MOSUL — 2019 · Major Tragedy
Mosul Ferry Disaster
On 21 March 2019 an overcrowded ferry taking families to a leisure island on the Tigris to celebrate Nowruz and Mother's Day capsized near Mosul. The boat, with a capacity of about 50, was carrying nearly 200 people, and the river was running high. More than 100 people died, most of them women and children. Angry crowds confronted officials at the scene. At the prime minister's request, Iraq's parliament dismissed the governor of Nineveh and his two deputies on 24 March, and arrest warrants were issued for the ferry operators.
- Date
- 2019
- Place
- Nineveh, Iraq, Mosul, IQ
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 36.3100, 43.1300 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 21 March 2019The overcrowded ferry capsized on the Tigris.
- 22 March 2019Angry residents confronted officials at the scene.
- 24 March 2019Parliament dismissed the Nineveh governor and his deputies.
- March 2019Arrest warrants were issued for the ferry and island operators.
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Iraq's parliament fires governor over Mosul ferry disaster aljazeera.com ↗
- Middle East Eye — Iraqi parliament votes to fire governor over ferry sinking middleeasteye.net ↗
- Wikipedia — 2019 Mosul ferry sinking en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Al Jazeera
- Middle East Eye
- Wikipedia
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