[1] Passenger services are free; vehicles (including tuktuks, motorcycles, and trucks) pay a toll.

[4] A direct bridge or tunnel from Likoni to Mombasa Island had also been proposed, but the high cost of building them has made these options unlikely.

[6] On 29 April 1994, Mtongwe ferry bound for the mainland capsized 40 metres (130 ft) from port, killing 272 of the 400 people on board.

[9] On 29 September 2019, 35-year-old Mariam Kighenda and her 4-year-old daughter Amanda Wambua died after boarding Harambee when their Toyota Isis slipped off the back ramp into the harbour.

[10][11][12] On 2 October, the rescue team used robots to locate the victims' bodies trapped in the car.