinki
ng”means“
rol
li
ngov
er”
.Hesai
difa

shi
pisunst
abl
eitmaycapsi
zeandl
ateri
tmaysi
nk.Het
oldt
hecour
tthat

t
hisi
swhathappenedt
oMV.Bukoba.Hesai
dMV.Bukobahadast
abi
l
ity

pr
ovenwhi
chwaspr
esentandknownt
oTRCev
enbef
oret
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eof

Seawor
thi
nessExh.P8waspr
epar
ed.Hesai
dhedi
dnotknowi
fTRCwas

negl
i
gentt
ocont
inueoper
ati
ngt
heshi
paf
tert
hepr
obl
em wasknown

becausenoexper
tdi
rect
iveoradv
icehadbeengi
vent
ost
opoper
ati
ngt
he

16
shi
p.

PW1wentont
osayt
hati
fashi
pisov
erl
oadedi
tmaycapsi
zeand

si
nk orsi
nk di
rect
ly. PW1 ended by say
i hat1st accused was
ng t

subor
dinat
eto hi
m and t
hatt
hedr
il
li
ng oft
heshi
p wasdoneonhi
s

i
nst
ruct
ions.

PW2Capt
ainMANASSEEPHRAI
M KOMBOt
oldt
hiscour
tthathewas

ashi
pCapt
ainempl
oyedbyMar
ineSer
vicesCompanyLt
d.asubsi
diar
y

companyoft
heTanzani
aRai
l
way
sCor
por
ati
on(
TRC)
.Hest
atedt
hathe

hadwor
kedonMV.BukobaasaSecondOf
fi
cer
,onMV.Ser
enget
ial
soasa

SecondOf
fi
cerandasChi
efOf
fi
ceronMV.Ny
angumi
.Hewasal
sot
he

Chi
efOf
fi
ceronMV.Bukobaunt
il30thJanuar
y1996andf
inal
l
ybecamet
he

Capt
ain ofMV.But
iama. He sai
d MV.But
iama wassai
l
ing bet
ween

MwanzaandNansi
opor
tsandt
heshi
phast
hecapaci
tyt
ocar
ry200

passenger
sand100t
onsofCar
goand20member
soft
hecr
ew.

PW2sai
dthatheknewaboutt
hecapaci
tyofMV.But
iamaf
rom t
he

shi
pdr
awi
ngssuppl
i
edbyt
hebui
l
deroft
heshi
pandf
rom t
hest
abi
l
ity

bookl
etandt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness.Hesai
dthather
emember
ed

t
ohav
eseent
heshi
pdr
awi
ngsofMr
.BUKOBAbutnott
hest
abi
l
ityBookl
et

ort
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessoft
hatshi
p.Hewentont
osayt
hati
t

waswr
ongt
osai
lashi
pwi
thouthav
ingi
tsCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness

17
andi
twoul
dbet
hef
aul
toft
heCapt
ainandowner
,ifashi
psai
l
edwi
thouti
t.

PW2st
atedt
hatt
heCapt
ainhast
hedut
ytoensur
ethatt
heshi
pwas

saf
efort
hepur
poseoft
hej
our
neybei
ngunder
takenandt
hatt
heCapt
ain

r
ecei
vesr
epor
tsf
rom hi
sof
fi
cer
ssuchast
heChi
efOf
fi
cerr
egar
dingt
he

l
oadi
ng ofpassenger
s and Car
go;f
rom t
he Chi
efEngi
neeron saf
ely
,

engi
nesandf
uel
.Fr
om t
heChi
efSt
ewar
ther
ecei
vesr
epor
tsoncat
eri
ng

f
aci
l
iti
esont
heshi
p.Hesai
dthe“
off
iceronwat
ch”i
nfor
mst
heCapt
ainon

r
adi
ocommuni
cat
ion.PW2sai
dradi
ocommuni
cat
ioni
simpor
tantf
ort
he

saf
etyoft
heshi
ptocommuni
cat
ewi
thpor
tsandt
oissuedi
str
esssi
gnal
s

i
ncaset
her
ear
epr
obl
ems.Hesai
dMV.Bukobahadt
wor
adi
osy
stems

VHFwhi
chhasar
angeofabout25-neur
oti
calmi
l
esor50ki
l
omet
resand

HFwhi
chhasal
ongerr
ange.Hesai
dsi
mil
arr
adi
osy
stemswer
eonMV.

Bukobaandal
sot
hepor
tsofMwanza,
BukobaandKemondoBay
.Hesai
d

hedi
dnotknow t
hest
ateoft
her
adi
osy
stemsatBukobaandKemondo

Baywhent
heacci
dentofMv
.Bukobaoccur
red.

PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthatev
erypassengershi
poper
atesonat
ime

t
abl
ewhi
chi
sknownt
othepor
tofcal
l
.Hesai
dhal
fanhourbef
oreashi
p

l
eav
espor
tithast
omake,onel
onghootwhi
chshowst
hatt
heshi
pwi
l
l

depar
twi
t n1/
hi 2 hourandt
henmakesanot
hershor
thootf
ivemi
nut
es

bef
oredepar
tur
e.Af
tert
hef
ivemi
nut
eshav
eexpi
redt
heshi
psai
l
soutof

18
t
hepor
tundert
hedi
rect
ionoft
heCapt
ain(
cast
ingof
f).Hesai
dthedut
yof

t
heCapt
aini
stosaf
eguar
dthei
nter
est
soft
heshi
p-owner
,thei
nter
est
sof

t
hecr
ewandsaf
etyoft
heshi
p.Hewentont
osayt
hatt
heFi
rstOf
fi
ceri
s

r
esponsi
blef
ort
hel
oadi
ngofcar
goandpassenger
sandser
vici
ngofdeck

machi
ner
yandcar
gogear
.Incar
ryi
ngouthi
sdut
iest
heFi
rstOf
fi
cer

col
l
abor
ates wi
thpor
tst
aff
. TheFi
rstof
fi
cerr
ecei
vest
hePassenger
s

Mani
festand t
he Car
go mani
festf
rom t
he St
eamerCl
erk. These

document
sar
epr
epar
edi
ntheof
fi
ceoft
hePor
tOf
fi
cerbyt
raf
fi
ccl
erks.

PW1sai
dtheChi
efOf
fi
cerr
emai
nsont
heshi
pdur
ingl
oadi
ngt
oensur
e

t
hatt
heshi
pwi
l
lhav
egoodst
abi
l
ityandal
sor
einsur
ethatt
henumberof

passenger
sisi
naccor
dancewi
tht
hecapaci
tyoft
heshi
pandt
hatt
he

passenger
sst
ayi
nthei
rassi
gneddeck.Hesai
dev
eni
fthepassenger
sar
e

i
naccor
dancewi
tht
hecapaci
tyoft
heshi
pitmaybedanger
ousi
ftoo

manypassenger
s mov
etoonedeckoft
heshi
p. PW2t
oldt
hecour
tthat

i
nhi
swor
k,t
heChi
efOf
fi
ceri
sassi
stedbyt
heSt
eamerCl
erkandpol
i
ce

of
fi
cer
swhoar
eont
heshi
ptoensur
ethatpassenger
sst
ayr
emai
nint
hei
r

appr
opr
iat
edecks.

PW2t
oldt
hecour
tthatt
hecapaci
tyoft
heshi
penabl
est
heshi
pto

at
tai
nthepr
operdr
aughtonl
oadl
i
ne,whi
chi
sthel
i
net
owhi
cht
heshi
p

si
nkswheni
tisl
oaded accor
dingt
oit
smaxi
mum capaci
ty.Hesai
dbot
h

19
t
hel
oadi
ngandof
fl
oadi
ngoft
heshi
pmayendanger t
hest
abi
l
ityoft
he

shi
p.Hesai
difashi
phasf
ewerpassenger
sthant
hecapaci
tyoft
heshi
p

mor
ecar
go canbel
oaded ont
otheshi
p abov
eit
saut
hor
ized car
go

capaci
ty;i
fthespaceper
mit
sandal
soi
f,t
hest
abi
l
itycondi
ti
onsper
mit
.

PW1sai
dhowev
ert
hatmor
epassenger
scannotbet
akent
ocompensat
e

f
orcar
go.Hesai
dtodosowoul
dendangert
hesaf
etyoft
hepassenger
s

ast
her
ewoul
dnotf
orexampl
ebesuf
fi
cientl
i
fej
acket
sandot
hersaf
ety

equi
pmentsuchasr
aft
sandl
i
feboat
stoaccommodat
etheaddi
ti
onal

passenger
sift
her
ewasanacci
dent
.Hesai
dtheI
nlandwat
erl
awspr
ohi
bit

ov
erl
oadi
ngandbot
htheCapt
ainoft
heshi
pandt
heownerar
eli
abl
eunder

t
hel
awf
orov
erl
oadi
ng.

PW2t
oldt
hecour
tthati
nsai
l
ingashi
pther
ear
ethr
eeof
fi
cer
swho

ar
eassi
gnedt
her
esponsi
bil
i
ty,i
naccor
dancewi
that
imet
abl
e.Hesai
d

t
heCapt
aint
ookt
her
esponsi
bil
i
tybet
ween8.
00am and12.
00noon;t
he

SecondOf
fi
cert
ookov
erf
rom 12.
00noont
o4.
00pm andt
heChi
efOf
fi
cer

t
akesov
erf
rom 4.
00pm t
o8.
00pm f
rom 8.
00pm t
o12.
00mi
dni
ght
,iti
s

t
heCapt
ainagai
nwhi
l
etheSecondOf
fi
cert
akesov
erf
rom 12.
00mi
dni
ght

t
o4.
00am (
dogwat
ch)andt
heChi
efOf
fi
cert
akesov
erf
rom 4.
00am t
o

8.
00am.PW1sai
dther
esponsi
bil
i
tyoft
he“
off
iceronwat
ch”i
stomake

sur
ethathi
sshi
pfol
l
owst
het
rackandi
fsomet
hingunusualhappenshe

20
shoul
drepor
ttot
heCapt
ain. Hesai
d unusualci
rcumst
ancesi
ncl
ude

anot
hershi
pcomi
ngt
oocl
oset
otheshi
pandl
i
kel
ytocauseanacci
dent
,

ori
ftheweat
herbecomesbadf
orexampl
eaf
fect
ingv
isi
bil
i
tyori
ftheshi
p

l
eav
esi
tscour
seandal
soanyspeci
fi
cmat
ter
swhi
cht
heCapt
ainmayhav
e

gi
vent
ober
epor
tedt
ohi
m.Speci
fi
cmat
ter
stober
epor
tedar
erecor
dedi
n

ar
egi
ster
.Thebr
eakdownoft
her
adi
ocommuni
cat
ioni
samat
tert
obe

r
epor
tedt
otheCapt
ain.

PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthatashi
pmaysway(
“kuy
umba”
)inmanyway
s.

Hesai
difashi
psway
edoni
tssi
def
orr
easonsar
isi
ngf
rom i
nsi
det
heshi
p

e.
gmov
ementofpassenger
s,t
hesway
ingi
scal
l
ed“
li
sti
ngandi
ftheshi
p

sway
sforr
easonsext
ernalt
otheshi
p,t
hemov
ementt
oonesi
dei
scal
l
ed

“
heel
ing”
. Hesai
dift
heshi
psway
sfr
om onesi
det
otheot
herbyr
eason

ofwav
es,t
hemov
ementi
ster
med“
rol
l
ing”andi
ftheshi
pmov
esupand

downbyr
easonofwav
es,
themov
ementi
scal
l
ed“
pit
chi
ng”
.

PW2st
atedt
hati
fthesemov
ement
sreachedacer
tai
ndegr
eewhi
ch

i
snotal
l
owedf
ort
hespeci
fi
cshi
p,t
hemov
ementhast
ober
epor
tedt
o

t
heCapt
ain.Hesai
dwhenhewasf
ir
stassi
gnedt
oMV.BukobaasSecond

Of
fi
cert
heshi
pwasassi
gnedt
ogot
oPor
tBel
linUganda.Hesai
dther
e

wer
efew passenger
son t
her
out
ewho nev
err
eached t
hepassenger

capaci
ty.Heal
sosai
dthecar
gocapaci
tyl
eftMV.Bukobawas200t
ons

21
butt
heCapt
ainoft
heshi
pthenoneWi
l
li
am Bosinowr
eti
red,
hadi
nfor
med

hi
mthatt
heshi
pshoul
dnotcar
rymor
ethan85t
onsbecausei
thad

st
abi
l
itypr
obl
em.PW2sai
dbecauseoft
hest
abi
l
itypr
obl
em t
hebal
l
ast

t
anksoft
heshi
phadt
ohav
ewat
eral
lthet
ime.

PW2t
oldt
hecour
tthatbecauseoft
hei
nst
abi
l
ityMV.Bukoba“
li
sted”

ev
eni
fonl
yaf
ewpassenger
smov
edt
oonesi
de.Hesai
dforashi
pwhi
ch

di
dnothav
eani
nst
abi
l
itypr
obl
em i
twoul
dtaket
hemov
ementofal
arge

numberofpassenger
sfort
heshi
pto“
li
st”
. Hewentont
o sayt
hat

i
nst
abi
l
itypr
obl
em onMV.Bukobawasl
ongst
andi
ngandanadj
ust
ment

wasmadebyr
educi
ngt
hecar
goi
nor
dert
oal
l
owf
orcar
ri
ageofwat
eri
n

t
hebal
l
astt
anks.Hesai
dwhi
l
ehewasont
heshi
ptwooft
hef
ourboat
s

wer
eremov
edf
rom t
heboatdeckt
oimpr
ovet
hest
abi
l
ityoft
heshi
p.PW2

t
oldt
hecour
tthathat
ch cov
erswhi
ch wer
eheav
ywer
echanged f
or

woodenandcanv
ascov
ers.

Descr
ibi
ngMV.BukobaPW2sai
dithadt
wocar
gohol
dsont
hef
ore

butatt
hebot
tom,whi
chwer
eloadedf
rom hat
chesont
heseconddeck.

Hesai
dthet
hir
dcl
asswasont
hemai
ndecki
nthef
oreandbehi
ndi
twas

t
heDi
nni
ngSal
oonandbehi
ndt
hesal
oonwast
hesecondcl
asswhi
l
ethe

f
ir
stcl
asscabi
nswer
eont
heupperdeck.

PW2sai
donl
andt
hePor
tOf
fi
cerwasr
esponsi
blef
ort
heamountof

22
car
goandt
henumberofpassenger
saut
hor
izedt
obet
akenont
heshi
p

whi
l
eont
het
ri
pitwast
heChi
efOf
fi
cerwhoasr
esponsi
blef
ort
heamount

ofcar
goandt
henumberofpassenger
swhoact
ual
l
ygetont
heshi
p.He

sai
difapassengerent
erst
heshi
pwi
thouthav
ingat
icket
,ift
heshi
phas

l
eftpor
t,hei
sfi
nedandal
sopay
sfort
het
icket
.Ift
her
ear
eal
readyenough

passenger
sont
heshi
pthepassengercanbeputof
ftheshi
p.Hesai
dif

t
heCapt
aini
sawar
eofexcessi
vepassenger
sint
heshi
p hehast
he

r
esponsi
bil
i
tyt
oensur
ethatt
heyar
eremov
edi
ftheshi
phasnotl
eftpor
t.

Hesai
dbot
htheCapt
ainandt
heChi
efOf
fi
cerhav
ether
esponsi
bil
i
tyt
o

ensur
ethatt
her
ear
enoexcessi
vepassenger
sint
heshi
pbef
oret
heshi
p

sai
l
s.

PW2wentont
osayt
hatwhenhewasassi
gnedt
oMV.But
iamaf
rom

hi
sposi
ti
onasChi
ef(
fi
rst
)Of
fi
ceronMV.BukobaoneLAURENT now

deceased,t
ookhi
sposi
ti
on.Hesai
datt
hebegi
nni
ngofMay1996MV.

Bukobast
oppedoper
ati
onsbecausei
twasbei
ngt
est
edf
orst
abi
l
ityby

exper
ts who had come t
o Mwanza. He sai
d MV.Bukoba st
opped

oper
ati
onsf
ort
woweeksdur
ingwhi
chMV.But
iamawasassi
gnedt
he

r
out
etoPor
tBel
landKi
sumupor
ts.

PW2 t
oldt
his cour
tthaton 18/
5/1996 a new t
imet
abl
e was

i
ssued/
because MV.Vi
ctor
ia whi
ch was sai
l
ing t
hree t
imes a week

23
bet
weenMwanzaandBukobawast
ounder
goamaj
orov
erhaulatMwanza

Sout
hPor
t.I
nthenewt
imet
abl
e,MV.Bukobawasassi
gnedt
heMwanza-

Bukobar
out
e. Hesai
dthet
imet
abl
eforpassengershi
psi
sor
dinar
il
y

i
ssuedbyt
heBr
anchManagerandi
tisi
ssuedt
otheCapt
ainoft
heshi
p

andt
othepor
tsbet
weenwhi
cht
heshi
psai
l
s.Meanwhi
l
e,MV.But
iama

wasassi
gnedt
her
out
epr
evi
ousl
yoper
atedbyMV.Bukoba.PW2st
ated

undert
henew t
imet eon19th May1996hecapt
abl ionedMV.But
iamat
o

Por
tBel
lar
ri
vi
ngt
her
eint
hemor
ningof21stMay
,1966.
.Hesai
dhedi
dnot

knowi
fPor
tBel
lwasawar
eoft
hechangeofshi
pandhedi
dnott
aket
he

new t
imet
abl
etoPor
tBel
l
.Heal
sost
atedt
hathedi
dnotknow i
fther
e

wasanyr
adi
o communi
cat
ion bet
ween Mwanza and Por
tBel
lon t
he

changeofshi
ps.

PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthatMV.But
iamal
eftPor
tBel
lforMwanzaat

6.
00pm underhi
scommandast
he“
off
iceronwat
ch”unt
il12.
00mi
dni
ght

whenhel
eftcommandt
ohi
ssecondof
fi
cer don21stMay1996
.Hesai

whenMV.But
iamawasoni
tswayt
oMwanza,hewokeupat6.
00am and

at6.
20am hewentt
othebr
idget
o“t
akewat
ch”f
rom hi
sChi
efOf
fi
cerone

BENSONwhot
oldhi
m hehadnotcommuni
cat
edbyr
adi
owi
thMwanza.

PW2t
henr
adi
oedMwanzat
oinf
ormt
hem t
hatMV.But
iamawoul
dar
ri
ve

atMwanzaPor
tatabout9.
30am.Hecommuni
cat
edwi
thoneMPANGALA
24
whowasondut
yatMwanzaCont
rol
.PW2sai
daf
tert
alki
ngt
oMPANGALA

hehear
dov
ert
hei
rradi
oonMV.But
iamat
heChi
efOf
fi
ceronMV.Bukoba

oneLAURENT communi
cat
ingwi
thMwanzaCont
roli
nfor
mingMwanza

Cont
rolt
hatMV.Bukobawoul
dar
ri
veatMwanzaPor
tat8.
00am t
hat

mor
ning.PW2sai
dhedi
dnothearLAURENTcommuni
cat
inganypr
obl
em

onMV.Bukobat
oMwanzaCont
rol
.

PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthatt
heChi
efOf
fi
cerofMV.BukobaLAURENT

cal
l
edhi
m andaskedi
fhecoul
dtal
ktot
heSecondOf
fi
ceronMV.But
iama

oneP.NAZAELLAURENTt
oldhi
m hewant
edt
oaskP.NAZAELaboutan

“
IC”f
orhi
svi
deo.PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthatLaur
entt
heChi
efOf
fi
ceronMV.

Bukobat
oldhi
mthatwhent
heyar
ri
vedatMwanzahewoul
dtakePW2t
o

hi
sfr
iendatI
dri
sa.Laur
entt
hensai
dPW2,“
WELLCOMETOMWANZA”

andaccor
dingt
oPW2,t
hiswast
heendoft
hecommuni
cat
ionbet
ween

LAURENTandhi
m.

PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthatatabout8.
00am or8.
05am hehear
dNor
th

Por
tMwanzacal
l
ingMV.Bukobaov
ert
her
adi
obutt
her
ewasnor
epl
y.

PW2 sai
d when he hear
dthe communi
cat
ion f
rom Mwanza Por
t,he

adv
isedNor
thPor
ttol
ookouti
nthePor
tforMV.Bukoba.At8.
30am PW2

hear
dNor
thPor
tcal
l
ingMV.Bukobaagai
nwi
thoutget
ti
nganyr
epl
y.PW2

t
heni
nfor
medNor
thPor
tthati
twasnotMV.Bukobawhi
chwasar
ri
vi
ng

25
f
rom Por
tBel
lthatdaysoi
tmusthav
ear
ri
vedi
npor
t.Nor
thPor
tthen

i
nfor
medPW2t
hatMV.Bukobahadnotar
ri
vedi
nthepor
t.PW2st
ated

t
hathegotwor
ri
edandt
wicecal
l
edMV.Bukobaov
erhi
sradi
owi
thout

get
ti
nganyr
epl
y.Hesai
dhegotmor
ewor
ri
edandst
art
edl
ooki
ngoutov
er

t
hehor
izoni
fhecoul
dlocat
etheshi
p.PW2sai
dhesai
dhesawsomet
hing

unusualont
hewat
eri
nthedi
stance. Het
hent
ookoutbi
nocul
arsand

t
hrought
hem sawsomet
hingwhi
chwassubmer
gedwi
thpeopl
eont
opof

i
tandot
herpeopl
eswi
mmi
ngar
ound.

PW2t
hensentoutt
hedi
str
esssi
gnalMAY DAY,MAY DAY and

r
epor
tedt
hatMV.Bukobahadsunk.Hesai
daf
tersendi
ngoutt
hedi
str
ess

messagemanycent
reswant
edmor
einf
ormat
ionandhecommuni
cat
ed

wi
thv
ari
ousst
ati
ons,i
ncl
udi
ngt
heDi
vi
si
onalMar
ineManager
.PW2t
hen

st
eer
edMV.But
iamat
owar
ds t
hescenewher
ehef
oundt
wosmal
lboat
s

t
ryi
ngt
orescuet
hepeopl
ewhower
eswi
mmi
ngaboutandhej
oinedi
nthe

exer
cise.PW2sai he1staccusedwhowast
dhesaw t heCapt
ainofMV.

Bukobacl
i
ngi
ngt
othekeeloft
hecapsi
zedshi
p.PW2t
oldt
hecour
tthat

whi
l
etheywer
erescui
ngt
hepeopl
eatt
hescene,t
heshi
pMV.Vi
ctor
ia

ar
ri
vedandt
hepeopl
ewhohadbeenr
escuedandputonMV.But
iama,

wer
etr
ansf
err
edt
oMV.Vi
ctor
ia.PW2sai
dabout52peopl
ewer
erescued

andsomet
hreebodi
eswer
epi
ckedup.PW2sai
dCapt
ainMagogePW1

26
hadcomeonMV.Vi
ctor
iaandot
hershi
psl
i
ket
heCLARI
US,ORI
ONanda

Pol
i
ceboatal
soar
ri
ved.PW2wentont
osayt
hatat10.
00am hel
eftt
he

sceneonMV.But
iamat
otakesomeoft
hepeopl
erescuedashor
efor

medi
calt
reat
mentashewassai
l
ingt
owar
dst
hepor
t,PW2hear
dov
ert
he

r
adi
othatt
her
ewer
epeopl
einMV.Bukobawhower
eknocki
ngf
rom i
nsi
de

t
heshi
p.Hehear
dint
heconv
ersat
ionaboutl
ooki
ngf
oracet
ylenegas.

PW2sai
dwhenhear
ri
vedatpor
thewentt
ocol
l
ectacet
ylenegasand

r
etur
nedt
othesceneonl
ytof
indMV.Bukobahadcompl
etel
ysunk.

Onbei
ngcr
oss-
exami
nedbyMr
.Magongo,
PW2t
oldt
hiscour
tthati
f

ashi
pcar
ri
edmor
ethani
tscapaci
tyt
hei
ndi
cat
ionwi
l
lbet
hatt
hewat
er

l
evelwi
l
lbeaboutt
he“
loadl
ine”andi
fthecapt
ainseest
hatt
he“
loadl
ine”

i
saboutt
hewat
erhewi
l
lnotbewor
ri
edt
hatt
heshi
phasov
erl
oaded.

PW2st
atedt
hatr
egar
dingpassenger
s,t
her
eisaspeci
fi
cspacef
or

passenger
s and t
her
efor
ether
e ar
e di
ff
erentconsi
der
ati
on r
egar
ding

ov
erl
oad ofpassenger
sfr
om ov
erl
oad ofcar
go. Hesai
d ov
erl
oad of

passenger
swi
l
lnotnecessar
il
yaf
fectt
he“
loadl
ine”
. Hest
atedt
hat

passenger
scanbecount
edont
heshi
port
heycanbet
akenof
ftheshi
p

andr
e-count
edast
heyent
ert
heshi
p.Hesai
diti
sther
esponsi
bil
i
tyoft
he

Chi
efOf
fi
cert
oensur
ethatt
hecor
rectnumberofpassenger
sisont
he

shi
pandt
heChi
efOf
fi
ceri
sassi
stedbyt
heSt
eamerCl
erkandPol
i
ce

27
Of
fi
cer
s.PW2st
atedt
hecar
got
obecar
ri
edonMV.Bukobawas200t
ons

buthedi
dnotr
emembert
hecapaci
tyf
orcar
ryi
ngpassenger
s.

PW2wentont
osayt
hati
nTRC shi
ps,ev
eryper
sonabov
etheage

of3y
ear
sisconsi
der
edt
obeapassengerbutt
hosebel
owt
heagedof3

y
ear
sar
enotr
ecor
dedonpassenger
smani
fest
.Hesai
dthatpr
iort
othe

acci
dentofMV.Bukoba,onl
ythet
otalnumberofpassenger
sin3rd cl
ass

wasr
ecor
dedont
heMani
festbutonl
ythenamesofpassenger
si he2nd
nt

and1st cl
asswer
erecor
dedont
hemani
fest
. Hest
atedt
hatupt
othe

moment
,per
sons bel
ow t
he age of3 y
ear
s ar
e notr
ecor
ded on t
he

Mani
fest
.Hewentont
osayt
hatpassenger
sbet
weent
heagesof3y
ear
s

and12y
ear
sar
econsi
der
edt
obe½ passenger
s.PW2sai
dconsi
der
ing

t
hatper
sonsbel
ow t
heageof3y
ear
sar
enotr
ecor
dedandt
hatt
hose

bet
ween3y
ear
sand12y
ear
sar
econsi
der
edt
obe½ passenger
s,ashi
p

whosecapaci
tyi
stocar
ry200passenger
smaybecar
ryi
ngmor
ethant
hat

number
,ev
en600peopl
e. PW2al
sost
atedt
hathehadnev
erhear
dof

“
postdat
ed”t
icket
sandt son1stand2nd cl
hosepassenger assmaket
hei
r

booki
ngsandpur
chaset
icket
sbef
oret
hedayoft
rav
el.PW2t
oldt
hecour
t

t
hatast
heshi
psai
l
sthewat
eroft
heshi
pdecr
easedduet
oconsumpt
ion

off
ullandf
reshwat
erandt
hedecr
easeofwei
ghtmayaf
fectt
hest
abi
l
ity

oft
heshi
p.Hesai
dful
landf
reshwat
ert
anksar
eatt
hebot
tom oft
heshi
p
28
sot
hedecr
easeofwat
erorf
uelmaymaket
heshi
plessst
abl
e. PW2

i
dent
if
iedt
hePassenger
sMani
f or1standsecondcl
estf asspassenger
son

MV.Bukobaon20/
5/96,
Exh.P.
13.Hesai
ditwasonor
igi
nalmani
festand

t
hathedi
dnotknowi
fiti
stheor
igi
nalwhi
chr
emai
nswi
tht
hePor
tof
fi
ce

asgi
vent
otheChi
efOf
fi
cert
hrought
heSt
eamerCl
erk.

On r
e-exami
nat
ion byMr
.Magoma,PW2 st
ated t
hatt
hir
d cl
ass

t
icket
sar
esol
dont
hedayoft
rav
elbuthedi
dnotknow i
ftheyar
esol
d

bef
ore oraf
tert
he shi
p hasar
ri
ved. He sai
dift
her
e ar
etoo many

passenger
siti
sthi
sChi
efOf
fi
cerwhoshoul
ddet
ermi
newhet
herornott
he

shi
pshoul
dtaket
hepassenger
s.Hesai
difashi
pwhi
char
ri
vesi
npor
tis

smal
l
ert
hant
heshi
pexpect
ed,t
heCapt
ainandt
hePor
tOf
fi
cerhav
ethe

dut
ytoconsul
t.

I
n or
dert
opai
ntacl
ear
erpi
ctur
eoft
hebackgr
oundofMV.Bukoba

andt
heev
ent
simmedi
atel
ybef
oret
hel
astv
oyagei
tmadet
oBukobaon

19/
5/96,
Iwi
l
lski
ptheev
idenceofPW3-
PW24andpr
oceedt
oconsi
dert
he

ev
idenceoft
heBRANCHMANAGERt
hent
heSHI
PYARDMANAGER.

TheBr
anchManagerwasOSCARMUNI
SI,PW25.Het
oldt
hiscour
t

hewasabusi
nessmanbutpr
evi
ousl
y,hewaswor
kingast
heBr
anch

ManagerofTRC Mar
ine,Mwanza Por
t,Musoma Por
t,Bukoba Por
t,

KemondoandNansi
opor
ts.Hesai
dhewasaMar
ineEngi
neer
.

29
 He sai
d he was t
ransf
err
ed t
o Mwanza i
n 1988 as a Mar
ine

Super
int
endentandhef
oundt
her
ewer
e11shi
psofMwanza.Hesai
dasa

Mar
ineSuper
int
endenthewor
kedwi
thanexpat
ri
atecount
er-
par
tandt
he

Br
anchManagert
hen,wasoneI
SAAC MWAKAJI
LA and t
heDi
vi
si
onal

Mar
ineManagerwasoneKAJI
RU.

I
twi
l
lhel
ptost
atenowt
hat
,nei
therI
SAACKMWAKAJI
LAnorKAJI
RU

gav
eev
idencei
nthesepr
oceedi
ngs.

PW25t
est
if
iedt
hat
,hi
sdut
yasaMar
ineSuper
int
endentwast
he

mai
ntenanceofal
l[TRC]shi
psi
nLakeVi
ctor
ia,LakeTangany
ikaandi
n

LakeNy
asaandhewor
kedi
ncol
l
abor
ati
onwi
tht
heShi
pyar
dManagerat

Mwanzaandt
heMai
ntenanceManager
sinLakesTangany
ikaandNy
asa.

Hesai
datt
hatt
ime,
theShi
pyar
dManageri
nMwanzawasoneMABALAZA

(
mabal
azai
snot–wi
tness)PW25sai
dthati
n1989hewaspr
omot
edt
o

t
heposi
ti
onofShi
pyar
dManagerwhi
chi
sahi
gherposi
ti
ont
hant
hatof

Mar
ineSuper
int
endent
. Hesai
dasShi
pyar
dManagerhedeal
twi
tht
he

Mai
ntenanceofal
lshi
psi
nLakeVi
ctor
ia.Het
oldt
hiscour
tthati
nOct
ober

1995hewasagai
npr
omot
edt
obecomet
heBr
anchManager
.

PW25sai
dwhenhef
ir
stcamet
oMwanzai
n1988hef
oundMv
.

Bukobawasamongt
hepassengershi
psi
nLakeVi
ctor
ia. Hesai
dthat

whenhewast
heMar
ineSuper
int
endentandShi
pyar
dManager
,hehear
d

30
aboutt
hepr
obl
em onMV.Bukoba.Hesai
dthatMV.Bukobahadast
abi
l
ity

pr
obl
em.TheBr
anchManagert
oldt
hiscour
tthatt
hepr
obl
emswer
eon

r
ecor
din gener
alcor
respondence bet
ween t
he Mar
ine Di
vi
si
on and

capt
ainsoft
heshi
p,i
nst
ruct
ingt
hem oncapaci
tyoft
heshi
p.Hesai
dthe

or
igi
nalcapaci
tyofMV.Bukoba,wast
ocar
ry200t
onsofCar
goand400

passenger
s.Hesai
dthecar
gocapaci
tywasr
educedf
rom 200t
onst
o85

t
onsbutt
hepassengercapaci
tyr
emai
nedat400passenger
s.Hesai
dthe

decr
easedcapaci
tyt
o85t
onswasr
emi
ndedbyDani
shexper
tsbutwhen

hear
ri
vedi
nMwanz
ain1988,t
hechangei
ncapaci
tyhadal
readybeen

made.

PW25 sai
d heknew t
hef
ouraccused per
sons. Hesai
dthe1st

accusedCapt
.JumanneRumeMwi
ruwast
heCapt
ainofMV.Bukobawhen

t
heshi
psank.Hesai
dthe2nd accusedCapt
.GI
LBERTMOKI
WAwast
he

Gov
ernmentMar
ineSur
vey
orempl
oyedbyt
heTanzani
aHar
bour
sAut
hor
it
y.

Hewentont
osayt he3rd accusedALFRED SAMBO wast
hatt hePor
t

Of
fi
ceratBukobawhi
l
ethe4th AccusedPROSPERRUGUMI
LAi
sthePor
t

Of
fi
ceratKemondoBay
.Hesai
dhedi
dnotknowi
ftheTRCshi
psi
nLake

Vi
ctor
iahadbeenr
egi
ster
edwast
heobl
i
gat
ionasont
heGov
ernment

t
hrought
heMi
nist
ryofCommuni
cat
ionsandTr
anspor
t.

TheBr
anchManagert
oldt
hiscour
tthatbef
oreanyshi
pcansai
lit
31
hast
obeseawor
thyandt
her
ewasaSeawor
thi
nessCer
ti
fi
cat
eissuedby

t
heGov
ernmentMar
ineSur
vey
or.Hesai
dtheCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness

wasv
ali
dforoney
ear
.Hesai
dthe2nd accusedi
ssuedt
hel
astcer
ti
fi
cat
e

ofseawor
thi
nessf
orMV.Bukobai
n1996.Hest
atedt he2nd accused
hatt

had i
nspect
ed t
he shi
p wi
tht
he Mar
ine Super
int
endent one ALEX

MCHAURU(
AlexMchaur
udi
dnotgi
veev
idence)
. PW25sai
dthataf
ter

i
nspect
i he2nd accuseddi
ngMV.Bukoba,t dnoti
ssueaCer
ti
fi
cat
eof

Seawor
thi
ness. I
mmedi
atel
yaf
teri
nspect
ionhewentt
oDaresSal
aam

andl
atersentt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness.Hest
atedt
hatoper
ati
ons

ofMV.Bukobadi
dnotst
opbecausehi
scer
ti
fi
cat
ehadbeeni
ssued.He

sai
dthi
swasbecausei
fther
ehadbeenanypr
obl
emsf
ounddur
ingt
he

i
nspect
ion,i
nst
ruct
ionsar
egi
vent
ost
opoper
ati
ngt
heshi
p.Hesai
dthe

2ndaccusedhadnotgi
venanysuchi
nst
ruct
ionsaf
teri
nspect
ion.Hesai
dit

wast
hepr
act
icet
hati
fthesur
vey
ordi
dnotf
indany
thi
ngwr
ongwi
tht
he

shi
p dur
ing t
hei
nspect
ion,heal
l
owed t
heshi
pto oper
atebef
oret
he

Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessi
sissued.Hest
atedt
hatt
hei
ssui
ngoft
he

Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessdi
dnott
akel
ong.

PW25st
atedt
hathedi
dnotknow i
fthe1st accusedwaspr
esent

dur
ingt
hei
nspect
ionbuthewasi
nfor
medbyt
heMar
ineDi
vi
si
onManager

32
af
tert
hei
nspect
iont
hatt
heshi
pcoul
doper
ate.Hesai
dinhi
sexper
iencea

shi
pcoul
dnotsai
lwi
thoutaCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness.Hewentont
osa

t
hatt
hecer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessf
orMV.Bukobahadbeenr
ecei
ved

bef
oret
he acci
dent
. He sai
d he r
ecei
ved onl
y one Cer
ti
fi
cat
e of

Seawor
thi
nessofMV.Bukobaf
rom t
heMar
ineDi
vi
si
onalManager
,PW1.

The Cer
ti
fi
cat
eindi
cat
ed t
hatt
he shi
p was aut
hor
ised t
o car
ry 400

passenger
sand85t
onsofcar
go. Hesai
dtheOr
igi
nalCer
ti
fi
cat
eof

Seawor
thi
nessi
skeptont
heshi
pandphot
ocopi
esar
ekepti
ntheof
fi
ce

f
orr
ecor
d.

Thewi
tnesst
oldt
hiscour
tthathenev
ersentanot
herCer
ti
fi
cat
eof

Seawor
thi
nessofMVBukoba,i
ndi
cat
ingt
hatt
heshi
pwasaut
hor
isedt
o

car
rymor
epassenger
sorcar
got
hant
hosecont
ainedi
ntheCer
ti
fi
cat
eof

Seawor
thi
nesshehadr
efer
redt
oear
li
er.Hesai
dinhi
sexper
ience,i
thad

nev
erhappenedf
ort
wocer
ti
fi
cat
esofseawor
thi
nesst
obei
ssuedatt
he

samet
imei
nrel
ati
ont
othesameshi
pbutcont
aini
ngdi
ff
erentcapaci
tyf
or

passenger
sandcar
go.Hesai
difsuchanev
enthadoccur
redhewoul
d

hav
econsul
tedt
heGov
ernmentShi
pSur
vey
orr
esponsi
ble.Thewi
tness

i
dent
if
iedExh.P8ast
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessofMV.Bukoba.He

sai
dthecer
ti
fi
cat
eExh.P8wasdat
ed1/
3/1996andi
thadbeenpr
epar
ed

andi he2ndaccused.Hesai
ssuedbyt dExh.P8showedt
hecapaci
tyofMV.

33
Bukobawast
ocar
ry85t
ons,
ofcar
goand400passenger
s.Hesai
dthata

Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessi
sat
echni
cal
documentf
orusebyt
heCapt
ain

oft
heshi
pandhi
sof
fi
cer
sandnotmeantf
orPor
tOf
fi
cer
s.Hesai
dPor
t

Of
fi
cer
swer
egi
vensummar
yinf
ormat
ionont
hecapaci
tyofeachshi
p.

Hewentont
osayt
hatwhi
l
ehewast
heBr
anchManager
,hedi
dnot

getanycompl
aintont
hest
abi
l
ityofMV.Bukobaandhenev
ersentany

suchcompl
aintt
otheMar
ineDi
vi
sional
ManagerPW1.

PW25st
atedt
hatatt
hebegi
nni
ngofMay1996,
MV.Bukobast
opped

oper
ati
onst
ounder
go“
Stabi
l
ityt
est
”byBel
gianExper
ts.Hesai
dtheshi
p

MV.Bukobahadbeenbui
l
tbyBel
gians.Hest
atedt
hathewasnotpr
esent

dur
ingt
het
est
sashewasi
nNai
robi
. Hesai
dtheShi
pyar
dManager

JOSEPH HI
ZA[
PW29]whoal
soact
edasBr
anchManagerwhenhewas

away
,waspr
esent
.Hesai
dwhenher
etur
nedf
rom Nai
robiPW29t
oldhi
m

t
hatt
hest
abi
l
ityt
est
shadbeencompl
etedandt
hatt
heexper
tswoul
dsend

t
hei
rrepor
tont
hest
abi
l
ityt
estl
ater
.PW29di
dnott
ell
himt
hatt
heexper
ts

hadst
oppedt
heoper
ati
onsofMV.BUKOBA.

Thewi
tnesst
oldt
hiscour
tthatPW1cal
l
edamanagementmeet
ing

whi
chheat
tendedandi
twasagr
eedt
hatMV.Bukobashoul
dbedi
ver
ted

f
rom i
tsr
out
ein or
dert
o go t
o Bukoba,because MV Vi
ctor
ia was

under
goi
ngov
erhaul
. TheBr
anchmanagersai
dhei
nfor
medt
hePor
t

34
Manager
soft
hechangebywr
it
ingt
othem.

Hesai
dthatMVVi
ctor
iacar
ri
es1,
200passenger
sand200t
onsof

car
gowhi
l
eMV.Bukobacar
ri
edonl
y400passenger
sand85t
onsofcar
go.

Het
oldt
hecour
tthatt
her
ewasnopr
obl
em whet
herv
ali
dcommuni
cat
ion

bet
weenMwanzaandot
herpor
tsoronMVBukobapr
iort
otheacci
dent
.

ThePor
tManagersai
dthatonMay18,19,20th and21stMay1996hedi
d

notat
tenddut
ybecausehewassi
ck. Hei
nfor
medPW1andPW29by

phonet
hathewassi
ckandhadbeenexcuseddut
y.

Thewi
tnesswentont
osayt
hatTRChadr
egul
ati
onsondi
vi
si
onof

dut
ies.Hesai
dtohi
sknowl
edge,t
heChi
efOf
fi
cersuper
visedt
hel
oadi
ng

ofcar
goandpassenger
sont
heshi
pandt
hatt
heCapt
aini
stheov
eral
lin

char
geoft
heshi
pandher
epr
esent
stheTRCont
heshi
p.Hesai
dwhen

t
heacci
dentofMV.BUKOBAoccur
redhewassi
ckandt
hathedi
dnot

know t
hecauseoft
heacci
dent
.He sai
dtohi
sknowl
edgeasaMar
ine

Engi
neer
,thespeedofashi
pcannotbet
hecauseofanacci
dentandt
hati
f

t
heengi
nesoft
heshi
pst
all
ed,t
hatcannotcauset
heshi
ptocapsi
ze.He

st
atedt
hati
fthewheeli
stur
nedt
o“har
dst
arboar
d”ort
o“har
dpar
t”t
hati
s

t
osay
,incl
udi
ngacompl
etet
urnwhi
l
eat11knot
sspeed,t
heshi
pmay

capsi
zei
fiti
snotst
abl
e. Heal
sosai
dthati
fthecar
gohasnotbeen

pr
oper
lypl
acedi
tmaycont
ri
but
etoi
nst
abi
l
ity
.

35
 PW25t
est
if
iedt
hati
ftheshi
phadcar
ri
edmor
epassenger
sthani
ts

capaci
tyandcar
gobey
ondi
tscapaci
ty,i
twoul
dhav
esunkatt
hepor
t

wher
ethepassenger
sorcar
gogotont
heshi
ps.Sayi
fthepassenger
s

wer
e1,
000,
000buti
ftheywer
eabout700,
theshi
pwoul
dnothav
esunkat

t
hepor
t. Hesai
dhowev
ert
hati
fthepassenger
swer
emor
ethant
he

capaci
tyoft
heshi
pandi
ftheymov
edt
oonesi
de,t
hatmov
ementcoul
d

causet
heshi
ptocapsi
ze.

Upon cr
oss-
exami
nat
ion byMr
.Gal
atiadv
ocat
efort
he accused

per
sons,PW25st
atedt
hatt
her
eisadi
ff
erencebet
ween“
tocapsi
ze”and

“
tosi
nk”
.Hesai
dashi
pwhi
chi
sst
abl
ewi
l
lsunki
fiti
sov
erl
oaded.He

agr
eedt
hati
fatt
het
imeoft
heacci
dentMVBukobahadanov
erl
oadi
t

woul
dhav
esunk.Hesai
dinst
abi
l
ityofashi
pwi
l
lleadt
oashi
ptocapsi
ze.

Whent
hewi
tnesswasshownExh.P3anal
bum ofphot
ogr
aphsoft
heMV.

Bukobaacci
denti
npar
ti
cul he5thphot
art ogr
aph,
hesai
dthepi
ctur
eshows

t
hatMV Bukobahadcapsi
zed. Hesai
difi
tissai
dthatMV Bukoba

capsi
zed because of ov
erl
oadi
ng,i
t woul
d depend on t
he l
oadi
ng

condi
ti
onsandhedi
dnotknow t
hel
oadi
ngcondi
ti
onsofMV.Bukoba

bef
oret
heacci
dent
.Uponbei
ngshownt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness

Exh.P8;
PW25sai
ditwasal
ri
ghtexcept
ionf
ort
henumberofl
i
fej
acket
s.

Thewi
tnesssai
dthatt
heexper
tsonst
abi
l
itywer
ecal
l
edt
oexami
ne

36
MV Bukoba because t
he Sur
vey
orwas notcompet
entt
o dealwi
th

pr
obl
emsofst
abi
l
ity
.Hesai
dthi
swasamat
terwi
thi
nthecompet
enceof

r
aisear
chi
tect
s.Thewi
tnessagr
eedwi
tht
headv
ocat
ethati
fanyper
son

bl
amest
heShi
pSur
vey
orf
ori
ssui
ngacer
ti
fi
cat
etoMVBukobawheni
t

hadi
nst
abi
l
itypr
obl
ems,
thatper
sonwoul
dnotber
ight
.Hesai
dthati
fthe

Bel
gianexper
tshadbr
oughtar
epor
ttosayt
hatt
heshi
pwasunf
itf
or

sai
l
ing,
themanagementwoul
dhav
ecar
ri
edt
hebl
amef
oral
l
owi
ngt
heshi
p

t
osai
l
.Hesai
dther
ewasanot
hert
estcar
ri
edoutbyDani
shexper
tsand

t
heManagementatt
heHeadquar
ter
sdeci
dedt
ocal
ltheBel
gianexper
tst
o

nul
l
ifyt
hef
indi
ngsoft
heDani
shexper
ts.

Uponbei
ngcr
oss-
exami he3rd Assessor
nedbyt ,PW25sai
dther
e

wer
e11shi
psi
nLakeVi
ctor
iabutoft
he11shi
ps,st
abi
l
ityt
est
swer
e

car
ri
edoutonMVBukobaonl
y.Hesai
daccor
dingt
other
ecor
ds,st
abi
l
ity

t
est
swer
ecar
ri
edoutonMV.Bukobat
wice.Hesai
dthef
ir
stt
estwasby

Dani
shexper
tsand l
aterbyBel
gianExper
ts. Hesai
dtheexper
tson

st
abi
l
itywer
enotcal
l
edaf
tert
heacci
dent
.

I
twi
l
lbeobser
vedatt
hisst
aget
hatnei
thert
heDani
shnort
he

Bel
gianexper
tswer
ecal
l
edt
otest
if
ydur
ingt
hist
ri
al.Howev
er,i
twi
l
lbe

madeappar
entl
ateroni
nthi
sJudgment
,twodocument
sfr
om Dani
sh

Exper
tswer
epr
oducedbyt
hepr
osecut
ionasExhi
bit
sP5andP12.

37
 JOSEPH PETER HI
ZA who was t
he Shi
pyar
d ManagerMwanza,

t
est
if
iedasPW29.Het
oldt
hiscour
tthathei
saShi
pEngi
neerempl
oyed

bySeaSt
arSer
vicessi
nce1999.Hesai
dbef
oret
hathewasempl
oyedby

TRCwhi
chhej
oinedi
n1979al
soasashi
pengi
neerwor
kingonadi
ff
erent

shi
ps. I
nNov
ember1995hewaspr
omot
edt
otheposi
ti
onofShi
pyar
d

ManageratMwanzaSout
hPor
t.Hesai
dhehol
dsaDi
plomai
nMar
ine

Engi
neer
ingf
rom Fi
nland,aCer
ti
fi
cat
eofCompet
enceCl
assI
IIi
nMar
ine

Engi
neer
ingf
rom t
heDaresSal
aam Mar
ineI
nst
it
ute,aChi
efEngi
neer
s

endear
mentand an Adv
anced Cer
ti
fi
cat
ein Mar
ine Engi
neer
ing f
rom

Denmar
k.

Het
oldt
hiscour
tthatasShi
pyar
dManagerhewasi
nchar
geoft
he

Wor
kshopoft
heMar
ineDi
vi
sionandt
hewor
kshopdeal
twi
tht
her
epai
rof

shi
ps,v
ehi
cles,pl
ant and houses,al
so wi
th t
he r
epai
r of r
adi
o

communi
cat
ion sy
stems. He sai
d mai
ntenance pr
ogr
ammes wer
e

pr
epar
ed by t
he Br
anch Manager
’s Of
fi
ce assi
sted by t
he Mar
ine

Super
int
endent
.

Hest
atedt
hatt
heBr
anchManagerwasOSCARMUNI
SIPW 25.Hesai
din

Apr
il1996PW25t
rav
ell
edt
oNai
robiandhebecamet
heAct
ingBr
anch

Manager
. Hesai
d when l
eav
ing f
orNai
robiPW25 i
nfor
med hi
m t
hat

Bel
gianexper
tswoul
dcomet
oper
for
m st
abi
l
ityt
est
sonMV.Bukoba.

38
PW29st
atedt
hatheknew t
hatMV.Bukobahadst
abi
l
itypr
obl
emsev
en

bef
orehewasi
nfor
medbyt
heBr
anchManager
. Hesai
dthei
nst
abi
l
ity

causedt
heshi
ptol
eant
oonesi
debef
orer
etur
ningt
onor
mal
posi
ti
on.

TheShi
pyar
dManagerst
atedt
hatTRChadpr
evi
ousl
yaskedDani
sh

exper
tst
oinv
est
igat
ethei
nst
abi
l
itypr
obl
em ofMV.Bukoba.Het
oldt
he

cour
tthathe/
didnotr
ememberexact
lywhent
hei
nvest
igat
ionbyDani
sh

exper
tswasdonebutt
heDani
shexper
tsf
oundt
hei
nst
abi
l
itypr
obl
em of

MV.Bukobat
obebad andr
ecommendedt
hati
tshoul
dber
ect
if
ied.The

exper
tsadv
isedt
heTRCHeadquar
ter
stoaskt
heBel
gian,shi
p-bui
l
der
sto

r
ect
if
ythei
nst
abi
l
ity
.Hewentont
osayt
hatt
heBel
gianexper
tscamet
o

st
udyt
hei
nst
abi
l
ityofMVBukobat
owar
dst
heendofApr
ilandt
hatt
hey

ar
ri
vedj
ustonedayaf
terhest
art
edact
ingasBr
anchManager
. The

Shi
pyar
dManagersai
dtheBel
gianexper
tscar
ri
edoutt
est
sonMVBukoba

andt
heywor
kedwi
thcapt
ainoft
heshi
pwhoi
sthe1st accusedand

member
soft
hecr
ew.Hesai
dthathepr
epar
edt
heequi
pmentwhi
chwas

r
equi
redbyt
heBel
gianExper
tsandt
hatheusedt
ogot
oseehowt
het
est
s

wer
epr
ogr
essi
ngandhet
alkedt
othe1staccused.Thet
estt
ookbet
ween

f
iveandsi
xday
s.

Het
oldt
hecour
tthati
tbecamedi
ff
icul
ttoper
for
mthet
est
sint
he

por
tandMV.Bukobahadt
obesentt
oKar
umo,wher
ethet
est
swer
e

39
compl
eted.Hesai
dhedi
dnotgot
oKar
umobutheusedt
orecei
ver
epor
ts

f
r he1staccused.Hesai
om t dhesawt
heexper
tsaf
tert
heyhadcompl
eted

t
hei
rtest
sandt
heyt
oldhi
mthatt
heywoul
dpr
epar
ethei
rrepor
tinBel
gium

and t
heywoul
dsendi
ttot
heTRCheadquar
ter
sinJul
y. TheShi
pyar
d

Managersai
dthatt
heexper
tst
oldhi
mthatt
heycoul
dcont
inueusi
ngt
he

shi
pMV.Bukobai
nthesamewayt
heywer
eusi
ngi
t.Hesai
dtheshi
pwas

bei
ngusedaccor
dingt
othei
nst
ruct
ionsi
ssuedf
rom t
heOf
fi
ceoft
he

Br
anchManagerwhi
chwer
egi
vent
otheCapt
ainoft
heshi
p.Het
oldt
he

cour
tthatMV.Bukobawast
ocar
ry85t
onsofcar
goand400passenger
s.

Hesai
d,af
tert
hest
abi
l
ityt
est
scar
ri
edoutbyBel
gianexper
ts,
MV.Bukoba

st
art
edoper
ati non12th May1996.I
ngagai tsai
l
edt
oPor
tBel
ltwot
imes

andoncet
oKi
sumu.Hest
atedt
hatt
her
out
eofMV.Bukobawaschanged

whenMV.Vi
ctor
iawhi
chusedt
osai
ltoBukoba,wast
ounder
gor
epai
rs.

Hesai
d bef
oreMV.Bukoba sai
l
ed t
o Bukoba hedi
d notr
ecei
veany

compl
aint
sregar
dingt
heshi
pandt
heshi
phadcommuni
cat
ionsy
stem

bot
hint
ernalandext
ernalandt
hat t
hecommuni
cat
ionsy
stem bet
ween

MwanzaandBukobaandKemondopor
tswer
einwor
kingcondi
ti
on.He

sai
dhehadnotr
ecei
vedanyr
epor
tst
hatt
her
ewasanypr
obl
em i
nthe

communi
cat
ionsy
stem.

TheShi
pyar
d Managert
oldt
hiscour
tthaton21st May1996 he
40
r
ecei
vedr
epor
tst
hatMV.Bukobahadsunk.Hewasi
nhi
sof
fi
ceatt
he

shi
pyar
d.Hesai
datt
hatt
imet
heBr
anchManagerOSCAMUNI
SI(
PW25)

wasathomebecausehewassi
ck.Thewi
tnessst
atedt
hather
ecei
vedt
he

r
epor
toft
heacci
dentf
rom t
heCapt
ainofMV.But
iamaPW2.Hesai
dhe

hear
dPW2communi
cat
ingbyr
adi
owi
thMwanzaPor
tandt
hati
swhenhe

communi
cat
ed wi
th PW2. Af
terr
ecei
vi
ng t
he r
epor
the i
nfor
med t
he

MARI
NEDI
VISI
ONALMANAGERPW1,whoi
nst
ruct
edhi
mtopr
epar
eMV.

Vi
ctor
iaandt
hecr
ewr
eadyt
ogot
othesceneoft
heacci
dent
.Hepr
epar
ed

t
heshi
pandPW1j
oinedhi
m andt
heysai
l
edt
othesceneoft
heacci
dent
.

Het
oldt
hecour
tthatatt
hescenehesaw MV.Bukobawhi
chhad

capsi
zedandt
her
ewer
ebodi
esf
loat
ingandpeopl
eswi
mmi
ngar
oundt
he

shi
p. Hesai
dtheyt
hensentoutl
i
feboat
sandl
i
fer
aft
stor
escuet
he

sur
viv
ors.Hesai
dtheyf
oundMV.But
iamaandsmal
lboat
satt
hescene

andot
hershi
psl
atercamet
othesceneoft
heacci
dent
.

Comi
ngbackt
othest
abi
l
ityt
est
s,t
heshi
pyar
dManagersai
dbef
ore

t
hest
abi
l
ityt
est
swer
eper
for
med,t
heBel
gium exper
tsdi
rect
edt
hatt
he

t
anksont
heshi
pshoul
dbesubj
ect
edt
o“soundi
ng”
. Hesai
dhewas

pr
esentwhensoundi
ng”wasper
for
medbyt
heFi
rstOf
fi
ceroft
heshi
p.He

st
atedt
hat“
soundi
ng”t
est
sthewat
erl
evel
int
het
anks.Hesai
d“soundi
ng”

wasnotdoneonal
lthet
anks.Hesai
dthecapofoneoft
het
anksgot

41
st
uckandast
her
esul
t“soundi
ng”coul
dnotbedone.Hesai
dal
thoughhe

di
dnotgot
oKar
umoher
ecei
vedpr
ogr
essr
epor
tsf
r he1staccused.
om t

Het
oldt
hiscour
tt he1staccuseddi
hatt dnott
ellhi
m ofanyi
nst
ruct
ions

gi
venbyt
heBel
gianExper
tsr
egar
dingt
hequant
it
yofwat
eri
nthet
anks.

Hesai
dthe1st Of
fi
cerwast
heper
son r
esponsi
blef
ort
hef
il
li
ng and

compl
yi
ngoft
het
anksont
heshi
p.Het
oldt
hiscour
tt he1stOf
hatt fi
cer

wr
it
esORDERSi
ntheTANKSORDERBOOKr
egar
dingt
het
ankst
obef
il
led

orempt
iedandt
her
elev
antquant
it
yofwat
er. Thet
anksor
derbooki
s

pl
acedatt
heBr
idgeandnoper
soncanf
il
lorempt
ythet
ankswi
thoutan

or
derf
r he1st Of
om t fi
cer
. Hesai
dot
hert
ankswhi
char
epl
acedatt
he

br
idge ar
e NI
GHTS ORDER BOOK,STABI
LITY BOOK and ot
herbooks

showi
ngt
heoper
ati
onofequi
pmentont
heshi
p.

Twomor
ewi
tnessesgav
eev
idenceont
hest
ateoft
heshi
pMV.

Bukobabef
oret
heacci
dentandal
soont
heev
ent
simmedi
atel
ybef
oret
he

shi
pcapsi
zed.Thet
wowi
tnessesar
eADOLFMKUDELUCI
AN,t
heChi
ef

Engi
neerofMV.Bukobawhogav
eev
idenceasPW30andLAURENTI
DUDU,

he1stEngi
t neerwhot
est
if
iedasPW31.

ADOLFMKUDELUCI
AN t
heChi
efEngi
neer(
PW 30)t
oldt
hiscour
t

t
hathewasf
ir
stempl
oyedbyt
heTRCasEngi
neerTr
aineeatMwanzai
n

42
1985andi
n1988st
udi
edatt
heDaresSal
aam Mar
ineI
nst
it
uteobt
aini
nga

Cl
assI
IIcer
ti
fi
cat
eofCompet
encei
nengi
neer
ing.Her
etur
nedt
oMwanza

and was assi

gned t
o wor
k on di
ff
erentTRC Shi
ps as Fi
rstEngi
neer

assi
sti
ngt
heChi
efEngi
neerbef
orehet
rai
nedasandappoi
ntedChi
ef

Engi
neer
.Hesai
dhewasassi
gnedt
oMV.BukobaasChi
efEngi
neeri
n

Mar
ch1996wher
ehef
oundLAURENTI
LULU(
PW31)wor
kingast
hef
ir
st

Engi
neerandoneYUSUFUMASAMBAwhodi
edi
ntheacci
dent
,wor
kingas

SecondEngi
neer
.Hesai
dtheCapt
ainoft
heshi
pwasJUMANNEMWI
RU

he1staccused.
t

TheChi
efEngi
neerst
atedt
hatwhenhewasassi
gnedt
oMV.Bukoba

hewasnoti
nfor
medi
thadanypr
obl
ems.Hesai
l
edt
wot
imest
oPor
tBel
l

andoncet
oKi
sumu.Hi
sdut
iesonMV.Bukobawast
oensur
ethatt
he

machi
nesont
heshi
pwer
eingoodwor
kingcondi
ti
on.Hest
atedt
hatat

onet
imewhensai
l
ingf
rom Por
tBel
ltheshi
phadapr
obl
em wi
tht
he

“
Gov
ernoroft
heEngi
ne”
.Hesai
dthi
swast
owar
dst
heendofApr
il
,1996.

Hei
nfor
medt
heBr
anchManager
’sof
fi
ceandanot
herengi
negov
ernorwas

f
it
tedonMV.Bukoba. Hesai
daf
tert
hisev
entt
heshi
pcont
inuedt
o

oper
ateunt
ili
twasst
oppedf
orst
abi
l
ityt
est
sbyBel
gianExper
ts.Hesai
d

t
hest
abi
l
ityt
est
swer
econduct
edatt
hebegi
nni
ngofMay1996.Het
old

t
hiscour
tthatdur
ingt
het
est
shewasont
heshi
pwi
t he1st and2nd
ht

43
Engi
neer
,theCapt
ain,1staccusedandal
ltheof
fi
cer
soft
heshi
p.Hesai
d

t
hef
ir
st“
soundi
ng” wasper
for
medbyt
heof
fi
cer
soft
heshi
pwhi
l
ethe

Bel
gium exper
tswer
etaki
ngr
eadi
ngs.Hesai
d“soundi
ng”wasper
for
med

onal
ltanksexceptt
anksNos.8and9.Het
oldt
hiscour
tthatMV.Bukoba

had14t
anksandt
anksNos.8and9wer
enotsubj
ect
edt
o“soundi
ng”

becauset
hecapscoul
dnotbeopened. TheBel
gianexper
tssai
dthey

woul
ddet
ermi
net
hewat
erl
evel
soft
het
wot
anksbycal
cul
ati
ons.Hesai
d

l
atert
heexper
tst
oldhi
mthatbyt
hei
rcal
cul
ati
ons,t
her
ewer
eabout100

t
onsi
nexcesswhi
cht
heyt
houghtcoul
dbeat
tri
but
edt
othecont
ent
sof

t
anksNos.8and9.

TheChi
efEngi
neert
oldt
hiscour
tthataf
tert
he“
soundi
ngt
est
s”t
he

Chi
efOf
fi
ceri
nst
ruct
edhi
mthr
ought
heTANKORDERBOOK,t
ofi
l
ltanks

No.10-
14.Thesewer
ebal
l
astt
anksbutt
anksNo.
1whi
chwasal
sof
or

bal
l
asthadwat
eri
nitsoi
twasnotf
il
led.Hesai
dtankNo.
2wasf
orwat
er

t
ank(
freshwat
ert
ank)
.Hest
atedt
hatst
abi
l
ityt
est
swer
efi
rstcar
ri
edout

atMwanzaSout
hPor
tandt
henatMwanzaNor
thPor
t.Hesai
dtheBel
gian

exper
tswer
enothappywi
tht
het
est
swhi
chhadbeenper
for
medand

adducedt
hatt
heshi
pbet
akent
ocal
merwat
ersandt
heseconddayMV.

Bukobawast
akent
oKARUMOwher
ethewat
eri
scal
m.

Dur
ingt
hest
abi
l
ityt
est
stheexper
tsusedapendul
um andbr
icks,

44
mov
ingt
hebr
ickst
odi
ff
erentposi
ti
onsandt
aki
ngmeasur
ement
sfr
om t
he

pendul
um.Hesai
dthet
est
stookt
woday
s,onedayatt
heSout
handNor
th

Por
tsandonedayatKar
umo.Hest
atedt
hataf
tert
het
est
shedi
dnotask

t
heexper
tsaboutt
hei
rfi
ndi
ngsbutt
heexper
tssai
dtheycoul
dcont
inue

wi
thoper
ati
ngt
heshi
p.Hesai
dtheex
per
tsdi
dnotgi
veanydi
rect
ions

r
egar
dingt
hef
il
li
ngoft
anks.TheChi
efEngi
neerwentont
osayt
hatl
ater

t
heChi
ef Of
fi
cerLAURENTBATATA (
diedi
ntheacci
dent
)or
der
edt
he

r
emov
aloft
hewat
eri
nTanksNo.
10-
14andhecar
ri
edoutt
hei
nst
ruct
ions.

Af
tert
her
emov
aloft
hewat
erMV.Bukobacommencedoper
ati
onsagai
n.

Theshi
psai
l
edt
oPor
tBel
ltwot
imesandoncet
oKi
sumuaf
tert
het
est
s

andhewasonMV.Bukobaonal
ltheset
ri
ps.

TheChi
efEngi
neert
oldt
hiscour
tont
hei
rwayf
rom Ki
sumu,t
he

Capt
ai s1staccusedi
nwhoi nfor
medhi
mthatMV.Bukobawoul
dbesai
l
ing

t
oBukobai
nst
eadoft
heusualPor
tBel
landKi
sumur
out
e.Hesai
dwhi
l
e

onMV.Bukobasai
l
ingt
oPor
tBel
landKi
sumupor
tshedi
dnotexper
ience

anypr
obl
em ont
heshi
pandi
tsf
loat
ati
onwasnor
mal don19thMay
.Hesai

1996hesai
l
edonMV.Bukobat
hej
our
neywhi
chwast
henor
malr
out
efor

MV.Vi
ctor
ia.Hesai
dthecapaci
tyofMV.Bukobawas85t
onsofcar
go

and400passenger
s.

Accor
ding t
othi
s wi
tness MV.Bukoba ar
ri
ved atBukoba v
ia

45
 00am on20th May1996.Hesai
KemondoBayatabout7. l
edbackf
rom

BukobaonMVBukobaon20thMay1996atabout9.
00pm.Hesai
dhewas

i
ntheengi
ner
oom whent
heshi
plef
tBukobaandar
ri
vedatKemondoBay

at10.
00pm andwhent
heshi
pwast
rav
ell
i
ngbet
weent
het
wopor
tshedi
d

notnot
iceMVBukobasway
ing.Hesai
dthathegotoutoft
heengi
ner
oom

atKemondoBayandhesaw passenger
sget
ti
ngont
heshi
pandcar
go

bei
ngl
oaded. Hewentont
osayt
hathewal
kedt
othequayandhe

obser
vedt
her
ewassuper
visi
onofpassenger
sget
ti
ngont
heshi
pandt
he

Chi
efOf
fi
cerwassuper
visi
ngt
hel
oadi
ngofcar
gof
rom t
hedeck.Hesai
d

hedi
dnotseet
hecapt
ain1staccused.

TheChi
efEngi
neersai
dheknewt
hePor
tOf
fi
cerofKemondobef
ore

t
hatday
,hei
sthe4thaccused.Hesai
datKemondohesawbananasbei
ng

l
oadedonMVBukobaandt
her
ewasonemot
orv
ehi
cl
ewhi
chhadbeen

l
oadedatBukoba.Hewentont
osayt
hatMV.Bukobal
eftKemondoat

about11.
20pm andt
hatt
heshi
plef
tKemondowi
thoutanypr
obl
emsand

hedi
d notexper
iencet
heshi
p sway
ing. TheChi
efEngi
neersai
d he

compl
etedhi
sdut
yat12.
00mi
dni
ghtandwasr
eli
evedbyt
hesecond

Engi
neerYUSUFMASHI
MBAwhowast
obeondut
yunt
il4.
00am.When

hewoul
dber
eli
evedbyt
heFi
rstEngi
neerLAURENTKI
DURU(
PW31)
.He

sai
daf
tercompl
eti
nghi
sdut
yhewentt
osl
eepandhewokeupat6.
30am
46
anddi
dnotexper
ienceanypr
obl
em unt
ilabout7.
30am.

Hesai
dtheshi
psuddenl
yleanedt
otheni
ght(
Star
boar
d).Att
hat

t
imehewasi
nhi
scabi
nandhesawi
temsi
nthecabi
nbei
ngt
hrownt
oone

si
de.Hesai
dhequi
ckl
ylef
thi
scabi
nusi
ngt
hepor
tsi
deandwentt
othe

r
idgewher
ehef
oundt
heChi
efOf
fi
cer
,theof
fi
ceront
hewheeloft
heshi
p

andot
herseamen.Hesai
dheaskedt
heChi
efOf
fi
cerwhathadhappened

butbef
orehecoul
drepl
y,t
heshi
psuddenl
yshi
ft
edt
oleant
othel
eft
.He

sai
dther
ewasav
eryshor
tper
iodbet
weenhi
sar
ri
valatt
hebr
idgeandt
he

suddenshi
ftoft
heshi
ptot
hel
eft
.Hesai
dtheCapt
ainoft
heshi
p(1st

accused)ar
ri
vedatt
hebr
idgeanddi
rect
edt
heChi
efOf
fi
cert
oreducet
he

speedoft
heshi
p.Hesai
dhehear
dtheCapt
ainsayi
nKi
swahi
l
i“punguza

mwendo”“
punguzamwendo”
.Hesai
datt
hist
imet
hebr
idgewasal
ready

i
nthewat
er.Hewentont
osayt
hatMVBukobawast
rav
ell
i
ngat10knot
s

andt
heweat
herwasf
ine.Hesai
dwhent
heshi
pwascapsi
zi
ngt
owar
ds

t
he por
tsi
de,he was mov
ing t
owar
ds t
he opposi
te si
de and when i
t

capsi
zedhef
oundhi
msel
font
he“
keel
”oft
heshi
p.

TheChi
efEngi
neersai
dthest
abi
l
ityoft
heshi
pist
her
esponsi
bil
i
tyof

t
hedeckof
fi
cer
swhohav
egui
dingmanual
sjustasEngi
neer
shav
egui
ding

manual
sondi
ff
erentmachi
nesont
heshi
p.Hesai
dbal
l
asti
sper
for
medat

t
hebegi
nni
ngoft
hej
our
neyandcanbeper
for
medonanypor
twher
ethe

47
Chi
efOf
fi
cerdet
ermi
nesi
tisnecessar
ytodoso. Hesai
dhedi
dnot

r
ecei
veanydi
rect
ivet
oper
for
m bal
l
astatBukobaoratKemondoBay
.He

al
sost
atedt
hathehadnev
err
ecei
vedanyor
dert
oper
for
m bal
l
astonMV.

Bukoba and di
d notknow i
fMV Bukoba had bal
l
astf
oral
lloadi
ng

condi
ti
ons.

Whenexami
nedbyt
hiscour
t,t
heChi
efEngi
neerst
atedwhenhewas

ondut
yhedi
dnotr
ecei
veanyor
der
sregar
dingt
hef
il
li
ngofwat
eri
nthe

t
anksandwhenhel
efthi
sposi
ti o2nd Engi
ont neerYUSUFMASHI
MBA no

suchi
nst
ruct
ionshadbeengi
ven.

LAURENTI he2nd Engi

DUDUt neer(
PW31)t
oldt
hiscour
tthathewas

assi
gnedt
oMV.Bukobai
nMar
ch1996. Hesai
dtheCapt
ainwas1st

accusedandPW30hast
heChi
efEngi
neerwhi
l
eYUSUFMASHI
MBAnow

he2nd Engi
deceased,wast neer
.Hesai
dtheyhadt
hreeassi
stant
sint
he

engi
ner
oom cal
l
ed“
mot
ormen”
.Whenhewasassi
gnedt
oMV.Bukobahe

wasnott
oldofanypr
obl
emsont
heshi
pal
thoughi
twassai
dithad

st
abi
l
itypr
obl
ems.

Hesai
dthecapaci
tyofMV.Bukobawast
ocar
ry400passenger
sand

85 t
onsofcar
go. Hest
ated t
hatMV.Bukobat
imet
abl
ewast
o sai
l

bet
weenMwanza,
Por
tBel
landKi
sumuPor
tsandhi
sdut
iesas1stEngi
neer

48
wasmai
ntenanceandr
epai
rofmachi
neont
heshi
pandt
oper
for
m any

speci
fi
cissuesassi
gnedbyt
heChi
efengi
neer
,PW30.Hesai
dhedi
dnot

exper
ienceanypr
obl
emsonMVBukobawhensai
l
ing bet
weenMwanza,

Por
tBel
landKi
sumupor
ts. Hesai
dtheshi
pdi
dst
opoper
ati
onst
o

under
gost
abi
l
ityt
est
s.Heandot
herdeckof
fi
cer
swer
epr
esentdur
ingt
he

t
est
s.Hesai
ddur
ingt
het
est
sanumberoft
hem wer
eduet
obel
ow,t
he

shi
pbehav
edbuthedi
dnotknowt
het
echni
cal
val
ueoft
het
est
s.

Hesai
dhesawt
heshi
ptanksbei
ngf
il
ledat
estper
for
medbydeck

of
fi
cer
sincol
l
abor
ati
onwi
tht
heEngi
neRoom.Hesai
dthet
estwast
o

det
ermi
net
heamountofwat
eri
nthet
anks.Het
oldt
hecour
tthatsomeof

t
hecapst
othe“
soundi
ngpi
pes”ofsomeoft
het
ankscoul
dnotbeopened

andast
her
esul
t,notal
lthet
ankswer
esubj
ect
edt
othe“
soundi
ngt
est
”.

Af
tert
he“
soundi
ngt
est
”ther
ewast
hef
il
li
ngoft
ankswi
thwat
erandt
her
e

wasal
sot
heuseofbr
icksandt
aki
ngmeasur
ement
s.Hesai
dthet
estwas

car
ri
edoutatSout
hPor
t,Nor
thPor
tandKar
umo.Hest
atedt
hatt
het
est
s

wer
etoest
abl
i
sht
heext
entt
owhi
chMV.Bukobal
eanedt
owar
dst
hewat
er.

Hesai
dtheexer
ciset
ookaboutsev
enday
s. Hesai
dhedi
dnotknow

whet
hert
heexper
tsadv
isedt
hatMV.Bukobashoul
dnotoper
ate.

The1stEngi
neerst
atedt
hatMV.Bukobar
esumedi
tsoper
ati
onson

12th May1996andt
heShi
psai
l
edt
oPor
tBel
ltwot
imesandt
oPor
t

49
Ki
sumuonet
ime.Hesai
dinal
ltheset
ri
psMV.Bukobasai
l
ednor
mal
l
y.

Het
oldt
hiscour
tthataf
tert
heset
ri
psMV.Bukobawasassi
gnedt
osai
lto

Bukobat
orepl
aceMV.Vi
ctor
ia,
whi
chwasunder
goi
ngr
epai
rs.Het
oldt
his

cour
tthatMV.Bukobasai
l
edf
rom Mwanz
atoBukobav
iaKemondoBayon

19th May1996.Hesai
dtheshi
plef
tMwanzaat10.
00p.
m andhedi
dnot

not
iceanypr
obl
em i
nthi
sshi
p.Hewentont
osayt
hathel
eftBukobaon

MV.Bukobaon20thMay1996atabout9.
00pm.Hesai
dhedi
dnotgetany

i
nst
ruct
ionsbef
orel
eav
ingBukobat
ofi
l
lwat
eri
ntheshi
pforbal
l
ast
.He

sai
daf
tert
hest
abi
l
ityt
est
sbyt
heBel
gianexper
tst
heyr
emov
edt
hewat
er

f
rom t
wot
anksandt
hesi
tuat
ionoft
hewat
eri
nthet
anksr
est
oredt
othe

posi
ti
onbef
oret
het
est
s.

Thef
ir
stEngi
neerwentont
osayt
hatwhenMV.Bukobal
eftBukoba

on20/
5/96,
hewasont
heshi
p.Ont
hatdayhewasondut
yfr
om 4.
00pm

anddi
dnotl
eav
etheshi
p.Hewasondut
yupt
o8.
00pm.Hesai
dhe

f
oundt
hepassengersi
tuat
ionatBukobanor
malandpassenger
smov
ed

aboutt
heshi
past
heynor
mal
l
ydobef
oredepar
tur
e.Hesai
dMV.Bukoba

l
eftBukoba at9.
00pm andt
heChi
efEngi
neerPW30wasondut
yint
he

engi
ner
oom. Theyar
ri
vedatKemondoBayat10.
00pm wher
ecar
go

consi
sti
ngofbananasandbeanswasl
oaded.Hesai
damot
orv
ehi
cl
ehad

beenl
oadedatBukoba.Hewentont
osayt
hatMV.Bukobal
eftKemondo

50
Bayat11.
00pm.

Hesai
dthatatKemondohewentoutoft
heshi
p.Hesai
dhedi
dnot

know who was super

visi
ng t
he l
oadi
ng ofcar
go and passenger
s at

KemondoBay
.Hest
atedt
hatwhenMV.Bukobawasl
eav
ingKemondoi
t

l
eanedal
i
ttl
etot
her
ight(
starl
oad)andt
henr
etur
nedt
onor
malposi
ti
on.

Hesai
dwhent
heshi
plef
tKemondohewasi
nthecor
ri
dorofFi
rstCl
ass

andaf
tert
heshi
plef
tthePor
thewentt
osl
eepi
nhi
scabi
nwhi
ch wasat

t
hesamel
evel
ast
hef
ir
stcl
asscabi
ns.

Hesai
dhesl
eptwi
thoutexper
ienci
nganypr
obl
emsbutwhenhe

wentt
othet
oil
etat2.
00am hehear
dpassenger
ssay
ingt
hatt
heshi
phad

sway
edal
ot. Hesai
dwhenhehadbeenondut
yther
ehadbeenno

pr
obl
ems and t
her
e wer
e no or
der
s gi
ven r
egar
ding bal
l . The 1st
ast

Engi
neersai
dhewentondut
yagai
nat4.
00am butdi
dnotexper
ienceany

pr
obl
em unt
ilabout7.
45am.whent
heshi
pleanedt
other
ightandt
hen

suddenl
ytot
hel
eftandcapsi
zed.Hesai
dwhent
heshi
psway
edhel
eft

t
heengi
ner
oom andashewasl
eav
ingt
heengi
ner
oom,
theshi
pcapsi
zed.

Hesai
dhej
umpedi
ntot
hewat
erandcl
i
mbedont
othe“
keel
”oft
heshi
p

whi
chwast
henf
aci
ngupwar
ds.Headdedbysay
ingt
hatMV.BUTI
AMA

wast
hef
ir
stshi
ptoar
ri
veatt
hesceneoft
heacci
dent
.Hesai
dtheChi
ef

Engi
neeri
sresponsi
blef
orbal
l
astandt
heCapt
ainast
heov
eral
linchar
ge,

51
wassupposedt
oknowaboutbal
l
ast
.

Two sai
l
ors ofMV.Bukoba who wer
e on t
he l
astv
oyage gav
e

ev
idences. Thesewer
eSHABAN HASSAN NDEGE PW3 and NI
COLAS

STANSLAUSMUTUNGIPW5.

SHABANHASSANNDEGEPW3t
oldt
hecour
tthathewasempl
oyed

byt
heMar
ineDi
vi
si oron6th Jul
onofTRCasasai
l y1983. Hehadno

f
ormalt
rai
ningbutl
ear
nedont
hej
ob.Hi
sdut
ieswer
etot
hrow outt
he

r
opest
osecur
etheshi
pwheni
tget
stopor
tandassi
stst
heQuar
ter

Mast
erandt
heof
fi
ceronwat
cht
ospotanyunusualobj
ect
sont
hewat
er

f
rom t
he br
idge. Somet
imes he hel
ps t
o handl
ethe wheelget
ti
ng

i
nst
ruct
ionsf
rom t
heof
fi
ceraswat
chont
hedegr
eest
otur
nthewheel
.

Hesai
dhewasasai
l
oronMV.Bukobai
nMay1996.Hesai
dhesaw

t
heshi
pwheni
tl tMwanzaon19thMay
ef ,1996andar
ri
vedatBukobaPor
t
t
h
on20 May1996i
nthemor
ningatabout7.
30am.Hesai
dMV.Bukoba

l
eftBukobaon20thMay1996atabout9.
00pm.Andhewasatt
heent
rance

oft
heshi
pwi
thanot
hersai
l
orassi
sti
ngol
dpeopl
eandot
herpassenger
s

whower
ecar
ryi
ngbags.Hesai
dhedi
dnotknow how manypassenger
s

gotont
heshi
patBukobaasi
twasnott
hei
rdut
yassai
l
ors.Hesai
dthe

numberofpassenger
sont
heshi
pwasnotext
raor
dinar
y.Hesai
dtheshi
p

ar
ri
vedatKemondoat9.
30pm andhewasont
hedeckandwasabl
eto
52
seet
hepor
t.Hesai
dpassenger
sgotont
heshi
patKemondoandt
her
e

wasal
soCar
goconsi
sti
ngofbananasbutt
hecar
gowasnotbi
g.Hesai
d

hesaw aBankmot
orv
ehi
cleont
heshi
p. Hesai
dwhent
heshi
plef
t

Kemondohedi
dnotseeany
thi
ngunusualandhewentt
osl
eepf
rom 10.
00

pm.Hesai
dhewokeupat6.
00am.andwentt
othebat
hroom.Het
hen

r
etur
nedt
othecabi
ntodr
essr
eadyt
ogoondeckwhent
heshi
psuddenl
y

l
eanedt
othel
eftandt
hent
other
ightandcapsi
zedt
otheupsi
dedown.

Hest
atedt
hathewasonhi
swayt
othedeckwhent
heshi
psway
ed

andheandhi
sfel
l
owsai
l
oroneJUMANNEI
DDIwhoi
snowdead,st
art
ed

t
hrowi
ngl
i
fej
acket
stopassenger
s.Hesai
dheal
sot
ookal
i
fej
acketand

j
umpedi
ntot
hewat
er.Het
hensawMV.But
iamacomi
ngt
othesceneof

t
heacci
dent
.

NI
CHOLAUSSTANSLASMUTUNGIPW4 Li
kePW3wasal
soasai
l
orwho

wasonMV.Bukobaont
hef
atef
ult
ri
pandhi
sev
idencewassi
mil
art
othat

ofPW3.

Anumberofpassenger
s(10)whower
eonMV.Bukobaoni
tsl
astt
ri
p

t
oMwanzaandsur
viv
edt
heacci
dent
,gav
eev
idence.Thesewer
eYAHAYA

ATHUMANIRUSHAKA (
PW5)
,ANAF HUSSEI
NIBRAHI
M PUNJA (
PW7)

,
MLAGE KUTEMBA MELEMBO (
PW8)
,LAURENSI
A EMANUEL (
PW9)
,

GULAM ATMAN (
PW10) ZABRON KASI
NDI
RANO (
PW14)
,NOVATUS

53
KAI
LOMA (
PW5)
,MOHAMED NZELELA (
PW18)
,CLEOPHAS JOSEPH

(
PW20)andMUGANDAVEDASTUSPW (
21)
.

Yahay
aAt
humanRushaka(
PW5)sai
don20/
5/96hewasi
nBukoba

andwai
tedt
oret
urnt
oMwanzaashel
i
vedi
nBwi
ru.Heboughtat
icketat

10. twasa3rd cl
00am atBukoba,i asst
icketNo.01742.Hesai
dtheshi
p

hadar
ri
vedandi
twasMV.Bukoba.Heboar
dedt
heshi
pat9.
00pm andhe

sai
dtheshi
pwasl
eani
ngt
othel
eftwhi
chhesai
dwasnotnor
mali
nhi
s

exper
ience.Hesai
dhef
oundsomepassenger
sal
readyont
heshi
p.He

t
oldt
hecour
tthatpassenger
sent
eri
ngt
heshi
pwer
ebei
ngl
i
nedupi
na

queue ofa si
ngl
eli
ne and t
he queue was bei
ng super
vised byTRC

empl
oyeesandonePol
i
ceof
fi
cer
.Hesai
dthatt
henumberofpassenger
s

hesaw wasnor
malandwhenheent
eredt
heshi
phewasaskedt
oshow

hi
sti
cket
.Af
terent
eri
ngt
hegat
ether
ewasnof
urt
herchecki
ng.

Hest
atedt
hatwhenhewasent
eri
ngt
heshi
phesaw acar
goof

bananaswhi
chhesai
dwer
enotmany
. Hesai
dhesaw somepol
i
ce

of
fi
cer
sinuni
for
m att
heBukobaPor
tandhedi
dnotseeanycommot
ion

att
hePor
tamongpassenger
s.Hesai
dtheshi
psai
l
edt
oKemondowher
e

i
tpi
ckedupacar
goofbananasandpassenger
s.Hesai
dthatnumberof

passenger
swhogotont
heshi
pwasnor
malbuthecoul
dnotsayhow

manyt
heywer
e. Whent
heshi
plef
tBukobaPor
thedi
dnotnot
iceany

54
pr
obl
em andwheni
tlef
tKemondoBayi
tti
l
tedsl
i
ght
lyt
othel
eftbut

empl
oyeesofTRCont
heshi
ptol
dhi
mthet
il
ti
ngwasnor
mal
.

Hesai
dont
hewayheaskedwhyt
heshi
pwassway
ingt
oonesi
de,

andhewast
oldt
hatt
her
ewasonebal
l
astt
ankwhi
chhadbeenempt
iedof

wat
er.Hewentt
othesal
oonat11.
00pm andwhi
l
ehewast
her
etheshi
p

suddenl
ysway
edandar
efr
iger
atori
nthesal
oonf
elldownaswel
las

bot
tl
eswhi
chwer
eont
het
abl
es.Hesai
dther
ewer
eot
herpassenger
sin

t
hesal
oonbuthegotscar
edandcl
i
mbedt
otheupperdeckbecauset
her
e

wer
eli
fej
acket
sther
ejusti
ncaseanacci
dentoccur
red.Hesai
dther
e

wer
eot
herpeopl
eont
hedecki
ncl
udi
ngpol
i
ceof
fi
cer
swhower
eguar
ding

someboxes. Thewi
tnesssai
dat5.
00am i
nthemor
ninghesai
dhi
s

pr
ayer
sashenor
mal
l
ydoesev
erymor
ningatt
hatt
ime.Af
terf
ini
shi
nghi
s

pr
ayer
shesawot
herpeopl
eput
ti
ngonl
i
fej
acket
s.Hesai
dtheshi
pwas

sway
ingf
rom onesi
det
otheot
her
.Hesai
dhewasscar
edandaskedf
ora

l
i
fej
acketwhi
chwaspr
ovi
dedbyonepol
i
ceof
fi
cer
.Hesai
dther
ewer
e

empl
oyeesoft
heshi
pont
hedeckwhot
oldt
hem nott
owor
ryandt
hati
f

t
her
ewasapr
obl
em t
heywoul
dinst
ructt
hem t
oputonl
i
fej
acket
s.He

sai
dtheseoccur
redat7.
30am.Hesai
daf
tert
heassi
stanceher
etur
ned

t
hel
i
fej
acketandt
hent
heshi
psuddenl
ywei
ghedt
other
ightandheagai
n

gr
abbedal
i
fej
acketandcl
i
mbedup,usi
ngt
hel
eftsi
deoft
heshi
past
he

55
shi
pcont
inuedt
ocapsi
ze.Hesai
dtheshi
pcapsi
zedbet
ween7.
45and

8.
00am.

Hesai
dhesawpeopl
eandbunchesofbananasf
loat
ingar
oundand

peopl
ecr
yingoutf
orhel
p.Het
oldt
hecour
tthatot
hershi
psar
ri
vedatt
he

sceneandMV.But
iamawast
hef
ir
stshi
pMV.ont
hescene.Lat
erot
her

shi
psl
i
keMV.Vi
ctor
iaandt
heKamangaFer
ryar
ri
ved. Hesai
dhewas

r
escuedatar
ound11.
00am.byaboatf
rom MV.Vi
ctor
iawhi
cht
ookhi
mto

anot
hershi
pwhi
chbr
oughthi
m ashor
e.

MUNAFHUSSEI
NIBRAHI
M PUNJA (
PW7)sai
don18/
5/96hel
eft

Mwanzaf
orBukobaont
heshi
pMV.Bukobaandt
rav
eledon3rdcl
l ass.He

sai
dhehadboughtat
ickethi
msel
fat11.
00a.
m andt
heshi
plef
tMwanza

at10.
00.hesai
dhedi
dnotnot
iceanypr
obl
em exceptt
hatt
heshi
pwas

l
eani
ngt
oonesi
de.Hesai
dhehadt
rav
ell
edonMV.Bukobamanyt
imes

butt
heonl
yti
mehenot
icedt
heshi
pleani
ngt
oonesi
de. Hesai
dMV.

Bukobaar
ri
vedatBukobaat7.
154am buthedi
dnotknowt
heexactt
ime

ashewasasl
eep.Hewentont
osayt
hathewenthomeandat3.
00pm

askedhi
sassi
stantt
ogot
othepor
ttobuya3rdcl
asst
icketont
heshi
pfor

hi
sret
urnt
oMwanza.Hesai
dheboar
dedt
heshi
patar
ound9.
25pm.He

sai
datt
heCust
omsAr
eahesawmanypeopl
e.

Het
oldt
hecour
tthathesawt
hePor
tOf
fi
cerofBukoba whoi
sthe

56
3rd accusedatt
he3rd gat
e.Hesai
dheknewhi
m ashewer
etot
rav
elv
ia

BukobaPor
t dhesaw3rdaccusedt
.Hesai alki
ngt
otheCapt
ain Mr
.Rume

s1st accusedandhegr
whoi eet
edt dheasked3rdaccusedas
hem.Hesai

t
owhent
hisshi
pwoul
ddepar
tandhet
oldhi
mitwasat9.
00pm.

Hesai
dhesawsomepassenger
sbei
ngpr
event
edf
rom boar
dingt
he

shi
p.Hesai
dhecoul
dnotsayi
fther
ewer
etoomanypassenger
s.Het
old

t
hecour
tthatwhent
heshi
plef
tBukoba,
hewasi
nthecor
rdorof1stcl
i ass

andhedi
dnotseeanypassenger
sst
ruggl
i
ngt
ogetont
heshi
p.Hesai
d

t
hatwhenMV.Bukobar
eachedKemondoBay
,hewasont
hesi
def
aci
ng

t
hePor
t.Hesai
dhesawbananas,acarandpassenger
sbei
ngl
oadedon

t
hisshi
pbuthecoul
dnott
ell
howmanypassenger
swer
eatKemondo.

Thewi
tnesssai
datKemondohesaw t
wopassenger
sDAVI
D and

MUTAYOBAwhatheknew wer
ebusi
nessmenatBukoba.Theyt
oldhi
m

t
hatt
heyhadbeenpr
event
edt
oboar
dtheshi
patBukobaandt
heyhad

t
akenat
axit
oKemondo.Hest
atedt
hatwhent
heshi
plef
tforMwanza,i
t

wassway
ingf
rom l
eftt
other
ight
.Hesai
databout12.
30pm hewentt
o

t
heDi
nni
ngSal
oonandboughtsoda.Hest
ayedt
her
eforquar
teranhour
,

andwhi
l
ehewast
her
ehesawcr
atesofsodaf
allaswel
lasar
efr
iger
ator
.

Whenhesawt
hingsf
all
i
nghewentt
othebr
idgewher
ehesl
eptand woke

57
upat6.
45am i
nthemor
ningof21stMay1996.Hesai
dhewentt
othe

bat
hroom t
obr
ushhi
steet
handast
imepassed,passenger
swer
ecomi
ng

upt
othebr
idge.

Hesai
dhel
eftt
hebr
idgeandf
oundanof
fi
ceroft
heshi
pcal
l
edSAI
D

t
ell
i
ngaboutf
ourpeopl
ewhower
eont
hecor
ri
dorofFi
rstCl
asst
omov
eto

t
her
ight
.Hesai
dhewasnotor
der
ingt
hem butt
ell
i
ngt
hem andhedi
dnot

knowwhy
.At7.
45am hewentagai
ntot
hebr
idgeandt
heshi
psway
edt
o

t
her
ightandt
hent
othel
eftandhesai
dhef
oundhi
msel
fint
hewat
er.He

sai
dhesaw al
i
fej
acketf
loat
ingaboutandswam t
oitbutast
her
ewer
e

ot
herpassenger
sst
ruggl
i
ngf
ort
hel
i
fej
ackethel
efti
tabov
eandswum.

Hesawhi
sassi
stantoneRAZAKhangi
ngont
hebackoft
heshi
phol
dinga

l
i
fej
acketwhi
chheaskedRAZAKt
othr
ow i
ttowar
dshi
m andt
henhe

swam t
owar
dst
heshi
pandcl
i
mbedupt
othebackoft
heshi
p.Hesai
dhe

saw bananasandpeopl
efl
oat
ingar
ound i
ncl
udi
nganumberofdead

peopl
e.

Heendedbysay
ingt
hatMV.But
iamacamet
othesceneandal
so

ot
hershi
psi
ncl
udi
ngMV.Vi
ctor
ia.PW8MI
AGAKUTEMAMELEMBOsai
d

on20th May1996hesai
l
edonMV.Bukobaf
rom Bukobat
oMwanza.He

sai
dhear
ri
vedatBukobat
ownf
rom Kany
igoatabout3.
00pm andbought

at
hir
dcl
ass t
icket
. Hesai
dheal
soboughtt
hreeot
hert
icket
sfort
he

58
chi
l
drenofhi
sber
eav
edf
ri
end.Hesai
dthechi
l
drenwer
eAI
DESBERNADO,

I
SHABAKIwhower
e16y
ear
sol
d,REGASI
RABERNADOI
SHEBAKIaged12

andMWENEZIBERNADOI
SHEBAKIaged10.Hesai
dwhenhewasbuy
ing

ot
hert
icket
s,t
her
ewer
eot
herpeopl
eal
sobuy
ingt
icket
s.Hesai
dhewas

wi
tht
hechi
l
drenandaf
terbuy
ingt
het
icket
shewentt
otownandcome

backat8.
00pm.Hesai
dhef
oundt
heshi
pint
hepor
tandboar
dedi
twi
th

t
hechi
l
dren.Hest
atedt
hatt
heywer
eshowi
ngt
icket
sbef
oreent
eri
ngt
he

shi
pandt
her
ewer
emanypeopl
est
andi
ngi
naqueuebuthecoul
dnott
ell

howmanyt
heywer
e.

Hesai
dheent
er he3rd cl
edt assar
eabutdi
dnotst
ayt
her
ebutwent

t
otheupperdeckwher
ether
ewassomecar
go.Hesai
dwhenhewasi
n

queue he di
d notl
ook back t
o see i
fther
e wer
e passenger
s bei
ng

pr
esent
edf
rom ent
eri
ngt
heshi
p.Hesai
dhef
oundt
hepassenger
sont
he

shi
pandt
heshi
plef
tBukobaPor
t atabout9.
30pm.Hesai
dtheshi
p

hoot
edt
wicebef
oredepar
tur
e.Hest
atedt
hatwhent
heshi
plef
tpor
the

not
icedi
twasl
eani
ngt
oonesi
de.Hesai
dtheshi
psai
l
edt
oKemondo

wher
e ot
herpassenger
s boar
ded t
he shi
p. He sai
dthe numberof

passenger
swhoboar
dedMV.BukobaatKemondowasj
ustav
erageand

Car
gomanybananaswasal
sol
oaded.PW9LAURENSI
AEMANUELgav
e

ev
idencet
haton20/
5/1996shear
ri
vedatBukobaCampusar
eaat4.
00pm

59
andboughtat
hir
dcl
asst
ickett
otr
avelt
oMwanza.Whenpur
chasi
ngt
he

t
ickett
her
ewer
eot
herpeopl
eal
sobuy
ingt
icket
s.Af
terbuy
ingt
het
icket

hewenthomeandcamebackat8.
00pm. Att
hegat
ehemetpeopl
e

ent
eri
ngwi
tht
hei
rluggagesay
ingt
hati
thadbeendi
ff
icul
ttot
rav
elast
he

shi
pwasf
ull
.Meanwhi
l
e,t
her
ewer
eot
herpassenger
sboar
dingt
heshi
p

andt
hepr
ocedur
ewast
oshowt
icket
sbef
orebei
ngal
l
owedt
oboar
dthe

shi
p.

Thewi
tnesssai
dthatbet
ween1.
00am and2.
00am hef
ell

asl
eepandwokeupatsunr
isear
ound6.
00am andf
oundt
hesi
tuat
ionon

t
heshi
pwascal
m.Hesai
dhewentt
othet
oil
ett
owashandashecame

out
,hemetsomeoneatt
hedoorwhoaskedhi
mtowai
tforhi
m. Hesai
d

whi
l
ehewaswai
ti
ngf
ort
heman,t
heshi
psuddenl
yleanedt
othel
eft

t
owar
dst
hewat
erandpeopl
est
art
edr
unni
ngt
owar
dst
her
ightsi
de.He

st
atedt
hathecl
i
mbedt
othedeckandt
ogett
her
ehehadt
ocl
i
mbon

bananasandt
heshi
psankandhef
oundhi
msel
ffl
oodi
ngont
hebananas.

Hesai
dhewasr
escuedwi
thf
ourot
her
sbyaboatandputonMV.But
iama

whi
chhadj
ustar
ri
ved.

PW10GULAM ATHMAN sai

don20/
5/96hel
eftKemachumu

f
orKemondot
obuyat
icketf
orMwanzawher
ehewasgoi
ngt
obuygas.

Hesai
dheboughtasecondcl
asst
icketandwentt
oBukobat
opi
ckupa

60
gascy
li
nderwhi
chhel
oadedatBukobaPor
tandr
etur
nedt
oKemondoas

hewasnotal
l
owedt
oboar
dtheshi
patBukoba.Hesai
dhi
sti
cketwasf
or

boar
dingatKemondo.

Hest
atedt
hatt
her
ewer
eot
herpassenger
swhower
eal
so

r
efusedt
oboar
dtheshi
patBukobapor
tandt
hef
iveoft
hem t
ookat
axit
o

KemondoBaywher
etheyar
ri
vedat10.
00pm bef
oreMV.Bukobahad

ar
ri
ved.Hesai
dhesawot
herpassenger
swai
ti
ngandest
imat
edt
hem t
o

beabout200passenger
s.Af
terboar
dingt
heshi
phewasnotabl
etoseei
f

t
her
ewer
eanypassenger
swhower
est
oppedf
rom boar
ding t
heshi
pat

Bukoba.Hesai
dhi
sti
cketwasf
orboar
dingatKemondo.

Hest
atedt
hatt
her
ewer
eot
herpassenger
swhower
eal
so

r
efusedt
oboar
dtheshi
patBukobapor
tandt
hef
iveoft
hem t
ookat
axit
o

Kemondo Baywher
ehear
ri
ved at10.
00 pm.bef
oreMV.Bukobahad

ar
ri
ved.Hesai
dhesawot
herpassenger
swai
ti
ngandest
imat
edt
hem t
o

beabout200passenger
s.Af
terboar
dingt
heshi
phewasnotabl
etoseei
f

t
her
ewer
eanypassenger
swhower
est
oppedf
rom boar
dingt
heshi
p.

Hest
atedt
hathest
ayedont
hecor
ri
dorandwheni
tbecame

col
dhemov
edt
othebackoft
heshi
pwhi
chhesai
dwaswar
merbecause

oft
heheatf
rom t
heengi
ner
oom.Hesai
dtheshi
pwassway
ingf
rom r
ight

t
olef
tandt
henst
abi
l
isi
ng.Hesai
dthatwhi
l
ehewasont
hatpar
toft
he

61
shi
phesawanempl
oyeef
il
li
ngwat
eri
ntot
het
ankoft
heshi
p.PW10sai
d

he t
alked t
othe empl
oyee who t
old hi
m t
hathi
s name was YUSUF

MASHI
MBA.PW1st
atedt
hatheaskedt
heempl
oyeewhyhewasput
ti
ng

wat
eri
ntot
het
ankandhet
oldPW10t
hati
fhedi
dnotdosot
heshi
pwoul
d

notr
eachi
tsdest
inat
ion.Hesai
dthesai
dYUSUFUMASHI
MBAr
emai
ned

att
hespotunt
il4.
00pm andhet
oldPW10t
hathewasgoi
ngt
osl
eep.He

sai
dtheshi
pleanedt
other
ightandwat
erwascomi
ngi
ntot
heshi
p,sohe

mov
edt
othebackoft
heshi
pandt
henextt
otheengi
ner
oom wher
ehe

f
oundanot
herempl
oyeeondut
y.PW10sai
dheaskedt
hisempl
oyeewhy

hewasnotput
ti
ngwat
eri
ntot
hepi
pel
i
keYUSUFMASHI
MBAdi
dbutt
he

empl
oyeekeptqui
et.Hesai
dhewentt
othebackoft
heshi
pwher
ethe

r
opeswer
epl
aced.Hest
atedt
hatwhi
l
etheywer
eont
heshi
ptheywer
e

notgi
venanysaf
etyi
nst
ruct
ions.Hesai
dtheshi
pleanedoni
tssi
det
othe

r
ightandt
hent
oit
slef
tsi
deandcapsi
zed. Hesai
dbef
oret
heshi
p

capsi
zedhehadgonet
othet
oil
eti
ntheopendeck..Hesai
datt
hispar
t

hef
oundot
herpeopl
eandheadv
isedt
hem t
hatt
heyshoul
dal
lgot
othe

hi
gherdeckwher
ether
ewer
eli
fej
acket
sandhesai
dhedi
str
ibut
edl
i
fe

j
acket
stot
hem.Hesai
daf
terhehadi
ssuedoutj
acket
sthepeopl
elef
tand

hewasl
eftwi
thonewomanZENAT.Hesai
ditwasatt
hist
imet
hatt
he

shi
pleanedt
oit
slef
tsi
deandcapsi
zed.Hesai
dhehear
danoi
sel
i
kean

62
expol
oti
onandhe/
washol
dingont
othesai
l
ingsoft
heshi
pwhi
chbecame

hotandher
eleasedt
hesai
l
ingsandf
elli
ntot
hewat
er.Hesai
dhewas

r
escuedbyf
isher
menwhocamei
nboat
s.

ZABRON KASI
NDI
RANOgav
eev
idenceasPW14.Hesai
don

20/
5/96het
rav
ell
edf
rom Bukobat
oMwanzaonMVBukoba.Hesai
dhe

pur
chasedat
hir
dcl
asst
icketat5.
00pm ont
hatdayandhef
oundot
her

passenger
sbuy
ing t
icket
s.Hesai
dtheywer
emany
.Hesai
dhebr
ought

hi
scar
goat4.
30pm andhewasst
oppedbecausehewasl
atei
nbr
ingi
ng

i
nthecar
go.Hesai
dher
equest
edt
heempl
oyeest
oal
l
owhi
scar
goi
nand

t
heyagr
eed.Thecar
gowast
henwei
ghedandl
oadedi
ntheshi
p.

Hest
atedt
hatheboar
dedt
heshi
pat9.
00pm andhesai
dhe

st
oodont
hedeckwhent
heshi
plef
tBukobaPor
tandhesawabi
gnumber

ofpassenger
swhohadbeenl
eftbehi
nd.PW14sai
dhedi
dnotgot
othe3rd

cl
assbecausei
twasf
ullofpeopl
eandhewentt
ost
ayi
nthedi
ningsal
oon

wher
ehef
oundot
herpeopl
esomesi
tt
ingandot
her
sst
andi
ng.

Hesai
dtheshi
p ar
ri
ved atKemondo at10.
00 pm and he

r
etur
nedt
othedeckf
rom wher
ehecoul
dseeacar
goofbananasont
he

Por
tandt
hecar
gowasl
oadedont
heshi
p.Hesai
dhewassur
pri
sedt
o

seehi
sin-
lawoneFRANCI
SJUSTI
SUKAGANJIatKemondoashehadl
eft

hi
m atBukoba. Hest
atedt
hathi
sin-
law t
oldhi
mthathemanagedt
o

63
sneakt
hrough wi
thouta t
icketatKemondo. He sai
dthe l
oadi
ng of

bananasatKemondowashaphazar
dandhedi
dnotseeanyof
fi
cerf
rom

t
heshi
psuper
visi
ngt
hey
oungmenwhower
eloadi
ngt
hebananas.Het
old

t
hiscour
tthathewentbackt
othesal
oonandt
ri
edt
ogoupont
het
abl
e

buti
tbecamedi
ff
icul
tbecauset
heshi
pwasmov
ingupanddown(
rol
l
ing)
.

Hesai
dhesaw adr
um f
loat
ingi
nwat
eri
nthecor
ri
dorbutdi
dnotknow

howt
hewat
erhadcomei
n.Hesai
dtheshi
psai
l
edl
eani
ngf
rom onesi
de

t
otheot
herunt
ilmor
ning.

Het
oldt
hiscour
tthatat7.
00am hehear
dthenewsont
heshi
p

andaf
tert
henewst
heshi
pwasl
eani
ngbadl
ytoonesi
deandacer
tai
n

y
oungmancamet
osayt
hatt
heyshoul
dputonl
i
fej
acket
sbecauset
he

si
tuat
ionwasbad. Hesai
dhedi
dnott
akeal
i
fej
acketbecausesome

womenwhower
epr
esentbooedt
hey
oungmansay
inghewasacowar
d.

Hest
atedt
hathecl
i
mbedt
otheupperdeckandbananasst
art
edt
orol
lof
f

t
heshi
pfr
om t
hedeckandpeopl
ewer
erol
l
ingf
rom onesi
det
otheot
her

maki
ngnoi
se.Theshi
pleanedt
otheopposi
tesi
deandcapsi
zedandhe

f
oundhi
msel
fint
hewat
erwher
ehecaughtonar
opeandt
henr
eacheda

l
i
fej
acketandl
aterhewasr
escuedbyf
isher
menwi
thboat
sbef
oreMV.

But
iamaar
ri
vedandt
ookhi
m ashor
e.

Apar
tfr
om NOVATUSKAI
LAOWAPW15whocl
aimedt
ohav
e

64
t
rav
ell
ed on second cl
ass on a t
icketpur
chased by hi
s br
othert
he

r
emai
ningpassenger
swhogav
eev
idenceMOHAMEDMZELELA(
PW18)
,

CLEOPHAS JOSEPH (
PW20)and MUGANGA VEDASTUS (
PW21)gav
e

si
mil
arev
idence.Theyal
lpur
chasedt
hir
dcl
asst
icket
sar
ound3.
00pm on

20/
5/96andt
rav
ell
edonMV.Bukobaont
hesamedayandwer
eresscued

af
tert
heacci
dent
. Theyal
lst
atedt
hatt
heyhadnodi
ff
icul
tyi
nget
ti
ng

t
icket
sont
hatday
.

FourTRC empl
oyeeswor
kingatBukobaandKemondoBaypor
ts

gav
eev
idenceont
hesal
eoft
icket
sforpassenger
sandl
oadi
ngofcar
go

onMV.Bukobaf
ort
hatf
atef
ulj
our
neywhi
chst
art
edatBukobaon20/
5/96

andendedwi
tht
hecapsi
zi
ngoft
heshi
pint
hemor
ni sof21stMay
nghour ,

1996.

Theempl
oyeesJUMA SEI
F(PW22)andELI
ASI
KIA MGONJA

(
PW23)andMATHEW MATHI
AS(
PW27)wer
est
ati
onedatBukobaPor
t.

PW22JUMASEI
Ftol
dthi
scour
tthathewasaPar
cel
s,Goods

andLuggagecl
erk,whosedut
ywast
owei
ght
hepassenger
s’l
uggageand

par
cel
sconsi
gnedt
hrought
heSuper
vi don20th May
sorofTRC. Hesai

1996hewasst
ati
onedatBukobaPor
tandhewasi
nchar
geoft
hePar
cel
s,

GoodsandLuggagesect
ion. Het
est
if
iedt
hatont
hatdayt
hegoods

r
ecei
vedandwei
ghedi
ncl
udedbagsofbeans,
bananas,
oneLandr
overand

65
oneMot
orcy
cle-
Trai
l110. Hesai
dthegoodswer
etobet
ranspor
tedt
o

Mwanza.

Hesai
dthepr
ocedur
ewast
oissueLuggaget
icketmadei
n

quadr
upl
i
cat
eandaGoodsWei
ghBi
l
lwasi
ssuedf
orgoodswhi
l
eaPar
cel

Wei
ghBi
l
lwasi
ssuedf
orpar
cel
sandbot
hbi
l
lswer
emadei
nquadr
upl
i
cat
e.

The or
igi
nalwasgi
vent
othecust
omer
,thedupl
i
cat
eisr
etai
nedf
or

audi
ti
ngandt
het
ri
pli
cat
eisat
tachedt
othegoodswhi
l
ethequadr
upl
i
cat
e

r
emai
nedi
nther
ecei
ptbookf
orr
ecor
d. Hesai
dthel
uggaget
icket
,or

Wei
ghtBi
l
lshowst
hename oft
hecust
omer
,dest
inat
ionofgoods,
wei
ght

ofgoods,
feespai
danddescr
ipt
ionoft
hegoods.

Hest
atedt
hataf
teri
ssui
ngt
het
icket
sandWei
ghBi
l
ls,t
he

document
sar
eref
err
edt
otheshi
pcl
erkwhopr
epar
est
heMANI
FEST

cal
l
edt
heGOODSMANI
FESTwhi
chwaspr
epar
edbyELAI
ASI
KIAMGONJA

(
PW23)
.

Het
oldt
hiscour
tthaton20th May
,1996her
ecei
vedgoodswhi
ch

wer
eint
hef
orm ofpar
celwhi
chwasoneLandr
overandt
her
estwer
e

l
uggage.Hesai
dev
ent
hemot
orcy
cleandBananaswer
etr
anspor
tedas

l
uggageandt
hegoodswer
etr
anspor
tedonMV.BUKOBA.Hest
atedt
hat

whenher
ecei
vedt
hegoodsMV.Bukobawasal
readyi
nBukobaPor
t.He

sai
dheknewt
hegoodscar
ryi
ngcapaci
tyofMVBukoba,was85t
ons.He

66
t
oldt
hiscour
tthatt
het
otalgoodswhi
chher
ecei
vedandwei
ghedon

20/
5/96wer
e9t
onsandhei
ssuedr
ecei
ptsf
oral
lthegoods.

Hesai
dhedi
dnott
akepar
tint
hel
oadi
ngoft
hegoodsandt
hat

t
hegoodsbei
ngmost
lyl
uggage,wasl
oadedont
heshi
pbyt
heowner
s,

i
ncl
udi
ngt
heLandr
overwhi
chwasapar
cel
.Hest
atedt
haton20/
5/96t
he

t
imet
abl
ewasf
ort
heShi
pMV.Vi
ctor
iabutt
heywer
etol
dthatMV.Vi
ctor
ia

wasunder
goi
ngr
epai
rs.Hesai
dwhenhear
ri
vedatt
hePor
thef
oundMV.

Bukobahadal
readyar
ri
vedatt
hepor
t.Hesai
dont
hatdayhedi
dnothav
e

anygoodspendi
ngf
rom pr
evi
oust
ri
ps.Het
oldt
hecour
tthathewasnot

r
esponsi
blef
orsel
l
ing passengert
icket
sand t
hatMATHI
AS MATHEW

(
PW27)wast
heonewhowasr
esponsi
blef
orsel
l
ing1st and2nd Cl
ass

t
icket
swhi
l
eJOSHUANDOWAwasr
esponsi
blef
orsel
l
ing3rdcl
asst
icket
s.

I
twi
l
lbenot
edt
hatJOSHUANDOWAwasnotav
ail
abl
etogi
ve

ev
idenceandhehadbeenr
eli
evedofhi
sdut
ies.

The wi
tness sai
d hi
sin-
char
ge was t
he Por
tOf
fi
cerMr
.

ALPHONCESAMBOwhoi
sthe3rdaccused.Hesai
d hedi
dnoti
nfor
mthe

3rd accusedoft
hegoodswhi
chher
ecei
vedt
hatdaybecausehehada

maxi
mum of4ot
onsofgoodswhi
chhecoul
drecei
veatBukoba.Hesai
d

bef
oret
heshi
plef
tt he3rd accusedatt
hatdayhesawt hepor
tsuper
visi
ng

67
act
ivi
ti
esatt
hepor
t.

Uponbei
ngcr
oss-
exami
nedbyMr
.Gal
ati
,PW22st
atedt
hathe

d3rd cl
sol asst
icket
spr
iort
o20/
5/96andheobt
ainedt
het
icket
sfr
om t
he

Por
tOf
fi
cer
.Hesai
dheent
eredt
het
icket
ssol
dandt
hemoneyr
ecei
vedi
n

acer
tai
nbookcal
l
edCOUCHI
NGSUMMARYCASHBOOK”
.Hesai
dent
ri
es

ar
emadei
ntheCouchi
ngSummar
yCashbook,
showst
het
icket
ssol
dona

gi
vendat
eandnott
heact
ual
passenger
swhot
rav
ell
edont
hatdat
e.

PW 23ELI
ASI
IA MGONJA t
oldt
hiscour
tthathei
sacl
erk

empl
oyedbyTRCandhi
sdut
ieswer
etor
ecei
vegoodsunl
oadedf
rom t
he

shi
p,goodst
obet
ranspor
tedonashi
pandal
sot
ocheckpassenger

t
icket
sforpassenger
sdi
sembar
kingf
rom orembar
kingonashi
p.Hesai
d

hest
art
edt
oper
for
mthosedut
iesi
n1968andhewast
ransf
err
edt
o

BukobaPor
tfr
om Kemondoi
nFebr
uar
y1996.Het
oldt
hecour
tthathi
s

super
iorof
fi 3rdaccused.
ceratBukobawasALPHONCESAMBO,

Hesai
dgoodswer
ewei
ghedbyt
hePARCELSCLERKJumaSei
f

PW (
22)whowasseni
ort
ohi
m.Hest
atedt
hathi
sfunct
ionwast
otaket
he

l
uggagecopyoft
hegoodswei
ghed,andpr
epar
eaCar
goMani
festwhi
ch

wasal
lthegoodst
ranspor
tedandt
hewei
ght
. Het
ookt
hedocument
s

pr
epar
edbyPW22andpr
epar
edonecar
goMani
festwhi
chshowst
het
ype

ofgoods,wei
ght
,dest
inat
ionf
rom whi
chal
lgoodsar
ecomi
ngandt
o

68
whi
chdest
inat
iont
heyar
egoi
ngandt
heconsi
gnee. Hesai
daCar
go

Mani
festi
spr
epar
edi
ntr
ipl
i
cat
e,t
heor
igi
nalbei
ngl
eftf
orf
il
ingandt
he

r
emai
ningt
wocopi
es,
toget
herwi
tht
hecopi
es,
toget
herwi
tht
hecopi
esof

t
hedocument
srel
ati
ngt
othegoods,
het
akest
otheSt
eamerCl
erk.

Hesai
dhei
snotr
esponsi
blef
orl
oadi
nggoodsont
heshi
pbut

i
fther
ear
egoodst
obel
oadedbyTRCorcar
ri
edatTRC’
sri
sk,hehands

ov
ert
hepar
cel
stot
heSt
eamerCl
erk.Thewi
tnesssai
don20/
5/96t
her
e

wer
enogoodst
obel
oadedbyTRCort
obecar
ri
edonTRCr
isk.Het
old

t
hecour
tthatt
hecar
goMani
festf
ort
hatdayshowedt
heshi
pcar
ri
ed

8.
891kgsofgoods.

Hesai
dthaton20/
5/96her
epor
tedf
ordut
yat6.
00am andhe

wasexpect
ingt
heshi
pMV.Vi
ctor
iabecauset
het
imet
abl
ewasf
ort
he

ar
ri
valofMV.Vi
ctor
ia.Hesai
dthathesaw t
heshi
pMV.Bukobaar
ri
vi
ng

and hechecked t
het
icket
sofdi
sembar
king passenger
sunt
ilt
hel
ast

passengerl
eftt
heshi
p.Hecompl
etedhi
sinspect
ionat7.
30am.het
hen

i
nspect
edt
hegoodswhi
chwer
ebei
ngembar
kedf
rom t
heshi
punt
il1.
00

pm.Fr
om 2.
00pm hedeal
twi
tht
hegoodswhi
chwer
etobet
ranspor
ted

byt
heshi
punt
il7.
00pm.At7.
30pm passenger
sst
art
edboar
dingt
heshi
p

andhewasatt
hegat
ethr
oughwhi
chpassenger
spassedt
ogetont
he

shi
p. Thewi
tnesst
oldt
hiscour
tthathef
ir
stwentt
o seet
hecl
erk

69
r
esponsi
blef
orsel
l
ingt
icket
soneJOSHUANDOWA,
toobt
aint
henumber
s

oft
het
icket
ssol
dtoenabl
ehi
mtocheckf
aket
icket
s.Hesai
dthi
swasf
or

3rd cl
asst
icket
s.Hesai
dheonl
ytookt he1stt
henumberoft icketsol
dto

passenger
sgoi
ngt
oMwanza.Hesai
dhedi
dnotobt
aint
hel
astnumberof

t
hel
astt
icketsol
dandhedi
dnotcountt
hepassenger
s.Hest
atedt
hat

t
hisoccur
redsomeconnect
ionoft
hegat
ebuti
twascal
cul
atedbyt
he

pol
i
cewhower
eatt
hegat
e.Hesai
ditwasnor
malt
ohav
econnect
ionsat

t
hegat
ebecausepassenger
swer
eanxi
oust
oboar
dtheshi
p.Hewenton

t
o sayt
hatt
heyst
oppedmanypeopl
ewho di
dnothav
eti
cket
sfr
om

boar
dingt
heshi
pbutdi
dnotpr
eventanyper
sonwhohadat
icket
.Hesai
d

i
tist
hepeopl
ewhosai
dtheywer
etol
dtheshi
pwasf
ull
.Thewi
tnesssai
d

hesawt
hePostOf
fcer3rd accusedatt
i hePor
tbef
oreMVBukobal
eftt
he

Por
tofBukoba. Hesai
dJOSHUA NDOWA di
dnoti
nfor
m hi
m oft
he

numberoft
icket
swhi
chhehadsol
d.

PW 27 MATHEW MATHI
AS gav
e ev
idence t
hathe was a

Par
cel
sCl
erkandt
hathewast
ransf
err
edf
rom KemondoBayt
oBukoba

Por
tforasecondt
ime,att
hebegi
nni
ngof1996asaBooki
ngCl
er or1st
kf

and2ndCl
ass.Hi
sdut
ywast
osal
eti
cket
sfor1stand2ndcl
assesaccor
ding

t
othecapaci
tyoft
heshi
p.Hewassel
l
ingsucht
icket
sforal
lshi
ps.He

70
sai
d MV.Bukobahadcapaci
tyf
or36Fi
rstCl or2nd cl
assand44f ass.

Outoft
he36f
orcl
assposi
ti
ons,32wer
ereser
vedf
orBukobaPor
tand4

orKemondoBayand402nd cl
f assf
orBukobaand4f
orKemondoBay
.He

sai
daf
tert
hesel
l
ingt
icket
s,hepr
epar
edt
hePassenger
sMani
festf
or

passengert
rav
ell
i
ngont
hatdayandhandedi
tov
ert
otheSt
eamerCl
erk.

Hesai
dthePassenger
sMani
festwaspr
epar
edi
ntr
ipl
i
cat
e.Hesai
dthe

or
igi
nalanddupl
i
cat
ear
egi
vent
otheSt
eamerCl
erkandt
het
ri
pli
cat
e

r
emai
nsatt
hest
ati
on.Het
oldt
hecour
tthatt
icket
ssol
dfor1stand2nd

cl
assar
erecor
ded i
nthe Reser
vat
ion Bookand t
hecont
ent
soft
he

Reser
vat
ionBookar
ecopi
edi
nthePassenger
sMani
fest
. Hesai
dthe

cont
entoft
her
eser
vat
ionBookandoft
hePassenger
sMani
festar
ethe

same,unl
essapassengercomesaf
tert
heposi
ti
onoft
heMani
festand

t
her
eisr
oom,t
hepassengercanbeent
eredi
ntheMani
festbutwi
l
lnot

appeari
ntheReser
vat
ionBook.

Heal
sost
atedt
hatt
heSt
eamerCl
erkcanal
sosel
lat
ickett
oa

passengeront
hisshi
p,f
orexampl
eifa3rd cl
asspassengerwi
shest
o

changet
hecl
assoft
rav
elandt
her
eisr
oom. Hesai
diti
sther
efor
e

possi
blef
oraSt
eamerCl
erkt
ohav
eal
i
stofpassenger
sdi
ff
erentf
rom t
he

l
i
stv
iat
hepossessi
onoft
heBooki
ngCl
erk.

Hesai
dhi
sdut
ywast
ohandov
ert
hePassenger
sMani
festt
o
71
t
heSt
eamerCl
erkandt
opostt
het
ri
pli
cat
eatt
hePor
t,hedoesnotcount

t
hepassenger
s.Hesai
diti
snotpossi
blef
orapassengerwhodoesnot

hav
eat
i or1stand2ndcl
cketf asst
obeal
l
owedont
heshi
pst
her
ewoul
dnot

ber
oom f
orsuchpassenger
.Het
oldt
hecour
tthatACoachi
ngSummar
y

Booki
sar
ecor
doft
icket
ssol
dev
erydayandi
thast
wopar
ts,onef
ort
he

assesof1stand2nd cl
uppercl assesandt
hesecondpar
tfor3rd cl
ass.He

sai
dheonl
ycompl
etedt
hef
ir
stpar
t.Hesai
dtheCoachi
ngSummar
ybook

doesnotshow t
henamesoft
hepassenger
sbutt
hedescr
ipt
ionoft
he

t
icketsol
dandt
hedest
inat
ionsoft
rav
el.

Af
tercompl
eti
ngt
hef
ir
stpar
toft
heCoachi
ngSummar
yBook,

i
tisl
oadedov
ert
otheChi
efBooki
ngCl
erkwhoi
sal
sor
esponsi
bl or3rd
ef

cl
assandPar
cel
s. Hesai
dinMay1996,t
heChi
efBooki
ngCl
erkwas

JOSHUANDOWA.

JoshuaNdowa,t
heBooki
ngCl
erk( don19th and20th
PW27)sai

May1996hewasatt
heBukobaPor
t.Hesol
dti
cket
sfort
rav
elonMV.

Ser
enget
ion19/
5/96andal
sosol
dti
cket
sfort
r elbyMV.Bukobaon20th
av

May1996.Hesai
dbecauset e1stand2ndcl
hesewer asst
icket
s,hedi
dnot

necessar
il
ysel
lthet
icket
son19/
5/96oron20th May1996.Af
tert
hesal
e

oft
icket
sfort
rav
elon20/
5/96,
hepr
epar
edapassenger
sMani
festor
igi
nal

72
andt
wocopi
es.Hesai
daccor
dingt
othet
imet
abl
e,t
heshi
pwhi
chwas

expect
edwasMV.Vi
ctor
ia.Hesai
dhehad30passenger
sfor1stcl
assand

3rd f
or2nd cl
ass.Hesai
dher
emember
edt
hatt
wopassenger
scancel
l
ed

t
hei
rtr
avelbecauseoft
hechangeofshi
p,oneoft
hem bei
ngoneK.

KADEGE.Att
hatpoi
ntt
hePassenger
sMani
festhadal
readybeengi
vent
o

t
heSt
eamerCl
erk.Hesai
dther
ewasnopassengerwhocamet
oseekt
o

t
r el1stcl
av assor2nd cl
ass,ot
hert
hant
hosewhower
erecor
dedont
he

Passenger
sMani
fest
.

Hest
atedt
hathedi
dnoti
nfor
m t
heSt
eamerCl
erkoft
he

passenger
swho had cancel
l
ed t
hei
rtr
aveland af
tert
he shi
plef
t,he

r
emov
edt
het
ri
pli
cat
epost
edatt
hePor
tandkepti
tforr
ecor
d.Hesai
dhe

gav
ethet
ri
pli
cat
etot
hepol
i
cewhophot
ocopi
esi
tandgav
ethephot
ocopy

t
ohi
m butkeptt
het
ri
pli
cat
e.

WhenhewasshownExh.P13t
hePassenger
sMani
feston

20/
5/96PW27sai
dexh.P13wasnott
het
ri
pli
cat
ewhi
chhegav
etot
he

pol
i
ce.Hesai
dExh.P13i
sacopywhi
chhehadf
rom t
het
ri
pli
cat
efort
he

KI
SANGACommi
ssi
on.

I
twi
l
lbeobser
ved her
ethatont
hisev
idence,Exh.P13 i
s

wor
thl
essasev
idenceandshoul
dnothav
ebeenr
eadmi
tt
edi
nev
idenceas

i
tisnott
hePassenger
sMani
festPr
epar
edbyPW27on20/
5/96.
73
 TheBooki
ngCl
erkwentont
osayt
hatT.KABETEandSTEVEOLSEW

ar
ethet son1stcl
wopassenger ass,whocamet
ocanselt
hei
rtr
avelon

20596.Hesai
dT.KABETEcamewi
tht
het
wot
icket
sbuthet
oldhi
mthat

hecoul
dnotr
efundt
hemoneyunl
esshewr
otet
otheTRC.Heal
sosai
d

t
hatonExh.P13t
her
ear
eti
cket
swhi
chhav
ethesamenumber
s.Hesai
d

t
hesewer
e“Si
ngl
eFar
e”.Ti
cket
swhi
chcont
ainmor
ethanonenameon

onet
icket
.

Asf
orKemondoBayPor
tther
ewer
etwoempl
oyeesatt
hepor
t

whogav
eev
idenceandonepol
i
ceof
fi
cer
.

EUSTACE RWEGALUGWA PW24 gav

eev
idencet
hathewas

empl
oyedbyTRCi
n1969andwor
kedonv
ari
ousst
ati
onsi
ncl
udi
ngBukoba

Por
t. Hesai
d hewast
ransf
err
ed t
o Kemondo Bayf
rom Musomai
n

Januar
y1995asAssi
stantPor
tOf
fi
cer
.Bet
weenMay1995andNov
ember

1995hewor
kedatt
heBukobaPor
t,f
ir
stasPar
cel
scl
erkandasAct
ing

Por
tOf
fi
cerunt
ilNov he3rd AccusedcameasPor
ember1995whent t

Of
fi
cer
.Hewast
hent
ransf
err
edbackt
oKemondoBayt
oassumet
hepost

ofAssi
stantPor
tOf
fi
cerunt
ilt
headdedr
esponsi
bil
i
tyofsel
l
ingPassenger

t
icket
s. Hesai
ddur
ingt
hist
imet
hePor
tOf
fi
ceratKemondoBaywas

PROSPERRUGUMI
LA,
the4thaccused.

PW24t
oldt
hiscour
tthathewassel
l
ingpassengert
icket
sfor
74
MV.Vi
ctor
ia,MV.Ser
enget
iandMV.Bukobaf
oral
lcl
asses.Hesai
dhe

i
ssuedt
wot
ypesoft
icket
s,“
Pri
ntedCar
dTi
cket
”and“
Singl
eFar
eTi
cket
”.

Hesai
dthat“
Pri
ntedCar
dTi
cket
s”ar
eissuedi
nrel
ati
ont
ost
ati
onsl
i
sted

ont
het
icketandsi
ngl
efar
eti
cket
swer
eissuedf
orst
ati
onsnotl
i
sted.He

t
oldt
hiscour
tthati
fsi
ngl
efar
eti
cket
sar
eissuedi
tispossi
blet
ohav
e

mor
epassenger
sthant
henumberoft
icket
sissued.Hesai
daf
tert
hesal
e

oft
icket
s,heent
eredt
het
icket
ssol
dandt
hemoneypai
dina“
Coachi
ng

Summar
yofTi
cket
sBook”
.

Hesai
don19/
5/96t
her
ewast
heshi
pMV.Ser
enget
iwhi
ch

camet
oKemondoBay
.Hesai
dhesol
d27t
icket
sfor3rd cl
assandI
,sol
d

secondcl
asssi
tt
ingt
icket
. Hesai
dther
ewasnobooki or2nd or1st
ngf

cl
assandsohesol
dnot
icket
s.Het
oldt
hecour
tthatont
hatdayhedi
d

notpr
epar
eaCoachi
ngSummar
yofTi
cket
s(CST)butpr
epar
edi
ton

20/
5/96andont
hisdayhesol
dti
cket
sforpassenger
str
avel
l
ingonMV.

BUKOBA.

He sai
d passengert
rav
elng on 2nd and 1st cl
l
i ass made

r
eser
vat
ionsandapassengercoul
ddeci
deonanydat
epr
efer
redf
ort
rav
el.

Thenamesoft
hosewhomader
eser
vat
ionsar
erecor
dedi
naReser
vat
ion

Regi
ster
,indi
cat
ingt
hedat
eoft
rav
el.Hesai
daper
sonwhohasmadea

r
eser
vat
ionbuthasnotpur
chasedat
icketi
snotapassenger
.Hesai
don
75
t
hedayoft
rav
elhepr
epar
esaBer
thi
ngLi
stwhi
chshowst
henamesoft
he

s of 1st and 2nd cl

passenger asses and t
hei
r dest
inat
ion and t
he

compar
tment
s assi
gned t
othem. He t
oldt
his cour
tthat3rd cl
ass

passenger
sdonotmaker
eser
vat
ionsbutbuyt
icket
sont
hedayoft
rav
el

andt
her
eisnober
thi
ngl
i or3rdcl
stf asspassenger
s.

PW24t
oldt
hiscour
tthatt
her
ewasadi
vi
si
onofpassenger
sfor

whot
icket
scoul
dbesol
datBukobaandatKemondof
oreachcl
ass.He

sai
dthedi
vi
sionwascommuni
cat
edbyt
heDi
vi
si
onalManageratMwanza.

Hesai
dforMV.Vi
ctor
iat
hedi
vi
sionwasknown. ForKemondoi
twas

assi s on 3rd cl
gned 200 passenger ass. He sai
dther
e was no such

est
abl
i
sheddi
vi
sionf
orMV.Bukobabutt
hef
ormul
awas¼f
orKemondo.

Hesai
dheknewt
hatt
hecapaci
tyofMV.Bukobawas80t
onsofcar
goand

400passenger
s.

Het
oldt
hecour
tthatwhenhel
eftt
hepor
ton19/
5/96heknew

t
hatt
hef
oll
owi
ngdayt
heshi
pwoul
dbeMV.Vi
ctor
ia.Hesai
dMV.Vi
ctor
ia

usedt
ocomeat4.
30am.On20/
5/96hewentt
othePor
tat4.
30am.So

whent
heshi
pMVBukobaar
ri
vedhewasal
readyatt
hepor
t.Henot
iced

t
hatMV.Bukobawasl
eani
ngt
othel
eftandhesai
ditwasnor
malf
ort
he

shi
p.Hewentont
osayt
hatsomecar
goandpassenger
swhoof
fl
oadedat

76
Kemondoandt
hePor
tOf
fi
cerwhoi
sthe4thaccused,
arr
ivedatt
hepor
tas

t
heshi
pwasl
eav
ing.Thewi
tnesssai
dhet
old4th accusedt
hatt
heshi
p

whi
chhadar
ri
v he4thaccuseddi
edwasMVBukobabutt dnotgi
vehi
m any

di
ff
erenti
nst
ruct
i d4th accusedt
ons.Hesai oldhi
mtosel
lthenumberof

t
icket
sasdi
rect
edbyt
heChi
efOf
fi
cerofMV.Bukoba.PW24sai
dthaton

t
hatdayhesol
dti
cket d41stcl
s.Hesol asst
icket
sandi
ssuedsi
ngl
efar
e

t
icket
sfor4passenger
sandsol
d4pr
int
edcar
dst
ypet
icket
sfor2ndcl
ass.

Hesai
dont
hatdayheal
sosol
dti
cket
sfort
wopassenger
stot
r el1st
av

cl
asson22/
5/96. For3rd cl
asshesol
d96t
icket
s. Hesai
dthet
otal

numberoft
icket
swhi
chhesol
dthatdayexceededt
he100t
icket
sas

i
nst
ruct
edbyt
heChi
efOf
fi
cerofMV.Bukoba.

Hesai
dthataf
terhehadsol
d100t
icket
s,f
ourpol
i
ceof
fi
cer
sin

uni
for
msand somecamet
ohi
m andt
oldhi
mthatt
heyhadt
hei
rmot
or

v
ehi
cleonMV.Bukobabutt
heywer
elat
etoboar
dtheshi
patBukoba.He

sai
dconsi
der
ingt
hei
mpor
tanceoft
hei
rwor
khegav
ethem f
ourt
icket
s

maki
ngt
het
otalnumberoft
icket
ssol
dbyhi
m 104.Hesai
dhedi
dnot

i
nfor
mthePor
tOf
fcer4th accusedoft
i headdi
ti
onalpassenger
,because

whent
hepol
i
ceof
fi
cer
scame,hehadal
readyt
akenl
eav
eoft
hePor
t

Of
fi
cer
.Hesai
dhel
eftt
hePor
ttoseehi
ssi
ckmot
herbef
orepr
epar
ingt
he

77
Couchi
ngSummar
yofTi
cket
s.Hesai
dhel
ockeduphi
sof
fi
ceandt
ook

t
hekey
s. Het
oldt
hecour
tthathepr
epar
edt
heCoachi
ngSummar
yof

Ti
cket
sforbot
h19/
5/96and20/
5/96on21/
5/96.Hesai
dthatbecause

t
he passenger
s on MV.Ser
enget
iwer
efew,he i
ncl
uded t
hem i
nthe

Tr
avel
l
ingSummar
yofTi
cket
sforMV.Bukoba.Hesai
dhehadpr
epar
ed

t
heCSTbef
oreher
ecei
vedt
her
epor
tont
heacci
dentofMV.Bukobaat

12.
00on21/
5/96.Hesai
dtheCSTwast
akenbypol
i
ceof
fi
cer
sthr
eeday
s

l
aterbutt
heybr
oughti
tback.Hesai
dwhenhewentt
oseehi
ssi
ckmot
her

noof
fi
cercoul
dbuyt
icket
sfort
rav
elonMV.Bukobat
hatday
.

PW28JOSEPHATNGOBYAgav
eev
idencet
hati
nMay1996he

wast
hePar
cel
sCl
erkatKemondoBayandhi
sdut
ywast
owei
ghand

t
ranspor
tgoods.Hesai
dther
ewer
ethr
eet
ypesofgoods.Thef
ir
stt
ype

washeav
ycar
gowhi
chwei
ght
edonet
onandupwar
dsandt
hesecondt
ype

waspar
cel
swhi
chwei
ghedl
esst
hanonet
onandunaccompani
ed.The

t
hir
dty
peofgoodswasl
uggagewhi
chi
scar
ri
ed bypassenger
s.Hesai
d

JUSTI
CERUGALULI
LAPW25deal
twi
tht
hesal
eoft
icket
s. Het
oldt
his

cour
tthathewasanswer
abl
etot
hepor
tOf
fi he4thaccused.
cerwhowast

Hesai
daf
terr
ecei
vi
ngpay
mentf
orgoodst
obet
ranspor
tedhe

i
ssued r
ecei
pts whi
ch showed t
he t
ype and qual
i
ty of goods,t
he

dest
inat
ion t
o whi
ch t
heyar
egoi
ng and f
orwhi
ch t
heycame,wei
ght

78
descr
ipt
ionandnameoft
hecust
omerandamountpai
d. Af
teri
ssui
ng

r
ecei
ptshepr
epar
esaCar
goMani
festi
ntr
ipl
i
cat
e.Theor
igi
nali
ssentt
o

t
her
ecei
vi
ngst
ati
on,
thedupl
i
cat
eisf
ort
heshi
pcar
ryi
ngt
hecar
goandt
he

t
ri
pli
cat
eremai
nsatt
hest
ati
on.Hesai
dbot
htheor
igi
nalanddupl
i
cat
eof

t
heCar
goMani
festi
shandedov
ert
otheSt
eamerCl
erkont
heshi
p.

Hesai
dhewasatKemondoBayon20/
5/96whenMV.Bukoba

ar
ri
vedf
rom Mwanza.Hehadno i
nfor
mat
iont
hatt
hear
ri
vi
ngshi
pwas

MV.Bukoba.Hesai
dhewasexpect
ingMV.Vi
ctor
ia.Hesai
dont
hatday

hedi
dnothav
eanyl
eftnorcar
go.Hesai
dheknow t
hecapaci
tyofMV.

Vi
ctor
iawas250t
onsofcar
gowhi
l
eforMV.BUKOBA i
twas85t
ons.he

sai
dhedi
dnotr
emembert
hewei
ghtofcar
goassi
gnedt
oKemondo.

PW28t
oldt
hiscour
tthaton20/
5/96hewei
ghedt
hecar
got
o

bet
ranspor
tedont
hatdat
e.Hesai
dhedi
dnotconsul
tthePor
tManager

4th accusedast
ohowmuchcar
goheshoul
drecei
vebecauseheknewt
he

car
go capaci
tyofMV.Bukoba. Hesai
dthecar
go whi
chher
ecei
ved

i
ncl
udedbananasempt
ybeercr
atesandt
woempt
ygascy
li
nder
s.Hesai
d

hedi
dnotr
ecei
veanymot
orv
ehi
clesandt
het
otal
wei
ghtofcar
gor
ecei
ved

was11.
14t
ons. Hesai
dwhenMV.Bukobaar
ri
vedatKemondof
rom

BukobahewasatKemondohewasi
nhi
sof
fi
ceandt
hePor
tof
fcer4th
i

accusedwasondut
y.

79
 Hewentont
osayt
hatwhenMV.Bukobaar
ri
vedf
rom Bukoba

EUSTACERUGARULI
LAPW4hadl
eftt
oseehi
ssi
ckmot
her
.Hesai
dPW24

hadl
eftwi
thhi
mthePassenger
sMani
f or1staccused2nd cl
estf assand

i
nst
ruct
edhi
mtohandi
tov
ert
otheSt
eamerCl
erk,
onMV.Bukoba.

Hewentont
osayt
hathel
efthi
sof
fi
cet
ohandov
ert
hecar
go

Mani
festandt
hePassengermani
festt
otheSt
eamerCl
erk.Att
hist
ime

car
go wasal
readybei
ng l
oaded. Hest
ated t
hathehanded ov
ert
he

Mani
fest
stot
heSt
eamerCl
erkoneRASHI
DIMATWI
LIwhoi
snowdead,
he

di
edonMV.Bukobadur
ingt
heacci
dent
.

Hesai
dhedi
dnotknowi
fther
ewasanyper
sonsuper
visi
ngt
he

l
oadi
ng ofcar
go buthesaw t
hecapt
ainoft p 1st accused and
heshi

NASSI
AUt
heQuar
terMast
eront
hedeck.Hesai
dthet
wower
einst
ruct
ing

ont
heconsi
gnmentofcar
goont dhesaw1staccusedwas
hedeck.Hesai

i
n uni
for
m buthedi
d notr
ememberi
fhesaw t
heChi
efOf
fi
cerone

LAUREONS.Heal
sosai
dther
ewasnocar
gowhi
chwasr
ecei
vedandwas

l
eftont
hePor
t.Heal
sosai
dhecoul
dnott
elli
fthenumberofpassenger
s

onMVBukobawer
emor
ethant
hecapaci
tyoft
heshi
p.Hesai
dhesaw

MV.Bukobal
eav
ingKemondoBayandhedi
dnotnot
iceanypr
obl
em and

t
heshi
pwasbei
nghandl he1staccused.
edbyt

PW26ASSI
ST.I
NSP.FORTUNATUSALPHONCEgav
eev
idence
80
t
haton20/
5/96hewast
hepol
i
ceof
fi
ceri
nchar
geofKemondoBayPol
i
ce

st
ati
onassi
stedbyst
ati
onSer
geantand7pol
i
ceof
fi
cer
s.Hewentondut
y

at2.
00pm andr
emai
nedondut
yunt
il10.
30pm. Hesai
dhewentt
osee

t
hePor
tOf
fi
cerat9.
45pm f
orpr
ivat
emat
ter
sandwhi
l
ehewaswi
thhi
m

4th accusedcommuni
cat
edwi
th1staccusedaski
ngwhenhewasexpect
ed

atKemondo.

Hesai
dhet
henl
eftt
heof
fceof4th accusedandwentt
i othe

Por
t d4th accuseddi
.Hesai dnott
ellhi
m t
her
ewer
eanypr
obl
ems.He

sai
dhesawpassenger
satt
hePor
tbutt
heywer
enotv
erymany
.Hesai
d

heal
sosaw t
hecar
got
obel
oadedonMV.Bukobawhi
chconsi
stedof

bananas,
crat
esofbeerandgascy
li
nder
s.

He sai
d he saw when MV.Bukoba ar
ri
ved and he saw

passenger
sboar
dingt
heshi
pandcar
gobei
ngl
oaded.Hest
atedt
hathe

saw 1st accused i

nst
ruct
ing wher
ecar
go shoul
d bepl
aced. ThePor
t

Of
fcer4thaccusedwasal
i sopr
esent
.Hesai
dhedi
dnotseeanypassenger

wi
thoutat
icketboar
dingt
heshi
p. Heal
sosai
dnobodyaskedhi
mto

assi
stanyper
sont
otr
avel
.PW26sai
dhewaspr
esentwhenMVBukoba

l
eftKemondo,
itwasundert
hecapt
ai pof1staccused.
nshi

Thel
astcat
egor
yofwi
tnessesar
ethosewhocamei
ntot
hepi
ctur
e

81
af
tert
heacci
dent
.Onewast
hepol
i
ceof
fi
cerassi
gnedt
oinv
est
igat
ethi
s

caseEx.SSPKi
mot
o,andot
her
swhomai
nlypar
ti
ci
pat
edi
ntheexer
ciset
o

per
for
mrescueact
ivi
ti
es,mai
nlyt
orecov
erdeadbodi
esf
rom t
hedead

f
rom t
hesunkenshi
p.

PW13SSPPAULOKI
KOTOt
oldt
hiscour
tthaton21/
5/96t
he

r
epor
toft
heacci
dentofMVBukobawasr
ecei
vedatCI
DHeadquar
ter
sin

DaresSal
aam. Hewasi
nst
ruct
edt
otr
avelt
oMwanzat
ojoi
nint
he

i
nvest
igat
ionoft
hei
nci
dent
.Hear
ri
vedatMwanzaon23/
5/96andf
ound

hi
ssuper
iorof
fi
cer
sincl
udi
ngt
heDi
rect
orofCr
imi
nalI
nvest
igat
ionshad

al
readyar
ri
vedandhei
nst
ruct
edhi
mtogot
oBukobat
oinv
est
igat
ethe

numberofpassenger
swhohadboar
dedMV.Bukobaandt
heamountof

car
gol
oadedatBukobaandatKemondoBay
.Hesai
dhewasnotabl
eto

t
rav
elt
oBukobaunt
il25/
5/96becauseoft
ranspor
tat
ionpr
obl
ems. He

sai
dbecauseoft
hedel
ay,hecommuni
cat
edwi
tht
heact
ingRegi
onal

Pol
i
ceCommandert
osear
chf
ort
het
icketcl
erksatbot
hBukobaand

Kemondoandal
soobt
aindocument
srel
ati
ngt
othepassenger
sandcar
go

onMV.Bukobaf
rom bot
hpor
ts.

Hesai
dwhenhear
ri
vedatBukobaon25/
5/96hef
oundt
hat

t
heempl
oyeesofTRCatBukobahadbeeni
nter
viewedbypol
i
ceof
fi
cer
sat

Bukoba.Hesai
dhewasal
sogi
vendocument
sont
hecar
gol
oadedand

82
t
hePassenger
sMani
f or1st cl
estf assand2nd cl
asspassenger
s. PW13

i
nter
vi he3rdaccusedwhoshowedhi
ewedt mthePassenger
sMani
festExh.

P13.Hesai
dhewasnotsat
isf
iedwi
thi
tasi
npl
acest
icketappear
edt
o

hav
ebeeni
ssuedt
omor
etheonepassengerandi
npl
acest
hepassenger
s

wer
eident
if
iedas“
ANDFAMI
LY”

Hesai
dheal
soi
nter
viewedt
hePor
tOf
fi
cerofKemondoBay

whoi
sthe4th accusedhow manypeopl
etr
avel
l
edf
rom Kemondoandhe

t
old hi
m t
hatt
her
e wer
e document
son passenger
sand l
uggage and

showedphot
ocopi
esf
rom t
heof
fceof4thaccused.
i

d4th accusedt
Hesai oldhi
mthat8passenger
str
avel
l
edf
rom

Kemondoon1stand2nd cl
assand128passenger
sont
hir
dcl
ass.Heal
so

sai
dthat4th accusedt
oldhi
mthatt
her
ewer
e20member
sofcr
ewand22

cat
eri
ngst
afff
rom Tem Hot
els.SSPKi
kot
ost
atedt
hatont
hebasi
soft
he

i
nfor
mat
ionobt
ainedi
nthecour
seofhi
sinv
est
igat
ionsatBukobaandat

KemondoBay
,Por
ts,
hegotat
otal
of729passenger
swhot
rav
ell
edonMV.

Bukobaon20/
5/96,
excl
udi
ngt
hecr
ewandcat
eri
ngst
aff
.Hesai
dift
hese

wer
eaddedt
her
ewer
e771peopl
e.Hesai
difchi
l
drenbel
owt
hree3wer
e

i
ncl
udedandt
hepeopl
eref
err
edt
oas“
fami
l
y”,
thenumbercoul
dbemor
e.

Uponcr
oss-
exami
nat
ionbyMr
.Magongo,
Kikot
ost
atedt
hathe

83
di
dnoti
nvest
igat
etof
indouti
fanypassenger
swhopur
chasedt
icket
sdi
d

nott
rav
el.Hesai
dheonl
yinv
est
igat
edt
henumberoft
icket
ssol
d.Hesai
d

hehadhear
dofsi
ngl
efar
eti
cket
sandpr
int
edcar
dti
cketbutl
ooki
ngatExh.

P13hecannott
ellwhi
chpassenger
swer
eissuedwi
thsi
ngl
efar
epaper

t
icketorpr
int
edcar
dti
cket
s.Hedi
dnotknowi
fpassenger
s KABETEand

STEVEASSONi
nCabi
nnumber2di
dnott
rav
elt
hatday
.Hesai
dhehas

beeni
nfor
medbyt
hecl
erkst
hatt
heymadeasummar
yoft
het
icket
ssol
d

buthesai
ditwoul
dnotbepossi
blet
otel
lfr
om t
hesummar
ywhena

passenger woul
dact
ual
l
ytr
avel
. Hesai
dhewast
oldofaPassenger

AgentatKemondobuthedi
dnoti
nter
viewt
heper
son.Hesai
dhedi
dnot

knowi
fMV.Ser
enget
itr
avel
l
edf
rom Kemondoon19/
5/96andhedi
dnot

knowt
hatt
hepassenger
swhot
rav
ell
edonMV.Ser
enget
iwer
eincl
udedon

t
hel
i
stofpassenger
swhot
rav
ell
edonMV.Bukobaon20/
5/96.

I
nrepl
ytoMr
.Gal
atiwhot
ookov
erf
rom MV.Magongowho

wasnotf
eel
i
ngwel
l
,ASPKi
kot
osai
dthenumberofpassenger
sonexhi
bit

P13i
spr
efer
abl
etoest
abl
i
sht
henumberofpassenger
swhot
rav
ell
ed.He

sai
dinhi
sownst
atementr
ecor
dedbyhi
msel
fhehad st
atedt
hathehad

beent
oldmanypassenger
sdi
dnott
rav
elon20/
5/96.Hesai
dift
hisf
acti
s

t
akeni
ntoaccountt
hent
henumberofpeopl
ewhom hesai
dtr
avel
l
edi
n

MV.Bukobacanbel
ess.Hesai
dhecoul
dnotsayl
essbyhowmuch.He

84
wentont
osayt
heexactnumberofpassenger
sont
heshi
pcoul
dhav
e

beenest
abl
i
shedi
fther
ecor
dswhi
chwer
eont
heshi
pwer
enotl
ost
.He

sai
dno r
ecor
doft
heexactnumberofpassenger
swho wer
eonMV.

Bukobawhi
chexi
sts.Hest
atedf
urt
hert
hati
tispossi
blet
opur
chasea

t
icketononedayandt
otr
avelonanot
herday
.Hesai
dhewasnotabl
eto

t
ellf
rom t
he Summar
yoft
icket
s sol
d exact
lyhow manypassenger
s

act
ual
l
ytr
avel
l
ed.

Att
hecl
oseoft
hecasef
ort
hepr
osecut
ional
lfouraccused

per
sonswer
eaddr
essedi
nter
msofSect
ion293oft
heCr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
e

Act
,1985andt
heyel
ect
edt
ogi
vet
hei
rdef
enceonoat
handt
ocal
lone

wi
tness.Howev
erl
ateront
hei
ntent
iont
ocal
lthewi
tnesswasabandoned.

I
nthei
rdef
enceal
ltheaccuseddeni
edt
hechar
gesagai
nstt
hem and

eachgav
eev
idenceonoat
handnonecal
l
edawi
tness.

The1staccusedt
est
if
iedt
hathewasatt
hemat
eri
alt
imet
he

Capt
ainofMV.Bukobaandt
hatheusedt
osai
lfr
om Mwanzat
oPor
tBel
l

andKi
sumuandback.Hesai
dthathedi
dnotexper
ienceanypr
obl
em i
n

nav
igat
ingMv
.Bukobaandt
hatt
hesway
ingoft
heshi
pwasduet
oit
s

desi
gn.

Het
est
if
iedt
hatani
ncl
i
nat
iont
estwasconduct
edonMV.Bukobai
n

ear
lyMaybyBel
gium Exper
tsoni
nst
ruct
ionsf
rom t
heTanzani
aRai
l
way
s

85
Cor
por
ati
onheadquar
ter
sinDaresSal
aam. Hesai
daf
tert
het
est
sthe

exper
tsdi
dnoti
ssueanyr
epor
toni
nst
ruct
ionst
ost
ayoper
ati
onsoft
he

shi
p.Hewasi
nst
ruct
edt
ocont
inueoper
ati
onsont
heMwanzaPor
tBel
l

r
out
ebef
orebei
ngaskedt
osai
ltoKemondoandBukobaon19/
5/96.The

1staccusedst
atedt
hathewasgi
vent
hei
nst
ruct
ionsbyaMessengerupon

hi
sret
urnf
rom Por
tBel
landi
twasonSunday
.

1st Accusedsai
dhecapt
ainedMv
.Bukobawhi
char
ri
vedat

KemondoandBukobaPor
tsi
nthemor
ningof20/
5/96.Het
est
if
iedt
hat

t
hewat
chwast
akenonr
ati
onalbasi
satf
ixedt
imesbyhi
msel
f,1stof
fi
cer

andt
heChi
efOf
fi
cer
.Het
est
if
iedt
hatt
heChi
efOf
fi
cerandSt
eamerCl
erk

wer
eresponsi
blef
orl
oadi
ngpassenger
sandcar
goandt
hatal
thought
he

Capt
ainhadov
eral
lresponsi
bil
i
ty,
ont
heshi
p,t
heof
fi
cerf
ort
het
imebei
ng

ont
ouchwasi
ncont
rol
oft
heshi
p.

1staccusedst
atedt
hathedi
dnotr
ecei
veanyr
epor
tfr
om t
he

Chi
efOf
fi
cerorSt
eamerCl
erkr
egar
dingexcesspassenger
sonMv
.Bukoba.

Accor
dingt
othe1staccusedhepi
l
otedMv
.Bukobanor
thofBukobaPor
t

t
oKemondoandnor
thofKemondoandl
aterl
andedov
ert
heshi
ptoot
her

of
fi
ceronwat
chandwentt
osl
eepi
nhi
scabi
n.

Whi
l
ehesl
epti
nhi
scabi
nhedi
dnotr
ecei
veanyr
epor
tfr
om

86
t
heof
fi ch.The1staccusedwokeupi
ceronwat nthemor
ningandpr
epar
ed

t
otakewat
ch.Heor
der
edhi
steawhi
chdi
dnotar
ri
veont
ime.Whenhe

enqui
redi
ntot
hedel
ayhewast
oldt
hati
twasbei
ngbr
ought
.Ashewai
ted

suddenl
ytheshi
psway
edv
iol
ent
lyandher
anoutoft
hecabi
ntogot
othe

br
idgeandt
heshi
psway
edandper
sist
ed.Theof
fi
ceronwat
chatt
he

mat
eri
alt
imewast
heChi
efOf
fceroneLAURENT.1staccusedwasoneof
i

t
hesur
viv
orswhof
oundt
hemsel
vesont
hekeel
ofMv
.Bukobaaf
teri
thas

capsi
zed.Hewast
akent
oocul
pabl
eandl
aterar
rest
edandchar
gedwi
th

t
hepr
esentof
fi
cer
s.TheSecondaccusedsGI
LBERTMOKI
WAt
oldt
his

cour
tthathewasappoi
ntedShi
pSur
vey
orbyv
irt
ueoft
heposi
ti
onhehol
ds

i
ntheTanzani
aHar
bour
sAut
hor
it
y.Hesai
dhi
sdut
yasaShi
pSur
vey
ori
s

t
oinspectshi
pst
ocheckont
hei
temsspeci
fi
edi
nexhi
bitP8andi
fhef
inds

t
hem sat
isf
act
oryhei
ssuesaCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
ness.Hesai
dthatas

aShi
pSur
vey
orhei
snotqual
i
fiedorr
equi
redt
otackl
eissuesofst
abi
l
ityof

ashi
p.Secondaccusedsai
dhei
nspect
edMv
.Bukobaandi
ssuedt
he

Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessexhi
bitP8.Theaccuseddeni
est
ohav
ebeen

negl
i
gentort
ohav
edoneany
thi
ngwr
ong.

Theev
idenceof3rdand4thaccusedsALPHONESAMBOand

PROSPERRUGUMI
LAi
sessent
ial
l
ysi
mil
ar.Theywer
erespect
ivel
y,Por
t

Of
fi
cer
sforBukobaandKemondoBayPor
ts.Theysai
dtheyhadov
eral
l
87
r
esponsi
bil
i
tyf
ort
heper
sonnel
andper
for
manceofdut
iesont
hei
rpor
ts.

Howev
er,
speci
fi
ctasksl
i
ket
hesal
eoft
icket
swascar
ri
edoutbybooki
ng

cl
erksaf
terobt
aini
ngt
icket
stosel
lfr
om t
hem asPor
tOf
fi
cer
s.They

st
atedi
fthebooki
ngcl
erkshadsol
dti
cket
stomor
epassenger
sthenMV.

Bukobawasaut
hor
izedt
ocar
ry;
itwast
hebooki
ngcl
erkswhower
eto

bl
ame.Af
tert
hesal
eoft
icket
sthebooki
ngcl
erkspr
epar
edacoachi
ng

summar
yoft
icket
ssol
dandsubmi
tt
edt
othem t
hepr
oceedsoft
hesal
eof

t
icket
sandt
ranspor
ti
ngofcar
gof
orbanki
ng.I
twast
hedut
yofaudi
tor
s

t
over
if
ythecor
rect
nessoft
hesal
esandt
hemoneybanked.

Theydeni
edt
hatexcessi
vepassenger
sboar
dedMv
.Bukobaon

20/
5/96f
rom t
her
espect
ivepor
ts.Theyal
sodeni
edt
hatt
heywer
e

negl
i
gentordi
dany
thi
ngwr
ongwhi
chl
edt
othecapsi
zi
ngofMv
.Bukoba.

Af
tert
hesubmi
ssi
ons,
Isummedupt
hecaset
othet
hreegent
lemen

assessor
sandal
ltheseassessor
swer
eoft
hev
iewt
hat
:-

1.Ther
ewasnoactofnegl
i
gencepr
ovedont
hepar
tofanyof

t
heaccused

2.Theev
idenceshow t
hatt
heacci
dentwascausedbyt
he

i
nst
abi
l
ityoft
heshi
p

3.Al
lthef
ouraccusedper
sonsnotgui
l
tyofanyoft
hechar
ges.

Theof
fenceofMansl
aught
erassetouti
nSect
ion195oft
hePenalCodei
s

88
st
atedasf
oll
ows:
-

“
Anyper
sonwhobyanunl
awf
ulactoromi
ssi
oncause

t
he deat
h ofanot
heri
s gui
l
ty oft
he f
elony t
ermed

“
Mansl
aught
er. An unl
awf
ulomi
ssi
on i
san omi
ssi
on

amount
ing t
o cul
pabl
enegl
i
gencet
o di
schar
geadut
y

t
endi
ngt
othepr
eser
vat
ionofl
i
feorheal
th,whet
hersuch

omi
ssi
oni
sori
snotaccompani
edbyani
ntent
iont
o

causedeat
horbodi
l
yhar
m”.

I
nthepr
esentcase,t
her
ehasnotbeenanyev
idenceorar
gument

adv
ancedt
hatanyoft
hef
ouraccusedper
sonscommi
tt
edanyunl
awf
ulact

whi
chcausedt
hedeat
hofanyoft
hedeceasedper
sonsl
i
stedi
nthe159

count
s.Anunl
awf
ulactwoul
dmeananactwhi
chwascont
rar
ytol
awand

t
her
e has notbeen anysuggest
ion t
hatanyoft
he accused per
sons

cont
rav
ened anyl
aw and whi
chcont
rav
ent
ionl
ed t
othedeat
hoft
he

deceasedper
sons.Thet
otal
i
tyoft
heev
idencei
sbui
l
tont
hesecondl
i
mb

oft
heof
fenceofMansl
aught
erof“
anunl
awf
ulomi
ssi
onamount
ingt
o

cul
pabl
enegl
i
gence”t
odi
schar
geadut
y,t
endi
ngt
othepr
eser
vat
ionofl
i
fe

orheal
th”
.

I
nshor
titr
est
sonpr
ovi
ngcul
pabl
enegl
i
gence.
”

Whatt
henamount
stocul
pabl
e“negl
i
gence”whi
chi
spuni
shabl
e as

89
t
heof
fenceofMansl
aught
erundersect
ion195oft
hePenal
Code?

I
nthecaseofALBERTKI
RUMBIandAnot
her
,V.Republ
i
c,Cr
imi
nal

AppealNo.98of1991(
unr
epor
ted)whi
chal
soi
nvol
vedanacci
dentofTRC

t
ranspor
t,t
hist
imet
hecol
l
isi
onoft
rai
ns,
theCour
tofAppeal
stat
edt
hat
:-

“
Inr
efer
encet
othi
scase wet
hinkt
hatpuni
shabl
enegl
i
gence

consi
stsoft
henegl
ectoft
heappl
i
cat
ionofor
dinar
ypr
udence

assuppl
ement
edbymor
epar
ti
cul
ardi
rect
ivest
hatwer
emade

byTRC.
”

I
nthepr
esentcasewear
etol
dthatt
hef
ouraccusedper
sonswer
e

r
espect
ivel
yCapt
ainofMV.Bukoba,
Shi
pSur
vey
or,
Por
tOf
fi
cer
sofBukoba

andKemondoBay
.

I
tisundi
sput
edf
actt
hatMV.Bukobacapsi
zedandsank.I
tmayev
en

beaccept
edasundi
sput
edt
hatabi
gnumberofpeopl
edi
edast
her
esul
t

oft
heshi
pcapsi
zi
ngandsi
nki
ng.Thei
ssuei
swhatdi
deachoneoft
he

f
ouraccusedper
sonsnegl
ect
edt
odoorwhator
dinar
ypr
udencedi
danyof

t
hef
ouraccusedper
sonsf
ail
edt
oappl
ywhi
chl
edt
otheacci
dent
?

Ther
ear
ethr
eeassumpt
ionsont
heor
ieswhi
chappeart
obet
he

conv
ersanceoft
hepr
osecut
ion’
scase.Thef
ir
stassumpt
ionr
elat
esonl
y

t
othe2ndaccusedwhoi
stheGov
ernmentShi
pSur
vey
or.Thi
sassumpt
ion

i
sthathewasnegl
i
genti
nissui
ngaCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nesst
oMV

90
Bukoba when i
twas known t
o be unst
abl
e. Ther
e was a par
all
el

assumpt
ionwhi
chwassubsequent
lyabondonedbyt
hepr
osecut
ionaf
ter

cl
earev
idence. Thi
swast he2nd accusedhadi
hatt ssuedt
wosepar
ate

Cer
ti
fi
cat
esofSeawor
thi
nessont
hesamedat
eforMV.Bukoba,showi
ng

di
ff
erentcapaci
ti
est
ocar
rypassenger
sandcar
go.Theev
idenceofPW1,

PW2andPW29cl
ear
lyl
aidt
hist
heor
ytot
est
.Ther
ewer
enot
wosuch

cer
ti
fi
cat ssuedby2nd accused.Ther
esi emai
ningt
heor
ywasal
sol
aidt
o

r
estbyt
heev
idenceoft
hesamewi
tnessest
hatt
heshi
psur
vey
inghada

speci
fi
ccheckl
i
stwhi
cht
heysai
daccusedcompul
sor
il
yadher
edt
o.I
fthe

shi
p had anyi
nst
abi
l
ity
,the f
aul
twas st
ruct
uralwhi
ch coul
d notbe

det
ermi
nedbyaShi
pSur
vey
or.Whatt
heni
slef
tagai
nstt
heShi
pSur
vey
or?

Li
ket
hegent
lemenassessor
s,Iam unabl
etof
indanyev
idenceofanactof

negl
i
genceamount
ingt
ocul
pabl
enegl
i
genceont
hepar he2ndaccused.
toft

It
her
efor
efi he2ndaccusednotgui
ndt l
tyofanyoft
he159count
sfor

whi
chhest
andschar
gedwi
tht
heot
heraccusedper
sons.Accor
dingl
y,I

acqui
tthe2ndaccusedofal
l159count
saschar
ged.

Thesecond assumpt
ion i
sthatmor
ecar
go wasl
oaded on MV.

Bukoba atBukoba Por

tand atKemondo Bay
,bey
ond t
he 85 t
ons

aut
hor
isedbyt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofSeawor
thi
nessExh.P8.I
fthi
sispr
ovedi
t

91
woul
dimpl
i e3rdand4thaccusedf
cat orf
ail
i
ngt
osuper
viset
hei
rcl
erkswho

r
ecei
ved t
he car
go and pr
epar
ed t
he car
go mani
fest
s. I
twoul
d al
so

i
mpl
i
cat
ethe1st accusedasheadmi
tt
edi
nhi
sdef
encet
hecar
gowas

underbot
htheDeckDepar
tmentandt
heTr
aff
icDepar
tment
s. Hewas

hi
msel
fin-
char
geoft
heDeckDepar
tment
.

Howev
er,t
hewei
ghtoft
heev
idencewast
hatl
esst
han25t
onsof

car
gowasl
oadedonMV.BukobaatBukobaPor
tandKemondoBayon

20/
5/99.Thi
sassumpt
ioni
nsof
arasi
trel
atest
ocar
go,i
snotconf
ir
med

byt
heev
idence.

Thet
hir
dassumpt
ioni
sthatMV.Bukobacar
ri
edmor
epassenger
s

t
hani
tsaut
hor
izedcapaci
tyof400passenger
s.

Thet
heor
yisbui
l
tont
hepr
oposi
ti
ont
hat
,si
nceMV.Vi
ctor
iawhi
ch

car
ri
edabout1,
200passenger
swasexpect
edatBukobaandKemondo,

mor
epassenger
shadpur
chasedt
icket
sthanMV.Bukobacoul
dcar
ry.I
tis

al
soassumedt
hatev
enpeopl
ewhodi
dnothav
eti
cket
sbutwer
ereadyt
o

t
rav
elbecauset
heyhadhoped–bi
ggershi
pwoul
dcome,coul
dhav
egot

ont
heshi
pwi
thr
ealt
icket
sundert
hechaoswhi
chwascausedbyabi
g

numberofpr
ospect
ivepassenger
s.

The wei
ghtoft
he ev
idence shows t
hat
,wher
eas i
tist
rue t
hat

of
fi
cial
sexpect
edMV.Vi
ctor
iaatbot
hBukobaandKemondo,t
hebi
ggest

92
numberofpassenger
str
av edon3rd cl
el
l ass. Thewei
ghtofev
idence

hat3rd cl
showedt asst
icket
swer
esol
dandboughtont
hedayt
heshi
p

ar
ri
ved. Al
lpr
osecut
ionwi
tnesseswhower
esur
viv
ingpassenger
swho

t
rav
eled3rdcl
l assPW7,
PW8PW9,
PW10,
PW18andPW21,
allt
est
if
iedt
hat

t
heyboughtt
hei
rti
cket
son20/
5/96andmai
nlyal
loft
hem boughtt
he

t
icket
slat
eint
heday
.Thi
ssuggest
sther
ewasnoser
vabl
efort
icket
s.Al
l

t
hesewi
tnessest
est
if
iedont
heor
der
lymannerofqueui
ngandi
nspect
ion

oft
icket
sbef
oreent
eri
ngt
heshi
p. Thi
sev
idencepuncheshol
esi
nthe

t
heor
ythatt
heexpect
ati
onofabi
ggershi
pledt
othepr
esenceofmor
e

pr
ospect
ive passenger
s. The or
der
ly manneri
n whi
ch t
icket
s wer
e

pur
chasedandcheckedaspassenger
sent
eredt
heshi
p,i
snotconsi
stent

wi
tht
hist
heor
y. AtKemondo,I
nspect
orFor
tunat
usALPHONCEPW26

di
sput
edt
hesuggest
ionoft
her
ebei
ngmanypassenger
ssi
tt
ingont
heshi
p

i
nadi
sor
der
lymanneratKemondoBay
.

I
tishowev
eri
n ev
idence whi
ch i
sadmi
tt
ed byPW24 EUSTACE

MWEBALULI
LAt
hathei
ssuedf
ourt
icket
stof
ourpol
i
ceof
fi
cer
sinexcess

oft
he 100 passenger
s. Howev
er,t
hisi
sfarf
rom t
he av
oidance of

passenger
ssuggest
edbyEXSSPKi
kot
oPW3.Atanyr
ateal
lthesewer
e

pr
osecut
ion wi
tnesses and any cont
radi
cti
on i
n t
he ev
idence of

pr
osecut
ion wi
tnessescan onl
yber
esol
ved i
nfav
ouroft
heaccused
93
per
sons.

Ther
ewast
heev
idenceofPW12I
gnasUt
araont
henumberof

bodi
es whi
ch wer
eret
ri
eved f
rom t
he scene. Apar
tfr
om t
he many

cont
radi
cti
onsbet
weent
hepr
osecut
ionwi
tnesses,i
tappear
sthesi
tuat
ion

obt
aini
ngdur
ingt
her
etr
iev
ali
dent
if
icat
ionofbodi
es,di
dnotper
mitf
ora

r
eli
abl
eandf
ormalr
ecor
dtobekeptofbodi
esr
ecov
ered.Ther
ewasno

documentpr
oducedast
oof
fi
cial
oraut
hent
icat
edl
i
stofbodi
esr
ecov
ered.

AsEXSSPKi
kot
oreadi
l
yadmi
tt
edaf
tercr
oss-
exami
nat
ionbybot
h

Mr
.MagongoandMr
.Gal
ati
,itwasnotpossi
blet
oest
abl
i
shwi
thany

degr
eeofaccur
acyt
henumberofpassenger
swhoent
eredMV.Bukobaat

BukobaorKemondo,
dependi
ngont
hePassenger
s’Mani
fest
sorCoachi
ng

Summar
yofTi
cket
s.

OnExhi
bitP13,
itt
ranspi
redt
hati
twasnotev
ent
het
ri
pli
cat
ekeptby

t
hePor
tOf
fi
ceratBukoba. I
tissuggest
ed byt
heev
idencet
hatt
he

t
ri
pli
cat
emayhav
eei
thergotl
ostormi
spl
acedast
her
ewasapar
all
el

enqui
ryr
efer
redt
o,i
ntheev
idenceast
heKi
sanga’
sCommi
ssi
on.Exh.P13

i
snotonl
yunr
eli
abl
e,butwor
thl
essasev
idenceasi
twasacopymadeby

handf
rom t
hesai
dtr
ipl
i
cat
e.

The pr
osecut
ion abandoned pr
oduci
ng t
he phot
ocopy of t
he

Coachi
ngSummar
yofTi
cket
ssol
datKemondof
ort
hesamer
easont
hati
t

94
i
snotknownwhomadet
hephot
ocopyandwher
ethecopyf
rom whi
cht
he

phot
ocopywasmadei
s.

I
ntheci
rcumst
anceswecanask,wher
etheev
idencei
spr
ovi
ng

bey
ondr
easonabl
efactt
hatmor
epassenger
sgotonMV.Bukobat
hant
he

aut
hor
izedcapaci
tyof400passenger
s?

I
fther
ewasnocr
edi
bleev
idencet
hatt
her
ewasmor
ecar
goabov
e

t
heaut
hor
izedcapaci
tyof88t
onsorpassenger
swhot
rav
ell
edont
heshi
p

wer
eabov
etheaut
hor
ized400passenger
sthepr
osecut
ionhasnobasi
s

t
oal
l
eget
her
ewasnegl
i
gencemuchl
ess,
cul
pabl
e negl
i
gence,
indoi
ngor

f
ail
i
ngt
odowhathasnotbeenpr
oved.

I
fthef
actofexcessi
vepassenger
sandcar
gowaspr
oved,whi
chi
t

was not
,ther
e woul
dthen be t
he t
ask ofest
abl
i
shi
ng whet
hert
he

excessi
vecar
goorpassenger
sdi
dcauset
heacci
dent
.Thepr
osecut
ion

di
dnotof
fer anycr
edi
bleev
idenceast
ohow t
heexcessi
vecar
goor

al
l
egedexcessi
vepassenger
sledt
othecapsi
zi
ngoft
heshi
p.

Att
heendoft
hedayMr
.Magomal
ear
nedPr
inci
palSt
ateAt
tor
ney

cl
ungt
oast
rawont
heev
idencet he1staccusedwashear
hatt d gi
vi
ngan

or
dert
otheChi
efOf
fi
cert
otur
nthewheel
,whent
heshi
pwasat11knot
s

Mr
.Magomasuggest
edt
hatt
het
urni
ngoft
hewheelatt
hatspeedof11

Knot
s,causedt
heshi
ptocapsi
zeandt
hispr
ovedt
henegl
i
genceont
he

95
par he1stAccused.
toft

Wi
thr
espectIdonotagr
ee,i
nfactt
hisev
idenceont
her
ecor
dist
o

t
heef
fectt he1st accusedwashear
hatt dshout
ing“
punguzamwendo”

“
punguzamwendo”andbyt
hatt
imet
heshi
phadal
readycapsi
zed.

I
nthe f
inalanal
ysi
sther
e was no cr
edi
ble ev
idence f
or t
he

pr
osecut
iont
hatexcessi
vepassenger
scausedt
heshi
ptocapsi
ze.The

ev
idenceofPW2CAPT.MANASEEPHRAI
M KOMBEt
heCapt
ainofMV.

But
iamai
sthathet
alkedt
otheChi
efOf
fi
ceronMV.BUKOBA t
hel
ate

EUSTACE,
aft
ermi
nut
esbef
oreMVBukobadi
sappear
edf
rom r
adi
ocont
act

wi
thCont
rolatMwanza. EUSTACEwhowast
heOf
fi
ceronwat
chwas

cheer
fulandev
enof
fer
edt
otakePW2t
ohi
sfr
iendwhent
heyl
andedat

Mwanza. Thel
astwor
dswhi
cht
hel
ateEUSTACEsai
dtoPW2,wer
e

“
WELCOME TO MWANZA” (
KARI
BU MWANZA)
. Thi
s ev
idence i
s

i
nconsi
stentwi
th any t
heor
y ofnegl
i
gence whi
ch l
ed t
othe sudden

capsi
zi
ngofMV.Bukoba. Li
tt
ledi
dthecheer
fulEUSTACEt
hinkoft
he

t
ragedywhi
chmetKi
ngDancuni
nMacbet
h

“
Heari
tnotDancun,f
ori
tisakneel
,whi
chsummonst
heet
o

hel
lort
oheav
en”
.

I
twoul
dbeourpr
ayert
hatt
hecheer
fulEUSTACEwaswel
comedt
o

heav
ent
oget
herwi
tht
hepassenger
swhodi
edont
heshi
p.

96
 Ther
e wasno quest
ion ordi
sput
ethatMV.Bukoba had a l
ong

wor
ryi
ngandcar
ryi
ngst
ateofi
nst
abi
l
ity
.Ther
ear
etwoDani
shRepor
ts,

r
ecommendi
ngr
est
ruct
uri
ng oft
heshi
pExh.P5andExh.P9.Ther
eis

ev
idencet
hatj
ustt
woweeksbef
oret
heacci
dentanot
herst
abi
l
ityt
estwas

car
ri
edoutbyBel
gianexper
ts.Ther
epor
twasexpect
ed i
nJul
ybutt
he

acci
dentoccur
rednear
lyt
womont
hsbef
oret
her
epor
twasr
ecov
ered.

The gent
lemen assessor
s at
tri
but
ed t
he acci
dent t
othe

i
nst
abi
l
ity
.Onecannotbl
ameany
bodywhohashear
dthi
sev
idenceof
fer
ed

i
nthi
scasef
orr
eachi
ngsuchaconcl
usi
on.I
ntheabsenceofev
idence

f
rom t
heexper
tswhot
est
edt
heshi
p,cour
t,Iam notpr
epar
edt
ogoasf
ar

ast
oconcl
udet
hatt
hei
nst
abi
l
itycausedt
heacci
dent
. Howev
er,Iam

per
suadedt
hati
tismor
eli
kel
ythatt
hisacci
dentwascausedbyt
he

i
nst
abi
l
ityt
hant
henegl
i
genceofanyoral
loft
heaccusedper
sons.

Whathappened on 21/
5/96 was undoubt
edl
ya t
ragi
c and

shocki
ng ev
ent
. Many peopl
elostt
hei
rlov
ed ones and pr
oper
ty.

I
ndi
vi
dual
s,f
ami
l
ies’whol
ecommuni
ti
esandt
hewhol
enat
ionmour
ned

andgr
iev
ed.Thesadnessandscopeoft
het
ragedycannotbedescr
ibedby

wor
ds.

Howev
er,ourmour
ningpeopl
eandnat
ion,r
espectandl
i
veundert
he

r
uleofl
aw,
whi
chpr
esumesev
eryi
ndi
vi
duali
nnocentnomat
terhowgr
ave

97
t
heof
fencemaybeunt
ilpr
ovedbycr
edi
bleandcl
earev
idencet
hathei
s

gui
l
ty.Thepr
osecut
ion’
sev
idencehasnotest
abl
i
shedt
hegui
l
tofanyof

t
heaccusedper
sonsbey
ondr
easonabl
edoubt
.Inoursy
stem ofcr
imi
nal

j
ust
ice,t
heyar
eent
it
ledt
obeacqui
tt
edofal
lchar
gescont
ainedi
nthe

i
nfor
mat
ion.

Accor
dingl
y,If
i he1st,2nd,3rd and4th accusednotgui
ndt l
tyof

al
lchar
ges. Al
ltheaccusedper
sonsshal
lbesetf
reewi
thi
mmedi
ate

ef
fect

unl
esst
heyar
eot
her
wisel
awf
ull
ydet
ained.

J.
I.Ml
ay

JUDGE.

29/
11/
2002

Ri
ghtofAppeal
expl
ained

J.
I.Ml
ay

98
 JUDGE.

29/
11/
2002

Del
i
ver
edi
nthepr
esenceofMr
.Fel
eshi
lear
nedSt
ateAt
tor
neyandMr
.

Magongol
ear
nedAdv
ocat
efort
heaccusedst
his29thdayofNov
ember

2002.

J.
I.Ml
ay

JUDGE.

29/
11/
2002

99