Boat cruise Archives

Prince Wasajja emotional at Boat cruise survivors Mass

Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by Desiree Miller

Survivors of the tragic boat cruise accident when MV templar capsized in November last year held a thanksgiving mass at Mutima beach.

For Prince Wasajja, it was the time to break the silence he has held all these months to address the critics calling them party goers reckless.

“Did you want us to check the engines of the boat before it set off? Are we engineers? Do passengers ask to know whether the plane is fit to fly before they board? I keep wondering when I hear people condemn us as reckless,” Prince Wasajja said in an emotional message when he took to the microphone.

As a way of giving back, the group of survivors offered to renovate the local church and two local schools in Mubanda Parish, Mpata Sub-county, as a sign of gratitude to the locals for saving their lives.

Irene Namubiru expresses her gratitude to student who saved her life

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Desiree Miller

In the tragic accident where a boat capsized, singer Irene Namubiru was one of the few people that survived

Irene Namubiru has taken to Instagram to narrate how she escaped death on the fateful day and thank her hero Musole Brian and all the other people that worked hard to save people’s lives.

“Here is MASOLE BRIAN a student at KIU who saved my life AND MANY others’. He went back to the lake 3 times until there were no other people alive.

Brian and other fellow stud3nts had hired their boat to go have fun on the near by Islands. When they heard and saw our boat capsizing, he quickly took his friends ashore and cane to rescue us.

He heard my distress calls for help as i saw other boats passing us by, saw the light of my phone that I kept waving up and came right to me. He asked me for the phone, bag and then pulled me in. Then he tried to pull the lady who came grabbing on my hand and life jacket almost drowning me. I managed to bring her up to the boat but she died right there as part of her life jacket got stuck under the boat and she was to heavy. That was Mrs. BISASE owner of the boat. I left my phone with BRIAN which he used to save others and went straight to resuscitate a one SHYLLA NANKUNDA who must have died on the boat. I Thank you Brian, The fishermen , the locals and all those who with whom we were trying to save others. It’s unfortunate that One fisherman died so others could live. May he R.I.P. On that very night Brian communicated with my people found who I was, assured them that I was alive and safe. At 03h30 he was at my house with my manager just to make sure. . Yesterday, Monday 26th 2018, Brian came home, brought back my shoes and phone! .

We took this photo.

You are my hero.

And again, To God be the Glory.!”

20 dead and 40 rescued from capsized boat cruise

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 by Desiree Miller

Uganda was shaken by very sad news late Saturday evening when a fun boat cruise turned tragic leading to a great loss of lives.

Report say, the boat was carrying over 100 party goers including Prince Wasajja , Iryn Namubiru, Chucks Last king , The Mith and most of Kampala ‘s party Goers. Apparently, a few of them were wearing life jackets.

Uganda Police Force Marine Unit released a statement indicating that over 40 people were rescued alive 20 bodies. Rescue mission still on as AIGP Asan Kasigye confirmed on twitter.