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Thousands mark second anniversary of South Korean ferry disaster
Grieving relatives threw white chrysanthemums over the side of a boat at the place where the Sewol ferry sunk exactly two years ago, as the country marked...
Captain of capsized Philippines ferry faces murder inquiry
Police in a central Philippine city have filed murder complaints against the owner and the crew of a ferry that capsized shortly after pulling out of port,...
21 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather
Rescuers were frantically searching for survivors on Saturday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough waters off the coast of western Myanmar killing at...
About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather
About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather, government officials said on Saturday, though residents said...
Death toll rises in Bangladesh ferry tragedy
At least 48 people, including a baby, have been killed after a ferry carrying about 140 passengers capsized in Bangladesh. A rescue operation is under...
Death toll climbs to 48 as Bangladesh ferry carrying more than 100 sinks
At least 48 people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship...
Death toll climbs to 48 as Bangladesh ferry carrying more than 100 sinks
At least 48 people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship...
Death toll climbs to 48 as Bangladesh ferry sinks with more than 100 aboard
At least 48 people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship...
At least 16 dead as Bangladesh ferry carrying over 100 sinks
Sixteen people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and...
Five bodies recovered as Bangladesh ferry carrying over 100 sinks
Five people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank Sunday...
Hong Kong captain jailed for 8 years over ferry tragedy
The Hong Kong boat captain who was at the stern in a 2012 ferry collision that killed 39 people has been sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter.
Heat, smoke delay search of Greek ferry for bodies
For a second day, fierce heat from a slow-burning blaze kept firefighters and other investigators on Saturday from searching the hold and vehicle decks...
Firefighters board burning ferry in Italy, find black box data recorder
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder...
Two sailors killed trying to recover stricken ferry after fatal fire
Two Albanian seamen have died after a cable they were using to connect their tugboat to the fire-stricken Greek ferry Norman Atlantic broke.
Ashore: First group of ferry survivors makes it to land
Four more bodies have been recovered from a burning ferry off the coast of Corfu, Greek authorities have said, bringing the death toll to five.
S. Korea ferry captain sentenced to 36 years as search for victims ends
The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank in April was on Tuesday found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison.
S. Korea court to rule on possible death penalty for Sewol ferry captain
A South Korean court is set to rule on whether the captain of a ferry that capsized killing more than 300 people, most of them children on a school trip,...
Prosecutors demand death penalty for South Korea ferry captain
Prosecutors in South Korea revealed this morning they are seeking the death penalty for the captain of ferry MV Sewol that capsized off the SW coast of...
100 people rescued, two dead, after ferry sinks in Philippines
At least 100 people have been rescued, and two confirmed dead, after a ferry sank in bad weather in the central Philippines.
Bangladesh ferry disaster: Two bodies recovered and more feared dead
A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people has capsized in a river in Bangladesh, officials said.
Son of South Korean sunken ferry owner detained
South Korean police have detained the eldest son of the sunken ferry owner after two months on the run, three days after his billionaire father was confirmed...
You’re not human, South Korean ferry crew told as trial begins
Fifteen crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared in court Tuesday to enter pleas on charges that they were negligent and failed to save...
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