MV Kalangala attempting to retrieve the sunken wreckageBenon Kajuna, the acting permanent secretary, ministry of Works had written to Sadala Musoke, the managing director Nation Oil Distributors to halt the operations of MV Kalangala to help retrieve MV K Palm.

In his letter, Musoke said it has been found necessary to utilize the services of MV Kalangala to assist salvage the capsized vessel and recover the remaining bodies that could be trapped underneath. 

 
“The purpose of writing is to request you to re deploy MV Kalangala for the assignment. You will provide the necessary fuel required for the activity and you will be reimbursed at the rate in the operating contract,” reads Kajuna’s letter in part. 

According to Kajuna, MV Kalangala will return after retrieving the capsized vessel. People moving to and from Kalangala using Port Alice Entebbe – Kalangala route are now advised to use SENCATA boat to reach their destination. 

MV Kalangala is the major operator along the Kalangala-Entebbe route. The deployment of MV Kalangala to Mpata follows the failure by several marine vessels belonging to security agencies to retrieve the vessel and recover the remaining bodies from the lake.  

Meanwhile, one more body was retrieved today, bringing to 33 the number of bodies retrieved from the lake since MV K Palm boat sank in L.Victoria on Saturday. The body was retrieved by a team of divers from police marines and UPDF on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Asuman Mugenyi, the police director of operations said the divers sighted the body while trying to retrieve the wreckage of the boat from the lake.