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31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2019
» MANILA: Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce wind and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the death toll to 31 with three missing, police said Sunday.
In Australia, surfing soothes asylum-seekers' fears of sea
News, Associated Press, Published on 06/04/2016
» They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that once symbolised so much misery: Terrifying boat trips marked by sickness and death and the constant dread that their own lives might be nearing the end. But today, the sea will become their unlikely saviour.
Workers race to clean up oil spill
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2014
» Authorities are racing against time to prevent further damage in the Gulf of Thailand after an oil spill from a small tanker that sunk in Samut Sakhon province.