The Court of Appeal in Mombasa has awarded Sh5.1 million to a transporter whose truck sank into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni crossing channel.

The truck plunged into the ocean on March 16, 2005, at Likoni Ferry Mainland Ramp after the coxswain of MV Harambee moved it before the lorry was on board.

The truck owner, David Kiiru, sued Kenya Ferry Services and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), terming the coxswain's decision as careless and negligent.

Kiiru blamed the KFS coxswain for the accident, claiming that he caused the ferry to move away from the ramp before the lorry successfully boarded the ferry.