Today is 10/3 which is the 27th prime number, and this ferry capsized on Lake Kivu:

This boat capsized on Lake Kivu.

AND 278 people on board. This boat capsized on the 277th day of the year. Close. Tomorrow is 278th day of the year.

The day before the ferry capsized, the president had been in office for 2078 days

When we measure the amount of time from the formation of the Democratic Republic to the 278th day of the year, the day after the ferry capsized, we find a pretty cool number:

314 = pi; the president is exactly 16 weeks after his bday for the ferry incident:

The president is 3 months 3 weeks (exactly) after his bday for the ferry incident: