Man after two days still alive from ramp ferry

bugorora - More than 200 people lost their lives on Thursday during the MV Nyerere ferry on Lake Victoria in Tanzania, but one man miraculously survived two frightened days in the hull of the capsized ship.

Alphonce Charahani, working on the ship in the engine room, had locked herself in a small, air-tight room in the calamity. There he survived until he was found Saturday by divers who heard beating sounds. His condition is described as 'serious'.