Five persons were announced dead on Saturday after a speed boat capsized in Calabar waterways, Cross River State, South South Nigeria. Report has it that the boat capsized on its way to Oron in Akwa Ibom.
A senior naval officer attached to the Eastern Naval Command, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident and said that the command played a major role in rescuing some of the victims.
“The Navy partook in the rescue mission; we at least rescued 14 of them.“I can’t give you the exact position of the boat because we only rushed for the rescue mission, but I’m sure the command will soon release a statement to this effect,” he stated.It was gathered that 20 persons boarded the boat at Marina in Calabar. 
It, however, capsized minutes after sailing from Calabar Marina yard
