Zanzibar ferry capsizes killing dozens Survivors of the ferry disaster are brought into Malindi port in Zanzibar. A ferry with more than 250 people on board has capsized and sunk between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago, killing at least 31 people. The ferry, MV Skagit, set sail from mainland Tanzania at around midday on Wednesday for Zanzibar, Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago and a popular tourist destination. "The latest count that we have is 31 people dead and 145 were rescued," Mussa said. The passenger boat had between 250 and 300 people on board when it capsized in rough seas. A government spokesman, Yusuf Chunda, said a foreigner was among those killed, but it was not clear how many others had been on board the vessel. One foreigner, a woman, is among the dead. Thirteen other foreigners were rescued and are in hospital," Chunda said. Earlier, police said the vessel was carrying 250 adult passengers and 31 children when it capsized near Chumbe island, west of Zanzibar. The Zanzibar police spokesman Muhammad Mhina said by telephone that many passengers were missing but added: "We don't know how many of them sank with the boat." Almost the entire boat has been submerged in water ... only a small part of the boat is now visible. The ferry is owned by a company named Seagull, which also runs a number of other ferries. Previous reports had indicated the vessel was called MV Salama. More than 200 people were killed when a crowded ferry sank in September off the coast of east Africa in the worst maritime disaster in the history of Zanzibar.