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Malta fears 71 migrants drowned  As many as 71 Africans drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 8 of their companions have told Maltese police Outrage over Gypsy drowning photos  Photos were published of sunbathers enjoying a day at the beach meters from where the bodies of 2 drowned girls were laid out on the sand Boat migrants die, bodies cast into sea Map of La Gomera Spain  The Interior Ministry says the death toll among migrants found packed aboard a boat trying to reach one of Canary Islands has risen to at least 6 15 dead as migrants to reach Spain Map of Motril Spain  15 Africans died while trying to reach Spain's southern coast in a small, overcrowded boat Death toll rises in oil disaster Map of Kerch Strait Russia  Russia and Ukraine launched a rescue and cleanup operation in the Black Sea after fatal storms sank 5 ships, including an oil tanker. 20 sailors missing Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait Russia
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Ferry sinks just after leaving port Map of Bandirma Turkey

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Sep. 14   Turkey
  The ferry leaving Bandirma carried about 100 vehicles and 150 people, and sank within sight of land. Only 1 death was immediately confirmed.    At least 70 people were rescued, officials say...

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Aug.27   Malta

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Jul.21   Italy
Jul.12   Spain
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Nov.12   Russia
Nov.11   Russia
  At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea
 The strong winds and high surf caused the Volgoneft-139 to split, spilling up 560,000 (1,000 tons) gallons of fuel oil. The weather was hampering efforts to control the spill in the Kerch Strait that separates the Black Sea from the Sea of Azov
  Russia Russian oil tanker breaks in two Map of Kerch Strait Russia
  A tanker split in two during a fierce storm, spilling some 560,000 gallons of fuel into a strait leading to the Black Sea.    The storm sank t...
Jul.5   Ireland Children swept out to sea  A major rescue operation was launched off the Irish coast after 110 children were swept out to sea Apr.13   Scotland 3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship  Rescuers had all but given up hope of finding five crewmen alive. 7 from the Norwegian oil rig support vessel Bourbon Dolphin were rescued Apr.7   Greece Officers charged in cruise ship sinking  The captain and 5 other senior crew members of a ship which ran aground have been charged with negligence and violating maritime rules Apr.5   Greece 1,200 rescued from cruise ship
  A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal
Jan.22   England Scavengers take washed-up goods   Police are patrolling beaches in Devon where some have been taking goods washed from stricken ship MSC Napoli

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  England   2 crew die in U.S. submarine tragedy  4 crewmen were working in poor weather on the outside of the USS Minneapolis-St Paul off the Devon coast Jul.31   Spain Tenerife tourists help migrants  The sunbathers have come to the aid of 88 exhausted African migrants. 205 reached the Canary Islands

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Aug.12   Russia   Russia marks Kursk five years on  Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of the submarine

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Oct.6   Ireland   Sailor dies after sub rescue  One of 3 sailors injured in a fire that disabled a Canadian submarine has died   Ireland   Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub  The first rescue ship has reached a stricken submarine which has been drifting without power Oct.5   Scotland   Canadian sub adrift after fire  The submarine in heavy seas after a fire knocked out its diesel engines and injured 9 crew members Apr.17   Spain   14 migrants drown in Canaries bid  A boat sank and a search was under way for a 9-month-old baby. Another boat reached shore Feb.6   Northern England 18 die in tide  At least 10 Chinese shellfish hunters drowned after they were caught by a fast-rising tide on a beach

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Dec.15   England Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits  The Tricolor was carrying $47.7m worth of luxury cars when it sank in the English Channel following a collision Nov.19   Spain Tanker sank spilling oil
  17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking




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