DEFENCE MECHNISM ON SINKING MARINE VESSELS

22/7/2012 THE TOUTERS SAID "THE TITANIC" WAS UNSINKABLE. BUT TANZANIA'S MV BUKOBA, THE SPICE ISLANDER AND THE LATEST TRAGEDY WHICH IS STILL COUNTING FATALITIES CAME UP WITH THE FERRY CHECK-IN AND ALERT SYSTEM! HEKO TEKINOLOJIA MPYA! HAYA NI MAENDELEO SI HABA. http://pernille.typepad.com/duniaduara/2012/07/when-i-gave-a-brief-presentation-at-the-african-news-innovation-challenge-in-early-june-at-tanzict-i-pointed-out-that-there.html The recent tragedy of the sinking ferry of the coast of Zanzibar has enraged many people- both on the mainland and the Island. Out of this, something very positive has happened. Several people reached out to their networks and came together over the weekend at KINU (www.kinu.co.tz) and channeled their grief and anger. They are developing Usizame- a free SMS-based ferry check-in and alert system (using the Ushahidi platform) designed to help prevent marine accidents in Tanzania. Read more about this initiative at: FB http://www.facebook.com/Uzisame website http://www.usizame.org/