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Overloaded Ferry Capsizes on Lake Kariba, 15 Dead and Dozens Missing

Officials say the disaster exposes chronic safety and oversight failures in lake transport, prompting a recommendation to declare a state of disaster.

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Guyana Ferry Capsizes With Dozens Rescued and Scores Missing as Probe Targets Crew and Manifests

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3w ago

Passenger Boat Sinks Off South Sulawesi; Dozens Rescued and Scores Missing

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4w ago

Netflix Documentary Reopens Scrutiny of Costa Concordia Disaster

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4w ago

Netflix Releases Unseen Costa Concordia Footage and Coastguard Tape

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Six Fishermen Presumed Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Visakhapatnam

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BBC Documentary Reopens Questions Over Bayesian Yacht Sinking

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TSB Finds Defective Carbon‑Fiber Hull and Oversight Failures Caused Titan Implosion

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TSB Issues Final Report Blaming OceanGate Failures for Titan Implosion

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Turkish Fishing Trawler Sinks After Attack West of Sevastopol

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2mo ago

Spanish Prosecutors Seek Nine-Year Terms in Villa de Pitanxo Sinking Case

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2mo ago

Two French Sailors Missing After Catamaran Found Abandoned Off Tangier

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Maritime Disasters

Overloaded Ferry Capsizes on Lake Kariba, 15 Dead and Dozens Missing

Passengers Rescued From Burning Ferry Off Bali

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

Guyana Launches Independent Inquiry After MV Barima Capsizes

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

Guyana Ferry Capsizes With Dozens Rescued and Scores Missing as Probe Targets Crew and Manifests

Passenger Boat Sinks Off South Sulawesi; Dozens Rescued and Scores Missing

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Maritime Disasters

Netflix Documentary Reopens Scrutiny of Costa Concordia Disaster

Netflix Releases Unseen Costa Concordia Footage and Coastguard Tape

Six Fishermen Presumed Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Visakhapatnam

BBC Documentary Reopens Questions Over Bayesian Yacht Sinking

TSB Finds Defective Carbon‑Fiber Hull and Oversight Failures Caused Titan Implosion

TSB Issues Final Report Blaming OceanGate Failures for Titan Implosion

Turkish Fishing Trawler Sinks After Attack West of Sevastopol

Spanish Prosecutors Seek Nine-Year Terms in Villa de Pitanxo Sinking Case

Two French Sailors Missing After Catamaran Found Abandoned Off Tangier

Indonesian Court Sentences Komodo Boat Captain to 3.5 Years for Negligence

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Maritime Disasters