Tag: Maritime Accidents and Safety

Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea Leaves Unhealed Wounds 

ANSAN, South Korea — His room remains as it was the day he left on a school trip…

At Least 10 Dead After Tour Boat Sinks in Japan

TOKYO — At least 10 people who had been on a sightseeing boat that sank off the Japanese…

After Burning for Days, a Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars Sinks

Two weeks after catching fire, a mammoth ship that was transporting thousands of luxury cars sank on Tuesday…

Dead Body Is Pulled From Burning Ferry Off Greece, With 10 Still Missing

ATHENS — Rescuers said on Sunday that at least one person had been found dead on a ferry…

Ship Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift

A mammoth cargo ship believed to be carrying thousands of vehicles including 1,100 Porsches was on fire and…

In Congo, Floating Pastors Follow Mobile Flocks Along Busy River

MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The ebullient soukous music had been blasting from speakers since before dawn,…

Dozens Are Reported Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast

The U.S. Coast Guard said late Tuesday that it would search through the night for 39 people who…