Society ❯ Disasters

Maritime Disasters

Rescue Operations Casualties Submersible Incidents Ferry Accidents Search and Rescue Operations Search and Rescue Boat Capsizing Titan Submersible Incident Fishing Industry Rescue Efforts

Two Ferry Disasters Leave Scores Missing in Vanuatu and Indonesia

Severe weather has slowed rescue work, prompting government investigations into vessel registration and passenger lists.

Virgo Transport 8 Overturns in Java Sea, Six Confirmed Dead and About 129 Missing

Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea, 129 Missing as Large Search Underway

Two Shipboard Fires in the Philippines and China Kill Dozens and Leave Many Missing

Fire on MV June Aster Kills Five as Dozens Remain Missing

Tanker Officers Arrested After Collision Sinks Turkish Cargo Ship

Tugboat Capsizes Off Busan; Six Crew Missing After Two Rescued

Ferry Capsizes Off Northern Cyprus, At Least Eight Dead

Zimbabwe Ferry Capsize Kills 94 as Recovery and Probe Continue

Lake Kariba Ferry Disaster Death Toll Rises to 84

Ferry Catches Fire in Lombok Strait as Rescue Shifts to Search After Casualty Reports

Overcrowded RIDA Ferry Capsizes on Lake Kariba, 44 Dead

Ferry Fire Off Bali Evacuates More Than 200, One Confirmed Dead

HMS Tiger Wreck Found Off Isle of Wight After 118 Years

Ferry Fire Off Madura Island Kills Five as Rescue Operation Concludes

Vietnamese Cargo Ship Sinks Near Fiery Cross Reef; Dozens Rescued

Eleven Tourists Rescued Off Sulawesi as Search Continues for Missing Captain

Audiencia Nacional Sends Captain and Two Armadora Directors to Trial Over Pitanxo Sinkings

Guyana Launches Independent Inquiry After MV Barima Capsizes

Ferry MV Barima Sinks Off Guyana; Wreck Found as Death Toll Rises