[1] On 21 May 1996, MV Bukoba sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Mwanza city in 25 metres (14 fathoms) of water, killing up to 1,000 people.

[1] Criminal charges were brought against nine Tanzania Railway Corporation officials, including the captain of the Bukoba and the manager of TRC's Marine Division.

[1] Possible causes were identified by Captain Joseph Muguthi, formerly of the Kenya Navy, and writing in the pages of the Daily Nation as a marine navigation consultant.

He labelled it an accident waiting to happen, as Lake Victoria ferries disregarded safety regulations.

Rescue teams from South Africa, including Navy divers, were flown in to salvage the ship and retrieve bodies.