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Two more persons were confirmed dead on Saturday after an overloaded boat capsized off the coast of southeast Nigeria, taking the death toll to 12. Twenty-two people were rescued and taken to hospital after the boat went down on Friday…
At least six people died in the seas off Italy’s southern coast when a vessel carrying about 370 migrants capsized, Italian rescue operations said Monday. A search through the Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) rescue program was continuing for others who…
At least 10 foreign tourists and five Indonesians are missing after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Indonesia, officials say. Ten people were rescued after the boat sank between Lombok and the Komodo Islands. A representative of the…
Three global shipping organisations today issued guidance to their members on the risks posed to ships’ crews calling in countries affected by the Ebola virus. The ICS (International Chamber of Shipping), IMEC (International Maritime Employers’ Council), and the ITF…
A rescue operation is underway in central Bangladesh after a ferry carrying up to 250 passengers capsized while crossing a river. Scores of people are said be missing. Reports said the vessel, the MV Pinak, was crossing the River…
The deadly sinkings, whose victims include six children, come as millions travel across the country for the Eid holiday season. The week of Eid, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, is the busiest travel period of…
Emergency services are tonight in attendance at Wightlink’s Fishbourne terminal where the upper deck of one of the company’s vessels appears to have collapsed The upper car deck of the passenger and vehicle ferry St Helen has fallen one side…
Some 70 persons are missing in new migrant-boat disaster that occurred off the coast of Sicily a few days ago, UNHCR sources said Thursday based on accounts from some of the 27 survivors. The findings were confirmed by prosecutors in…
Another boat disaster was reported early this morning when a vessel carrying 27 Indonesians capsized in Sepang waters, barely 24 hours after a similar incident in Kuala Langat waters in Banting. “We have rescued 18 people so far,” Malaysian Maritime…
A boat carrying 97 foreigners from Indonesia capsized about two nautical miles off the western coast of Malaysia, as per a media report. As per the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, 31 people have been rescued but 66 of the passengers…
