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Accidents - maritime

Bodies pulled from sea as Philippine ferry toll rises to 29

A handout video from the Philippine Coast Guard shows personnel carrying the body of a victim from the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 on Jan 29.
A handout video from the Philippine Coast Guard shows personnel carrying the body of a victim from the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 on Jan 29.

Philippines grounds ferry operator’s fleet after deadly sinking

Screen grab shows rescuers aiding survivors of sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan province, in southern Philippines.
Screen grab shows rescuers aiding survivors of sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan province, in southern Philippines.

Divers to be deployed in search for missing in Philippine ferry sinking

Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist survivors who were aboard the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which capsized around the waters of Baluk-baluk Island, Basilan, Philippines, January 26, 2026. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist survivors who were aboard the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which capsized around the waters of Baluk-baluk Island, Basilan, Philippines, January 26, 2026. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Philippine ferry survivor describes scenes of panic, wait for rescue

Survivor Aquino Sajili described how panic quickly gripped the passengers when the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 started sinking.
Survivor Aquino Sajili described how panic quickly gripped the passengers when the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 started sinking.

Missing captain hailed as ‘hero’ in sinking of Singapore-flagged ship in South China Sea

Crew members of the M/V Devon Bay who survived the sinking of the cargo ship disembark from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel at the Port of Manila, Philippines, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Crew members of the M/V Devon Bay who survived the sinking of the cargo ship disembark from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel at the Port of Manila, Philippines, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Ferry sinking kills 18, leaves 10 missing in southern Philippines

There were “8 confirmed casualties” so far from the sinking of the M/V Trisha Kerstin.
There were “8 confirmed casualties” so far from the sinking of the M/V Trisha Kerstin.

15 crew members rescued from capsized Singapore-flagged ship handed to Philippine Coast Guard

Arrangements are being made for the crew members' onward return home.
Arrangements are being made for the crew members' onward return home.

Woman, boy drown off Greece after migrant boat sinks

Migrants at the port of Agia Galini in Crete, Greece, on Dec 19, 2025. According to the UN refugee agency, 107 people died or went missing in 2025 off the Greek coast.
Migrants at the port of Agia Galini in Crete, Greece, on Dec 19, 2025. According to the UN refugee agency, 107 people died or went missing in 2025 off the Greek coast.

Indonesia ends search for Spanish boy missing since boat sinking

The search had already recovered the bodies of the father, 44-year-old football coach Fernando Martin Carreras, and one of his daughters.
The search had already recovered the bodies of the father, 44-year-old football coach Fernando Martin Carreras, and one of his daughters.

Indonesia rescuers find sunken tourist boat with body

The search mission had earlier recovered the bodies of football coach Fernando Martin Carreras and his daughter.
The search mission had earlier recovered the bodies of football coach Fernando Martin Carreras and his daughter.

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