A passenger ship carrying more than 450 people has sunk in the Yangtze river in central China, triggering a rescue effort hampered by strong winds and heavy rain. Maritime transport remains critical ...
A single mechanical failure or mistake isn’t what usually results in a “Mayday!” call on marine VHF radio. Compound failures or mistakes typically cause potentially disastrous situations for even ...
(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 22 - A judge on the southern Italian city of Crotone on Monday indicted six Italian officials for allegedly failing to take action that may have prevented the shipwreck of a migrant ...
Video from Vietnam Television (VTV) showed search and rescue efforts continuing overnight, with rescuers flipping the capsized boat upright and calling out for survivors. The vessel capsized on ...
Hopes for survivors were fading on Thursday after one of the country’s worst boat disasters that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others missing. The Mermaid sightseeing boat capsized and ...
The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in the rich Gulf states. By Ismaeel Naar and Abdi Latif Dahir Ismaeel Naar ...
More than 200 people have died and more than 100 are missing after two separate boat accidents this week in the northwest of Congo, according to residents of the area and local news reports. One of ...