Since the early 20th century, ferries on Lake Victoria have been an important means of transportation between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
One of these ferries, the MV Bukobaz, sank in the lake on May 21, 1996. The disaster killed between 800 and 1,000 people, making it one of the largest water disasters in Africa.
Another tragedy occurred on September 20, 2018, involving the MV Nyerere passenger ferry from Tanzania, which killed more than 200 people.
