Tanzania shipwreck survivor recalls holding on for life for over 40 hours: 'I knew it was my turn to die' foxnews.com

A man who survived a horrifying shipwreck in Africa last fall is remembering the mental strength it took to stay alive for over 40 hours inside the ship's hull, as hundreds of other passengers drowned. The ferry capsized in Lake Victoria near Tanzania on Sept. 20. Augustine Charahani, the engineer of the Nyerere, clung to a staircase in the capsized boat for about 42 or 43 hours, as The New York Times reported. “I knew it was my turn to die, but I remained hopeful that someone out there was coming,” he thought to himself during his ordeal. More than 260 people were on the ferry, which had a capacity for 101 passengers.