1.   Boat disasters are common in Nigeria, where safety standards are lax and private ferry operators overload their vessels to increase profits.

2.   He said the vessel was overloaded with cargo and passengers.

3.   Maritime standards are lax and poorly maintained vessels are often overloaded with passengers and cargo by captains eager to maximize profits.

4.   Poorly maintained vessels are often overloaded by captains eager to maximize profits.

5.   The disaster was blamed on overloading a vessel that had structural defects.

6.   Villagers often use ferries as a speedy way to cross the Nile river, and boat owners have been known to overload their vessels to gain more money.

7.   Villagers often use ferries to cross the Nile river, and boat owners have been known to overload their vessels to gain more money.

8.   Hernandez said the coast guard is only required to count the passengers if it believes a vessel is overloaded.

9.   Investigators are probing whether the vessel was overloaded, but they say a bad manoeuvre was among the most likely causes of the accident.

10.   There had been suggestions that the vessel was overloaded with tourists.