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| Mon. |
 Italy |
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
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| Jul. 12 |
 Spain |
Boat migrants die, bodies cast into sea 
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...
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| Jul. 10 |
Spain |
15 dead as migrants to reach Spain
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| Jul. 3 |
Myanmar |
Dozens die in ferry sinking
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| Jun. 23 |
 Philippines |
Divers yet to find ferry survivors 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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Philippines |
Rescuers hold out hope for ferry survivors
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| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
Stricken ferry 'survivors found' 28 survivors have been found from a ferry carrying more than 700 people that capsized in a typhoon. Hundreds remain missing
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Philippines |
Hundreds trapped in capsized ferry Authorities hope that 749 people missing after their ferry capsized in a typhoon are still alive inside an air pocket
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| 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
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| Jun.6 |
Bali |
Lost British divers found alive
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Mexico |
Mexico to track sharks after fatal attacks
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area
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| May.11 |
Haiti |
11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks
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Myanmar |
Relief boat sinks, leaving aid in river
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| May.4 |
Amazon |
Boat capsizes killing at least 15
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| Apr.30 |
Sydney |
5 killed, 9 injured in boat collision in harbor
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| Apr.21 |
Bahamas |
Haitians' bodies found near Bahamas
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| Jan.30 |
China |
15 die as ships collide on Yangtze |
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| Jan.5 |
Russian Far East |
Stranded boat crew finally rescued |
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| Dec.24 |
South Korea |
14 sailors missing |
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| Dec.18 |
Yemen |
200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink |
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| 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
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| Nov.23 |
 Antarctica |
Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' 
| More than 150 passengers and crew aboard Norwegian cruise ship MS Nord Norge have been rescued to safety | |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000
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| Nov.12 |
Russia |
Death toll rises in oil disaster
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| Nov.11 |
 Russia |
Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait 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. Th... | |
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Russia |
Russian oil tanker breaks in two
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| Nov.6 |
Mauritania |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard |
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| Oct.24 |
Mexico |
Gulf of Mexico accident kills 18 |
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| Aug.17 |
Egypt |
'Dozens missing' as ferry sinks
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| Aug.3 |
Sierra Leone |
Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing
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| Jul.5 |
Ireland |
Children swept out to sea |
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| Jun.23 |
India |
Wedding party missing as boat lost |
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| Jun.8 |
Australia |
Stormy seas push freighter aground |
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| Jun.2 |
Afghanistan |
'60 die' as boat sinks |
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| May.8 |
Haiti |
Migrants claim boat rammed by naval ship
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| Apr.25 |
Dominican Republic |
At least 15 missing after boat sinks
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| Apr.19 |
 Australia |
'Ghost yacht' found Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast
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| Apr.13 |
Scotland |
3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship |
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| 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
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13 dead from tsunami
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| Feb.25 |
Indonesia |
Ferry suddenly sinks
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| Jan.8 |
Indonesia |
Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft
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| Jan.3 |
Indonesia |
Ocean scoured for jet |
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| 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
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| Dec.18 |
 Senegal |
Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days
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| Jul.31 |
Spain |
Tenerife tourists help migrants |
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| Jul.24 |
Alaska |
Crew start leaving listing ship |
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Java quake kills 6,000
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| May.19 |
Vietnam |
150 seamen missing after typhoon |
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| Apr.10 |
Ghana |
120 feared dead as boat capsizes |
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| Apr.6 |
Djibouti |
69 dead as ferry capsizes
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| Apr.1 |
Bahrain |
Death boat's captain detained |
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| Mar.31 |
Bahrain |
'Too many on board' boat |
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| 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
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| Mar.23 |
Cameroon |
Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned
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| Feb.5 |
Egypt |
Ferry 'pressed on despite fire' |
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| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
Officials: Fire made ferry sink
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Hopes dim for ferry missing
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Egypt |
Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks |
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 Egypt |
Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea| An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued | |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345
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| Nov.5 |
 Somalia |
Cruise ship repels pirates The Seabourn Spirit sailing has beaten back gunmen in speedboats who opened fire
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| Aug.12 |
Russia |
Russia marks Kursk five years on
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive
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Russian Far East |
Rescuers lifting disabled sub
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| Aug.5 |
Russian Far East |
Russians race to rescue sailors |
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| Feb.20 |
Bangladesh |
83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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| Oct.6 |
Ireland |
Sailor dies after sub rescue |
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Ireland |
Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub |
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| Oct.4 |
Tunisia |
Many drown as migrant ship sinks
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| May.23 |
Bangladesh |
180 missing in river ferry capsize |
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| Feb.28 |
USA |
Tanker explodes off US East Coast |
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| Feb.6 |
Northern England |
18 die in tide
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| Jan.19 |
Norway |
Crew trapped in capsized ship |
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| Jan.10 |
Albania |
21 die as boat sinks |
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| Nov.27 |
Congo |
Boat tragedy 'kills 200' |
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| Oct.12 |
Nigeria |
150 feared missing as ferry sinks |
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| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
Nuclear submarine sinks
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| Jul.9 |
 Bangladesh |
500 feared dead in ferry tragedy A passenger ferry sank in a river in southern Bangladesh. 250 people either swam to shore or were rescued
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| Jun.20 |
Tunisia |
Migrant boat sinks. 200 missing |
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| May.3 |
Hong Kong |
SARS doctors board stricken ship |
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Hong Kong |
Ship issues SARS distress call |
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| May.2 |
China |
Sub disaster killed 70 |
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| Apr.21 |
Bangladesh |
Scores dead in ferries |
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First alert over SARS
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| Jan.8 |
St. Petersburg |
Russian freeze traps ships |
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| Jan.1 |
England |
Tanker strikes sunken vessel |
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| Dec.18 |
Brazil |
'Many dead' in ferry disaster |
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| Dec.15 |
England |
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits |
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| Nov.19 |
Spain |
Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
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| 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
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| Sep.29 |
Senegal |
Disaster ferry 'carried 1,000' |
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| Sep.28 |
Senegal |
Ferry families demand answers |
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
Rescue ships trying to find survivors |
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Senegal |
1,800 people died as ferry sinks The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm
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| Sep.13 |
South Africa |
Oil spill threatens wildlife park |
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| Jul.27 |
Southern India |
Over 50 feared dead in boat tragedy |
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| May.3 |
Bangladesh |
More than 100 dead in ferry tragedy |
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Jet crashes, killing 260
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| Oct.22 |
Indonesia |
Hundreds of refugees drown |
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| Oct.7 |
Russia |
Raising of the Kursk begins |
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| Sep.13 |
Russia |
Kursk bow sawn off |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| May.3 |
Congo |
50 feared dead as ferry sinks |
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
World's biggest oil rig sinks |
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |
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| Feb.17 |
Hawaii |
Robot finds ship sunk by sub |
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| Feb.16 |
France |
Immigrant boat aground |
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| Feb.10 |
Washington |
USA apologies after sub hits boat |
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| Feb.9 |
 Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing
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| Dec.13 |
Indonesia |
163 boatpeople drowned |
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| Aug.12 |
 Arctic |
Kursk submarine went down All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank
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