What the records say
- When
- 30 Oct 1948
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 36.02° N, 14.32° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1948 Gozo luzzu disaster.
Summary
Gozo luzzu disaster: A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.
1948 Gozo luzzu disaster
Capsizing of a fishing boat near Malta
The 1948 Gozo luzzu disaster occurred on 30 October 1948 when a luzzu fishing boat carrying passengers from Marfa, on the island of Malta, to Mġarr, Gozo, capsized and sank in rough seas off Qala, in the colony of Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board. Inquiries held after the accident determined that the boat had been overloaded as it was carrying around double its capacity.
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