The captain and one of the crewmembers of the Capt Saif, which capsized in the Waini River last Saturday night, say the vessel was overloaded and warnings about it were not heeded.
“I did mention to them that it look too fully loaded before we left and also while we were on our way but the charter tell me that he does usually take more stuff than that… and as such did not pay any attention to what I say,” said the captain of the ill-fated vessel, who would only identify himself as “Vishal.”
The captain and three crewmembers were rescued after the incident, which is now under investigation by
