Accidents - maritime

Survivors, families seek answers to deadly 2012 Hong Kong ferry disaster

Mr Philip Chiu's sister was killed in the Lamma IV ferry sinking in October 2012.

Crew evacuated after fire on container ship at Los Angeles port, officials said

The incident happened at the San Pedro port in Los Angeles on Nov 21.

97 people rescued after ferry suffers hull breach near Thai island

The ferry sustained a hull rupture, which caused seawater to enter the vessel.

South Korea arrests crew members for negligence after ferry runs aground

Rescue workers move a passenger rescued from a stranded South Korean ferry carrying about 260 people near a rocky island off Shinan, in Mokpo, South Korea, on Nov 19.

South Korean ferry with 267 on board runs aground; 3 suffer minor injuries

A South Korean ferry carrying about 260 passengers is stranded near a rocky island in the sea off Shinan, South Korea, on Nov 19.

90 seconds could have saved lives in Baltimore bridge collapse: Probe

Six workers on the deck of the bridge, all Latin American immigrants, fell to their deaths.

Loose wire led to power outage on S’pore-flagged ship before March 2024 Baltimore bridge crash: NTSB

View of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Migrant shipwreck leaves 36 dead as Malaysia ends search

Policemen carry the body of a deceased victim from the boat which sank in waters near the Thailand–Malaysia border.

Eight killed after overloaded ferry sinks in Indonesia’s Mahakam River

Eight people died after a ferry sank in the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Malaysia scrambles to find anyone ‘still alive’ after migrant shipwreck

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officers prepare for the search and rescue operation.

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