Specialised Team of Maritime Inspectors and Navy Task Force Deployed to Investigate Kete Krachi Boat Disaster – GMA Reveals

Tragedy on Oti River: MISORNU mourns victims; calls for national safety-first mindset

The MISORNU Safety Center headed by DCOP (Rtd), David Eklu, has received with profound sadness and deep concern the tragic news of the boat disaster on the Oti River near Kete Krachi in which 15 people, including 11 children, lost their lives. This heartbreaking incident according to MISORNU serves as yet another painful reminder of the urgent need for Ghana to develop and practice a proactive, safety-first mindset at all levels of national life…

Fifteen persons perish in boat accident at Krachi West  - Ghana Business News

Fifteen people, including three children, have lost their lives in a tragic boat accident that occurred on Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region.  The speedboat, which had 19 passengers onboard, was traveling from Okumakrua, an island community to another nearby island, Debume, for a funeral, when the incident occurred.  Confirming the sad news to the media, Mr Frank Danso, the Krachi West Municipal Direct…

IEAG Mourns Volta Lake Tragedy, Demands Full-Scale Investigation and Accountability

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ieag-mourns-volta-lake-tragedy-demands-full-scale-investigation-and-accountability/The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has received with deep sorrow the tragic news of a boat accident on the Volta Lake near Kete Krachi, which claimed the lives of fifteen (15) individuals, including eleven (11) children aged between two and fourteen years.…

I’ll go for the head of the Transport Minister — Dr. Akwada on Volta lake disaster

The Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Dr. Nana Yaw Akwada, has strongly criticized Ghana’s failure to protect its most vulnerable citizens following the tragic boat disaster on the Volta Lake at Kete Krachi, which claimed 15 lives, including 11 children. Dr. Akwada described the incident as a heartbreaking reflection of the country’s weak accountability systems. “As we speak now, as a country, we have not been able to protect th…

Specialised team of Maritime Inspectors and Navy Task Force deployed to investigate Kete Krachi Boat Disaster – GMA Reveals

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has deployed a specialised team made up of Maritime Inspectors and members of the Navy Task Force to investigate the boat disaster near Kete Krachi in the Oti Region, which claimed 15 lives, including 11 children. The team is expected to uncover the cause of the tragedy and ensure that those responsible are held accountable. The GMA explains that the boat was reportedly overloaded when it capsized while crossin…