ACCIDENTS & NEAR MISSES AT SEA
A one-stop hub for reports from Ghana’s four coastal regions:Western, Central, Greater Accra, and Volta. We track both official and community-shared incidents to spot risks, learn from close calls, and improve safety at sea.
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MARINE INCIDENTS
Click on any of the four coastal regions of Ghana for near misses and marine accidents
INLAND INCIDENTS
| Date | Location | District / Area | Casualties / Outcome | Source / Link |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Daboya (White Volta) – Savannah Region | Daboya | 1 paddler missing (later recovered) | Daboya — boat paddler missing after canoe accident (Citi Newsroom) (CitiNewsroom.com) Body of missing paddler recovered (Citi Newsroom) (CitiNewsroom.com) |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Volta Lake near Kete Krachi (Oti Region) | Krachi West / Oti | 16 dead (11 children) | Leaking, overloaded boat caused Volta Lake tragedy (Citi Newsroom) (CitiNewsroom.com) (related coverage). (CitiNewsroom.com) |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Black Volta (Upper West / Savannah Region) | Sawla- Tuna-Kalba | 6 rescued, 8 feared drowned | Six rescued, eight feared drowned in Black Volta (Citi Newsroom) (CitiNewsroom.com) also reported by GhanaWeb/aggregators. (GhanaWeb) |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Lawra (Black Volta) | Lawra – Upper West | 7 dead, 3 survived | 7 dead, 3 survive after Lawra SHS canoe capsizes (Citi Newsroom) (CitiNewsroom.com) (GhanaWeb follow-ups). (GhanaWeb) |
| 04 Aug 2024 | Volta ferry area (Volta/Oti) | Volta / Oti | 1 dead (diver) | Diver dies after being trapped by ferry propeller (GBC) (GBC Ghana Online) |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Dambai / Oti River | Krachi East / Dambai | 3 dead, 7 rescued | Three dead, seven rescued after canoe capsizes on Oti River (Citi Newsroom / Pulse aggregation) (CitiNewsroom.com) |
| 09 Nov 2023 | Afram River (Agyata / Azietsi-Korpe) – Eastern Region | Kwahu Afram Plains | 12 drowned | 5/6 dead (Afram River canoe disaster) — CitiNewsroom / GhanaWeb coverage (CitiNewsroom.com) |
| 27 May 2023 | Black Volta (Dorkorchina → Kpandai) | Kpandai | 1 dead, 5 missing (initial reports) | One dead, five missing after Black Volta boat disaster (CitiNewsroom / GNA coverage) (CitiNewsroom.com) |
| 10 May 2023 | Weija-Gbawe (Densu estuary) | Weija-Gbawe | 9 children drowned | Weija boat disaster leaves 9 pupils dead (GhanaWeb) (GhanaWeb) [CitiNewsroom follow-ups / Eduwatch analysis]. (CitiNewsroom.com) |
| 27 Mar 2023 | Krachi West / Oti River | Krachi West | 8 dead | 8 persons die in boat accident on Oti River (GhanaWeb / Citi coverage) (GhanaWeb) |