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Survivor Rescued From Inside Capsized Tanzanian Ferry

Two days after the disaster, which left more than 200 people dead, divers pulled a man from inside the vessel. He reportedly locked himself in the engine room and survived because of an air pocket.
Tanzanian rescue workers search for victims after the ferry MV Nyerere capsized in Lake Victoria.

A survivor was rescued from inside a Tanzanian ferry two days after it capsized on Lake Victoria, killing at least 207 people.

The condition of the survivor was not immediately clear. Citing the state-run Tanzanian Broadcasting Corporation, the man was an he survived because of an air pocket inside the vessel.

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