Avast ye mateys! 'Tis a tale of two vessels collidin' in the treacherous waters of western Congo. The count of souls lost be as murky as the sea!
2024-02-13
Avast ye! Two vessels didst clash upon the waters of the mighty Congo River, nigh Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Yarr, tales be told of possible lives lost in this dire calamity, yet whispers of such fate be as fickle as the wind.
In the language of a 17th century pirate, I be tellin' ye a tale of two boats collidin' on the mighty Congo River, arrr! Local officials be arguin' like a parrot and a monkey on the number of souls lost in this unfortunate mishap, arrr!Alexis Mampa, the chief of Maluku municipality, claims that no souls were sent to Davy Jones' locker in this here collision on Monday, just east of Congo's capital, Kinshasa. But another official by the name of Eliezer Ntambwe be singin' a different shanty, first claimin' that dozens of poor souls be lost, only to change his tune later, sayin' he ain't rightly sure of the exact toll, arrr!
Now, me hearties, we don't be knowin' what caused these loaded boats to crash into each other like drunken sailors, arrr! Onlookers on the riverbank be witnessin' the horror unfold afore their eyes. A video, seen by The Associated Press, shows poor souls thrashin' about in the water while small boats be comin' to their rescue, arrr!
Deadly boatin' accidents be happenin' all too often in Congo, mateys. Them crews be fillin' them small wooden vessels to the brim, pushin' their luck like a scallywag playin' with fire. Rivers be the lifeblood of transport in this vast African country, ye see, with roads as pitiful as a scurvy-ridden dog. Most of the river traffic be run by small-time operators, not even botherin' to follow proper maritime regulations, arrr!
In January, a wooden boat capsized on a lake in eastern Congo, and it be presumed that most of the 50 poor souls aboard be lookin' for a watery grave, arrr!