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5:03am, 3rd September, 2019

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Divers searched for more bodies early on Tuesday around the wreck of a boat destroyed by a blaze off the coast of southern California, as authorities launched an investigation into one of the area's worst maritime disasters.

Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean

11:20am, 2nd August, 2019

World

Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean

A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port on Friday after Italy rejected its request to disembark 124 people saved from two migrant rafts in the Mediterranean, the organization said.

13 dead, 142 missing after east Congo boat accident: President

8:02am, 18th April, 2019

World

13 dead, 142 missing after east Congo boat accident: President

Thirteen people are dead and 142 are missing after a passenger boat sank this week on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Thursday.

Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize

8:04am, 24th March, 2019

World

Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize

Iraq's parliament voted on Sunday to sack the governor of Nineveh after an overloaded ferry capsized, killing at least 90 people, in the provincial capital Mosul, state media said.

Woman found dead, three people missing in Arizona boat crash

12:06pm, 3rd September, 2018

US

Woman found dead, three people missing in Arizona boat crash

Divers searching the Colorado River in Arizona on Monday found the body of a woman who died after two boats slammed head-on into each other, with three other people still missing from the collision, officials said.

Campaigners launch UK boat made of recycled plastic waste

9:40am, 30th August, 2018

UK

Campaigners launch UK boat made of recycled plastic waste

Environmental campaigners launched a boat on the River Thames on Thursday made almost entirely of recycled plastic waste, in an effort to raise awareness of growing levels of rubbish in Britain's waterways.

Thailand sees drop in Chinese visitors after tourist boat disaster

3:33am, 22nd August, 2018

World

Thailand sees drop in Chinese visitors after tourist boat disaster

A boat disaster near Thailand's Phuket Island that killed 47 Chinese last month is significantly cutting arrival numbers from China, though the Thai tourism industry is hopeful the decline will be stemmed by late this year.

Coast Guard salvages Missouri boat after deadly sinking

11:44am, 23rd July, 2018

US

Coast Guard salvages Missouri boat after deadly sinking

The U.S. Coast Guard used a floating crane on Monday to raise the "duck boat" that sank beneath storm-whipped waves in a Missouri lake last week, drowning 17 people in one of the deadliest tourist accidents in the United States in years.

Coast Guard begins to raise Missouri boat after deadly sinking

10:19am, 23rd July, 2018

US

Coast Guard begins to raise Missouri boat after deadly sinking

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday began dredging up the "duck boat" that sank beneath storm-whipped waves in a Missouri lake last week, drowning 17 people in one of the deadliest tourist accidents in the United States in years.

Coast Guard to raise Missouri tourist boat after deadly sinking

7:27am, 23rd July, 2018

US

Coast Guard to raise Missouri tourist boat after deadly sinking

The U.S. Coast Guard was preparing on Monday morning to recover the "duck boat" that sank beneath storm-whipped waves in a Missouri lake last week, drowning 17 people in one of the deadliest tourist accidents in the United States in years.

Deadly Missouri duck boat to be raised, most survivors leave hospital

5:51pm, 22nd July, 2018

US

Deadly Missouri duck boat to be raised, most survivors leave hospital

The duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake last week, killing 17 people, was set to be raised on Monday and taken to a secure facility as part of a federal investigation into one of deadliest U.S. tourist accidents for years.

Two victims leave hospital after Missouri tour boat tragedy

11:09am, 21st July, 2018

US

Two victims leave hospital after Missouri tour boat tragedy

Two survivors have been discharged from a Missouri hospital after 17 people including nine members of one family drowned when a "duck boat" sank during a storm in one of the deadliest U.S. tourist tragedies for years, local media reported.

Tourist boat capsizes in storm, killing 17 in Missouri

1:42pm, 20th July, 2018

US

Tourist boat capsizes in storm, killing 17 in Missouri

Divers on Friday pulled the last bodies from the wreckage of a "duck boat" that sank a day earlier during a storm in a lake near a popular Missouri destination, killing 17 people in one of the deadliest U.S. tourist incidents in years.

At least eight killed as 'duck boat' capsizes in Missouri: police

11:23pm, 19th July, 2018

US

At least eight killed as 'duck boat' capsizes in Missouri: police

At least eight people drowned when an amphibious "duck boat" capsized and sank in stormy weather on a lake in Missouri with 31 people on board, police said on Thursday, and divers were searching for other possible victims.

Volcanic lava 'bomb' injures 22 people on tour boat in Hawaii

5:27pm, 16th July, 2018

US

Volcanic lava 'bomb' injures 22 people on tour boat in Hawaii

A blob of hot volcanic lava struck an ocean tour boat just off the Big Island of Hawaii on Monday, injuring at least 22 people in the worst casualty incident to date from the ongoing eruption of the Kilauea Volcano, fire officials said.

Chinese relatives wait for news after Thai tourist boat sinking

2:04am, 8th July, 2018

World

Chinese relatives wait for news after Thai tourist boat sinking

Relatives of Chinese tourists missing since a Thai tour boat sank near the holiday island of Phuket were desperate on Sunday for news of their loved ones.

Thai rescuers resume search for 23 from sunken tourist boat

11:44pm, 6th July, 2018

World

Thai rescuers resume search for 23 from sunken tourist boat

Despite fading hopes, rescuers in Thailand resumed a search on Saturday for 23 survivors after a boat carrying Chinese tourists sank off the island of Phuket in rough weather, while authorities began to investigate the boat's operator.

Thais fear 'no chance' of more survivors from tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead

7:13am, 6th July, 2018

World

Thais fear 'no chance' of more survivors from tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead

Thai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday in a search for 29 people missing after the sinking of a boat carrying Chinese tourists, with one official saying he feared "no chance" of any more survivors, which would mean a death toll of nea...