KAMPALA. Mar 2: Eighty-one people were killed when their overloaded passenger poat capsized on lake Victoria on Friday, bringing to 117 the number of people killed in accidents on the lake during the past week, police said today, reports AFP.

Police spokesman Eric Naigambi said the-accident occurred during a storm between the islands of Masolya and Bumba.' some 150 kilorpetres east of Kampala. The boat was carrying a total of 87 passengers.

Naigambi blamed the accident on overloading of the usually unseaworthy boats.

"Some of these crude boats can carry up to 120 people." he added..

Last Weekend. 36 people died when their boat collided with a fishing boat on the lake.

Naigambi said police planned to establish a marine patrol unit to prevent unsea-worthy Ixmts from l>eiiig used u> c ariy.passengers.