Two children were killed when a barge and a yacht collided in the United States
In Miami Beach in the US state of Florida, a barge crashed into a sailing yacht with children on board, two minors were killed, and two more were hospitalized in critical condition. This was reported by the Associated Press on July 29.
"All six people on the sailboat were pulled out of the water by rescuers, four children were taken to a nearby hospital, two of them were later pronounced dead," the report says.
It is specified that the victims were participants of a children's sailing camp for children from seven to 15 years old. The yacht remained under the barge. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated by the US Coast Guard.
On May 18, 37 people died in a ferry crash in Nigeria. The boat accident occurred on May 15th. Traders had closed the Gbajigbo market and were returning to their communities in Niger State when the tragic incident occurred. It was reported that the preliminary cause of the incident was overloading of the vessel.
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