Guinea boat crashes into mining vessel, killing at least 10, a dozen still missing

At least 10 people have died and a dozen are still missing after a wooden boat collided with a ship off Guinea’s southern coast and capsized, a local official said. The Nation reported that a pirogue-style wooden boat was severely overcrowded and carrying over 60 people when the accident occurred. The boat’s engine failed, according to the Wall Street Journal, with the waves of the river carrying the boat directly into the side of a mining vessel nearby. Rescue crews say 18 people were rescued, but at least 10 were killed with at least a dozen more still missing. Boats are a common form of transport in the country's coastal areas, but lax enforcement of safety regulations has resulted in many boat wrecks, Reuters reports.