MV Bukoba Ferry Sinks in Lake Victoria, Nearly 1,000 Dead – May 21, 1996
The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000.
Date: May 21, 1996
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