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15 Killed, Dozens Missing In Migrant Wreck As Boat Capsizes In Africa
At least 15 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Afr
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207 Dead In Tanzania Ferry Capsize, 2 Survivors Rescued From Spot
Divers on Saturday rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday, killing at least 207 people.
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Eight Bodies Found As 'North Korean' Boat Washes Up In Japan
Eight bodies have been recovered from a wrecked boat that washed ashore in central Japan, authorities said Tuesday, suspecting the vessel is the latest in a series of North Korean "ghost ships."
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Last Corpse Recovered From Italy Migrant Wreck
Italy has finished the gruesome task of recovering migrant bodies from a fishing boat that sank with hundreds of people aboard more than a year ago, the navy said on Thursday.
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Japan Probes Mystery Boats Carrying Dead Bodies Off Coast
Japanese authorities are investigating nearly a dozen wooden boats carrying decomposing bodies found drifting off the northwestern coast over the past month.
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Wrecked Italian Costa Concordia Begins Final Voyage
Italy's once-luxurious Costa Concordia cruise liner embarked on its last voyage on Wednesday, as tug boats began towing it from island wreck site to scrapyard grave in one of the biggest salvage operations in maritime history.
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Divers Retrieve More Bodies in South Korea Ferry Disaster
Divers have retrieved two more bodies from the wreck of the South Korean ferry that sank last month, as conditions on the ship further deteriorated, officials said Saturday.
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Italy migrant boat confirmed death toll reaches 194
Italian search teams have recovered 194 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the southern island of Lampedusa last week, with divers working to bring up as many as possible from the wreck ahead of expected bad weather, officials said on Monday.
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Hong Kong seeks answers after deadly ferry crash
Hong Kong investigators on Wednesday examined the wreck of a boat that sank in a collision which killed 38 people, as the city sought answers to its worst maritime accident for decades.
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Wreck of fishing vessel near Kollam located
Two days after the Directorate General of Shipping ordered a probe into the hit-and-run accident involving the fishing vessel Don-1, a Navy Clearance Diving team has located the wreck of the fishing vessel. Don-1, with seven fishermen aboard, sank early Thursday morning off the Manakodam light house, 20 nautical miles off Kochi harbour entrance. Tw...
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Asylum seekers sink off Australia, boat smashes into rocks
A wooden boat packed with dozens of asylum seekers smashed apart on jagged rocks in heavy seas off an Australian island Wednesday, flinging screaming women and children into churning whitewater and sending many people to their deaths. Christmas Island residents on cliffs above watched in helpless horror as the boat broke apart with a crack, dumping...
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15 Killed, Dozens Missing In Migrant Wreck As Boat Capsizes In Africa
At least 15 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Afr
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207 Dead In Tanzania Ferry Capsize, 2 Survivors Rescued From Spot
Divers on Saturday rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday, killing at least 207 people.
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Eight Bodies Found As 'North Korean' Boat Washes Up In Japan
Eight bodies have been recovered from a wrecked boat that washed ashore in central Japan, authorities said Tuesday, suspecting the vessel is the latest in a series of North Korean "ghost ships."
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Last Corpse Recovered From Italy Migrant Wreck
Italy has finished the gruesome task of recovering migrant bodies from a fishing boat that sank with hundreds of people aboard more than a year ago, the navy said on Thursday.
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Japan Probes Mystery Boats Carrying Dead Bodies Off Coast
Japanese authorities are investigating nearly a dozen wooden boats carrying decomposing bodies found drifting off the northwestern coast over the past month.
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Wrecked Italian Costa Concordia Begins Final Voyage
Italy's once-luxurious Costa Concordia cruise liner embarked on its last voyage on Wednesday, as tug boats began towing it from island wreck site to scrapyard grave in one of the biggest salvage operations in maritime history.
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Divers Retrieve More Bodies in South Korea Ferry Disaster
Divers have retrieved two more bodies from the wreck of the South Korean ferry that sank last month, as conditions on the ship further deteriorated, officials said Saturday.
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Italy migrant boat confirmed death toll reaches 194
Italian search teams have recovered 194 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the southern island of Lampedusa last week, with divers working to bring up as many as possible from the wreck ahead of expected bad weather, officials said on Monday.
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Hong Kong seeks answers after deadly ferry crash
Hong Kong investigators on Wednesday examined the wreck of a boat that sank in a collision which killed 38 people, as the city sought answers to its worst maritime accident for decades.
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Wreck of fishing vessel near Kollam located
Two days after the Directorate General of Shipping ordered a probe into the hit-and-run accident involving the fishing vessel Don-1, a Navy Clearance Diving team has located the wreck of the fishing vessel. Don-1, with seven fishermen aboard, sank early Thursday morning off the Manakodam light house, 20 nautical miles off Kochi harbour entrance. Tw...
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Asylum seekers sink off Australia, boat smashes into rocks
A wooden boat packed with dozens of asylum seekers smashed apart on jagged rocks in heavy seas off an Australian island Wednesday, flinging screaming women and children into churning whitewater and sending many people to their deaths. Christmas Island residents on cliffs above watched in helpless horror as the boat broke apart with a crack, dumping...
