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Seven drown, eight survive after vessel capsizes off Kenyan coast

Floating club in the Indian ocean waters in Shela island, Lamu County [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Seven sailors from the Comoros Islands died while eight were rescued after their boat developed mechanical problems while at sea.

Fishermen from Watamu, in Kilifi County, said they spotted a small boat with a raised white cloth.

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