Tag: Maritime accidents
Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska...
Fire strikes largest Iranian navy ship, forcing evacuation
TEHRAN, Iran — The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, forcing sailors...
2 migrants dead, more than 100 rescued off Tunisian coast
TUNIS, Tunisia — The bodies of two migrants have been recovered from the Mediterranean Sea and another 20 remain missing a day after two...
Budapest unveils memorial to Danube tourist boat victims
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian and South Korean officials inaugurated a memorial Monday in Budapest that commemorates the 28 people who died, most of them...
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized...
US Coast Guard continues search for 10 Cubans missing at sea
MIAMI — A search for 10 Cubans missing from a boat capsize continued Friday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight other...
Boat accident on Nigerian river kills 60, more feared dead
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities confirmed that at least 60 people have died in a boat accident on the Niger River and that 83...
Demolition resumes on Georgia shipwreck after big fire
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Salvage crews on the coast of Georgia resumed sawing apart the remains of an overturned cargo ship Thursday nearly two weeks...
More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks
LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children,...
Indian navy searches for 78 missing from barge sunk by storm
NEW DELHI — Indian navy ships and helicopters searched in extreme weather and rough seas Wednesday for 78 people still missing from a barge...