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Death boat: Search goes on  Bahrain recovered the body of an Indian man as it continued to search for an additional person   Death boat's captain detained

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200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink  At least 58 people, all Ethiopians except for four Somalis, are confirmed dead and a further 37 remain unaccounted 69 dead as ferry capsizes

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Dec.18   Yemen

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Apr.6   Djibouti
  A boat ferrying passengers to a traditional festival overturned after leaving port about noon
Apr.2   Bahrain
Apr.1   Bahrain
  The prosecutor: The captain did not have a license to pilot the boat
Mar.31   Bahrain 'Too many on board' boat
  The owners of a passenger boat have blamed overcrowding which led to the deaths of at least 57 people
Mar.30   Bahrain Ferry sinks carrying 150 people
  A total of 48 bodies have so far been recovered from the site. 52 people have been rescued
 Terrorism was ruled out by a senior Interior Ministry official The passengers were thought to be Bahrainis, nationals of other Gulf nations and Westerners
Hopes dim for ferry missing

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Jul.23   Gulf U.S. carrier collides with boat  USS John F. Kennedy has collided with a dhow while on patrol. No survivors from a small vessel, were found

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Dec.21   Turkey 60 feared drowned  A boat carrying would-be migrants sank off Turkey. Only one Iraqi survivor had so far been found

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Oct.22   Azerbaijan Ship capsizes in Caspian Sea  The Mercury II was sailing from Kazakhstan to the Azeri capital, Baku, with 51 people on board Oct.7   Yemen U.S. says tanker blast came from within  The explosion that punched a hole in a French tanker appears to have occurred within the ship, State Department said Oct.6   Yemen French tanker explodes
  A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
1,800 people died as ferry sinks

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Dec.4   Cyprus Workers plucked from sinking rig  A helicopter has successfully plucked all 84 people from 6,347 tonne Key Singapore rig sinking in rough seas Jan.2   Turkey Ship survivor found  Man alive 24 hours after a freighter carrying suspected illegal immigrants sank. 6 died, 50 are still missing



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