Personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, Port Harcourt have rescued over 99 passengers onboard a local market boat from drowning following a boat mishap in Bukuma River in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State
The market boat, popularly known as ‘Blood of Jesus’, which was conveying passengers and goods worth millions of naira, set out from Port Harcourt heading to Akuku-Toru LGA of the state when it collided with a barge on the River.
The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku disclosed this in a statement issued in on Wednesday by the Base Information Officer, Lt. Commander Bridget Bebia.
Aniaku, however, said no life was lost in the accident, adding that the majority of the passengers’ goods were also recovered and secured onboard.
The statement read, “On 29 April 2025, at about 1055 hours, a barge ADAM (Damen Buba), was involved in a head-on collision with a market boat en route to Akuku Toru LGA resulting in significant structural damage to the market boat.
“The incident occurred in the Tuma area, about 300 meters from Naval Security Station (NSS) 035 along the Bukuma, in Degema local government area.
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