1.   Ferry company owners could not be reached for comment.

2.   Divers from the ferry owner, Tanzania Railways Corp., police, navy and army are poorly equipped for recovering the bodies.

3.   Islanders also tried to lynch the wife of ferry owner Tio Djo, who, fearing for his life, apparently had fled to Miami.

4.   Stena Sealink Line, the ferry owners, abandoned the attempt to refloat the Stena Challenger after a tow line dropped by helicopter broke Wednesday morning.

5.   The ferry owner, Tallinn-based Estline, had denied the charges.

6.   Vivian Lorsano, a representative of ferry owner Moreta Shipping Lines, said the company has been operating the vessel for three years.

7.   However ferry owners object that such compartments would slow down loading and disembarkation of the vehicles thereby removing one of main advantages of this mode of transport.

8.   Inter-district buses were halted and the United News of Bangladesh news agency quoted ferry owners as saying their services too were hit.

9.   A statement said the shipping ministry had also directed ferry owners to take into account the weather and river conditions before starting any journey.

10.   One ferry owner alleged that number of ferries had increased and there was competition to sail faster to get more passengers.