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Divers yet to find ferry survivors Map of Sibuyan Philippines

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Jun.23   Philippines
  The divers found bodies but so far no survivors inside the hull of a ferry that capsized. No response yet when divers hammered the ship
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Jun.22   Philippines
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  Authorities hope that 749 people missing after their ferry capsized in a typhoon are still alive inside an air pocket.    A rescue ship managed to reach the vessel more than 24 hours after it lost radio contact and reported...
Jun.21   Philippines Ferry hit by typhoon Map of Sibuyan Philippines
  Fears are growing for more than 700 passengers on Princess of Stars which officials say has capsized in the wake of a typhoon Fengshen
 A rescue vessel was expected to reach stranded ferry by late Sunday morning. 4 bodies washed up on shore on the Sibuyan island
Jun.6   Bali Lost British divers found alive  3 divers missing for 2 days in Indonesian waters have been found alive. 2 other divers, from France and Sweden, are also safe

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Jan.30   China 15 die as ships collide on Yangtze  A cargo ship, with 17 crew members on board, sank after it crashed into another cargo ship

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Dec.24   South Korea 14 sailors missing   The Eastern Bright, a 13,000-ton freighter, a ship carrying nitric acid, sank off the coast of South Korea in rough seas Dec.7   South Korea Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
  Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane.    The crane punctured holes in the side of the tanker...
 Feb.26   Indonesia Police to probe capsized ferry  Police are to investigate how a fire-damaged ferry capsized as officials, journalists inspected the charred hulk Feb.25   Indonesia Ferry suddenly sinks  An ferry Levina I involved in a deadly mid-voyage fire has sunk with several safety investigators, police and journalists on board Jan.8   Japan   U.S. sub collides with Japan ship  The USS Newport News was surfacing in the Arabian Sea south of the Straits of Hormuz when it hit the merchant vessel   Indonesia Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft  A cargo ship in the Java Sea saw them frantically waving for help and heard their whistles Jan.3   Indonesia Ocean scoured for jet   Jan.1   Indonesia 200 rescued from ferry sinking  More than 400 missing or dead after ferry breaks apart. Corpses were scattered for miles on beaches

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Dec.30   Indonesia Hunt for ship survivors  Rescue teams are searching for survivors after a ferry carrying about 600 people sank off the coast of Java Dec.29   Indonesia Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing
  A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
 Storms and high winds were hampering the rescue effort. The boat sunk about 40 km off Mandalika island. Only 66 people recovered
Jun.22   Indonesia Ship sinks off Sumatra, 40 missing  Rescue vessels picked up 73 people from a ship that sank in bad weather May.19   Vietnam   150 seamen missing after typhoon  150 fishermen were missing and another 28 have been found dead in the South China Sea

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Nov.13   Northern Japan 6 killed in ship accident  The 5,500-ton S. Korean Marine Osaka, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan May.2   Vietnam   38 dead in boat tragedy  Rescuers were searching on for people missing since their boat sank while on a holiday outing

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May.3   Hong Kong   Ship issues SARS distress call  Captain is saying 10 of its 24 crew members seem to be suffering symptoms of SARS

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Oct.22   Indonesia Hundreds of refugees drown  350 mainly Iraqi migrants have drowned off Java. 400 people have been on board the boat



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