Myanmar Ferry

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  Bangladesh Destroys Boats Ferrying Rohingya From Myanmar

  Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country.

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  Police Charge Captain Over Deadly Myanmar Ferry Sinking

  Myanmar police said Tuesday they have brought charges punishable by a long jail term against the captain of an overloaded river ferry that sank last month, killing dozens of people.

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  25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official

  Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.

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  Myanmar to Inspect All State-Owned Boats After Ferry Sinking

  Myanmar will inspect all state-owned vessels after a ferry accident off the country's western Rakhine state that left at least 61 people dead, state media said today.

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  Strong Currents Hamper Search for Myanmar Ferry Victims

  Strong currents today hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of a ferry accident which killed at least 34 people off western Myanmar, as hopes dimmed for the missing.

• 21 Dead, 26 Missing After Myanmar Ferry Sinks: Police

  A passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of western Myanmar leaving at least 21 people dead and 26 missing, police said today.