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Murder charges in Philippine ferry tragedy
AFP, Published on 04/07/2015
» MANILA — Philippine police have filed murder charges against the owner and crew of a passenger ferry that capsized and left 56 dead, an official said Saturday.
Overloading eyed in Philippine ferry capsize: official
AFP, Published on 04/07/2015
» MANILA - Overloading of cargo and passengers might have been to blame for a Philippine ferry disaster which left dozens dead, an official said Saturday, and a government investigation is now underway.
Death toll in China cruise ship sinking rises to 331: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 06/06/2015
» JIANLI, CHINA - A total of 331 people have been confirmed dead after rescuers lifted a Chinese cruise ship that capsized in central China out of the water, state media reported Saturday.
China cruise ship relatives gather at disaster site
AFP, Published on 04/06/2015
» JIANLI (CHINA) - Hundreds of relatives of passengers missing after their cruise ship capsized in central China gathered at the disaster site on Thursday, as rescuers breached the hull in a last-ditch search for more than 400 people believed trapped inside.
Angry China families demand access to stricken boat
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» SHANGHAI - Dozens of angry relatives of those missing in China's cruise ship disaster clashed with authorities in Shanghai Wednesday, demanding answers and to be taken to the scene of the tragedy on the banks of the Yangtze.
EU has 'no more excuses' on migrants after Mediterranean tragedy
AFP, Published on 20/04/2015
» LUXEMBOURG - EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Monday the bloc had "no more excuses" not to act after the latest migrant disaster in the Mediterranean and demanded "immediate" action.
Ferry capsizes in Bangladesh
Published on 22/02/2015
» DHAKA — At least 100 people have gone missing after a river ferry capsized in western Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday.
Blind sailors 'see the sea' on Polish waters
AFP, Published on 25/09/2014
» SIEMIANOWKA (POLAND) - Walentyna Koziol was born with impaired vision. Fast-forward half a century and she is sailing a yacht through the mist on a lake in eastern Poland, without a care in the world.
Conspiracy claims over dinghy death of Japan high-flyer
AFP, Published on 03/09/2014
» TOKYO - Japan's cyberspace lit up with talk of conspiracy Wednesday when officials closed the case on the drowning at sea of a high-flying government economist who was apparently trying to smuggle himself home undetected from South Korea.
Italy's wrecked cruise ship prepares to dock in Genoa
AFP, Published on 27/07/2014
» GENOA (ITALY) - The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner made its final approach Sunday to the Italian port of Genoa, where the mammoth carcass is being towed for scrap after its fatal capsize two and a half years ago.