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6 rescued in waters off Indonesiaupdated: Wed Aug 29 2012 21:25:00

Six people were rescued in the waters off Indonesia early Thursday as authorities search for survivors of a boat that reportedly had engine trouble a day earlier, Australian officials said.

Son of Usher's ex-wife dies from injuries in July 6 lake accidentupdated: Sun Jul 22 2012 13:26:00

The former stepson of singer Usher Raymond has died after more than two weeks in the hospital following a boating accident on a Georgia lake, sources close to the family said Saturday.

Red Cross: Zanzibar ferry capsizes, killing dozens updated: Thu Jul 19 2012 07:52:00

Rescuers scoured choppy waters for survivors Thursday after a ferry sank off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, killing 37 people and leaving dozens missing, the Red Cross said.

Boat capsizes after fireworks show, killing 3 childrenupdated: Thu Jul 05 2012 10:05:00

A July Fourth outing to watch fireworks from the water turned into a disaster Wednesday night when a boat capsized off Long Island, leaving three children dead.

Scores rescued from water after ship capsizes off Australiaupdated: Wed Jun 27 2012 22:57:00

Rescuers pulled 130 people from the waters between Australia and Indonesia on Wednesday after a ship capsized, the Australian authorities said.

110 people rescued from capsized boat near Australiaupdated: Fri Jun 22 2012 02:36:00

Rescuers have saved 110 people from a ship that capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia and are searching for the many missing, an Australian official said Friday.

4 missing after 2 boats collide on Mississippi Riverupdated: Sat May 19 2012 12:59:00

Four persons are missing after two boats collided shortly after midnight Saturday on the Mississippi River, said fire department officials in Burlington, Iowa.

Rescuers search for bodies after Indian ferry disasterupdated: Wed May 02 2012 04:20:00

Authorities continued their search for bodies Wednesday, two days after one of India's worst ferry accidents claimed at least 100 lives.

100 feared dead in India ferry disasterupdated: Tue May 01 2012 02:25:00

At least 100 people are feared dead after a ferry broke in two and sank in a remote part of northeastern India, according to officials.

Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to more than 100updated: Wed Mar 14 2012 09:13:00

At least 112 bodies have been recovered after a packed ferry capsized in Bangladesh, police said Wednesday.

Dozens missing after ferry capsizes in Bangladeshupdated: Tue Mar 13 2012 13:39:00

Rescuers searched frantically for survivors after a packed ferry carrying at least 250 people capsized in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 32 people, police said Tuesday.

Ferry sinks off Papua New Guineaupdated: Thu Feb 02 2012 04:02:00

Carly Lusk of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority discusses the search for survivors after a ferry sinks off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

Zimbabwe police retrieve 11 people drowned on Christmas dayupdated: Mon Dec 26 2011 06:13:00

Police in Zimbabwe said Monday 11 people -- including five children -- drowned when their boat capsized in strong winds on Christmas day evening.

Boat rescue witness: Stunned survivors had 'thousand-yard stare'updated: Mon Oct 10 2011 18:19:00

The 4-year-old girl sobbed as rescuers rushed her ashore. In the boat behind her, the faces of her fellow survivors were painted with "a thousand-yard stare," one witness said Monday.

8 killed in Indonesia ferry stampedeupdated: Wed Sep 28 2011 08:52:00

At least eight people were killed when an explosion triggered a stampede on a docked ferry in central Indonesia Wednesday, authorities said.

Hundreds dead in Tanzania ferry accidentupdated: Sun Sep 11 2011 04:45:00

An overloaded boat capsized of the coast of Zanzibar, killing at least 158 people. 521 people have been rescued.

Deaths mount in Tanzania ferry accidentupdated: Sat Sep 10 2011 18:57:00

The death toll stands at 200 in Saturday's ferry accident off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, a government official said.

National days of mourning declared after Comoros boat crashupdated: Wed Aug 10 2011 14:59:00

The president of Comoros has declared three days of national mourning following a deadly boat crash in the island nation.

Specialist divers arrive at scene of sunken Russian shipupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 11:12:00

Specialist military divers have arrived at the site where a Russian cruise ship sank over the weekend, killing more than 100 people, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

Russian tourist boat sinksupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 11:12:00

A cruise ship sinks on Russia's Volga River with more than 200 people aboard. CNN's Colleen McEdwards reports.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Americans off Mexican coastupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 03:22:00

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for seven Americans who have been missing since a charter fishing boat sank off the coast of Mexico nine days ago.

NTSB faults Coast Guard for fatal boat crashupdated: Tue Jul 12 2011 17:59:00

The U.S. Coast Guard, champion of boating safety everywhere, is to blame for a tragic 2009 accident that killed an 8-year-old boy during a holiday boat parade in San Diego Bay, a federal safety board said Tuesday.

At least 55 dead, dozens missing after ship sinks in Russiaupdated: Mon Jul 11 2011 12:44:00

At least 55 people are now known to have died when a ship sank with more than 200 people aboard on Russia's Volga River, state-run media reported Monday, citing the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.

New York boating accident kills 4, injures 2updated: Sun Jul 10 2011 23:12:00

Four people died and two others were seriously injured in a boating accident on the Hudson River in eastern New York early Sunday, authorities said.

Search continues for missing boatersupdated: Sat Jul 09 2011 09:19:00

As many as eight tourists are missing in waters off Mexico's Baja California peninsula after their boat sank Sunday.

Family pushes to extend search for tourists missing from capsized boatupdated: Thu Jul 07 2011 00:01:00

Relatives of seven Americans missing since a tourist boat capsized off the coast of Mexico over the weekend remain hopeful that their loves ones will be rescued, a family spokesman said.

Favorable conditions hold in search for survivors of boat accidentupdated: Tue Jul 05 2011 19:00:00

U.S. and Mexican search teams scoured the Sea of Cortez for seven Americans still missing after a tourist boat capsized Sunday off the east coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and killed one American tourist.

America's Cup catamaran capsizesupdated: Tue Jun 14 2011 09:48:00

An Oracle Racing crewman sustained minor injuries after his catamaran capsized while in trials in San Francisco Bay.

22 dead in boat accident in Indonesiaupdated: Tue Jun 07 2011 07:09:00

Authorities continued to search Tuesday for missing people after a boat capsized near the Indonesian town of Banjarmasin, officials said.

Three missing after boats collideupdated: Fri May 20 2011 07:08:00

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for three people who were reported missing after two boats collided.

3 missing after boats collide off Mississippi coastupdated: Fri May 20 2011 07:08:00

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard were searching Thursday for three people who were reported missing after two boats collided in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hundreds missing after overcrowded boat from Libya capsizesupdated: Tue May 10 2011 11:46:00

Somali migrant worker Ibrahim Abdi has cheated death twice trying to get from north Africa to Europe.

At least 27 dead in Bangladesh ferry sinkingupdated: Fri Apr 22 2011 09:15:00

At least 27 people died Thursday when a ferry carrying about 100 people sank in a Bangladeshi river after striking a sunken cargo boat, police and officials said.

San Quentin inmates mount rescue after boating accidentupdated: Thu Apr 21 2011 05:40:00

Inmates at California's San Quentin prison helped rescue two boaters -- one of whom later died -- who had fallen into frigid San Francisco Bay early Wednesday, authorities said.

Search on for 150 after boat capsizes off Italian coastupdated: Wed Apr 06 2011 07:23:00

About 150 people were missing Wednesday after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said.

Boat capsizes in San Diego, killing two and injuring sevenupdated: Mon Mar 28 2011 07:42:00

Two men died and seven people were injured Sunday when a sailboat capsized off the west end of Shelter Island in San Diego, officials said.

Two dead after sailboat capsizesupdated: Mon Mar 28 2011 07:42:00

Two men are dead and seven others injured after a sailboat capsized near San Diego.

80 African migrants feared drowned off Yemen coastupdated: Mon Jan 03 2011 18:41:00

At least 80 African migrants were feared drowned Monday after their boats capsized off the coast of Yemen, authorities there reported.

32 dead after boat capsizes in Bangladeshupdated: Sun Dec 19 2010 16:10:00

At least 32 people are dead and many more are missing after a passenger boat capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh, the country's news agency reported on Saturday.

At least 4 dead, 20 rescued, 17 missing after ship sinks off Antarcticupdated: Sun Dec 12 2010 23:30:00

A South Korean fishing vessel sank Monday in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station in Antarctica, killing at least four people, while at least 20 were rescued, according to maritime officials.

16 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes, report saysupdated: Sat Oct 23 2010 09:20:00

Sixteen people are missing in eastern China after a fishing boat capsized early Saturday morning, according to state media.

Alcohol no factor in boat accidentupdated: Sat Sep 18 2010 20:33:00

The NTSB says alcohol tests came back negative for all crew on both vessels involved in a tour boat accident.

11 taken to hospitals after two boats collide north of Dallasupdated: Sun Sep 12 2010 19:52:00

Eleven people, including eight children, were transported to hospitals on Sunday after two boats crashed near the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge north of Dallas, Texas, authorities said.

Unknown number of missing after boats capsizes in Congoupdated: Mon Sep 06 2010 04:05:00

Two cargo vessels capsized in the course of two days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving 15 people dead and an unknown number of people missing, a government spokeswoman said Monday.

3 dead, 3 missing after South Korean boat sinks in New Zealandupdated: Wed Aug 18 2010 03:57:00

Three people died and three others were missing after a South Korean fishing boat sank Wednesday morning in the waters off New Zealand, officials said.

Rescuers find bodies of missing boatersupdated: Tue Aug 10 2010 15:34:00

Search and rescue crews find the bodies of four Idaho boaters missing since Sunday. (No Audio)

8 dead, 90 missing after boat sinks in Indonesiaupdated: Mon Aug 09 2010 12:32:00

Eight people were killed and 90 were missing after a boat sank Monday in Indonesia, according to the country's official Antara news agency.

Missing Florida boaters foundupdated: Mon Aug 09 2010 12:19:00

Three men were discovered off the coast of Jacksonville, three days after their boat broke down. WJXX reports.

Coast Guard: Recreational boating accident deaths on the riseupdated: Tue Aug 03 2010 10:54:00

Recreational boating accident deaths are on the rise, the U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety announced in its 2009 Recreational Boating Statistics report Tuesday.

80 die in ferry accidentupdated: Thu Jul 29 2010 12:58:00

Eighty people were killed late Tuesday in a ferry accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesman confirmed Thursday.

Five injured in Boston duck boat crashupdated: Fri Jul 16 2010 19:30:00

Five people suffered minor injuries Friday when a duck boat crashed into several other vehicles in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston Duck boat plows through carsupdated: Fri Jul 16 2010 19:30:00

A duck boat crashed into several cars in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, injuring a handful of people.

Body found at scene of boat wreckupdated: Fri Jul 09 2010 23:09:00

Rescue crews carry the body of one of the victims that had been missing after the Philadelphia duck boat accident.

Boating accident brings tragic halt to summer exchange programupdated: Fri Jul 09 2010 23:09:00

The group of Hungarian teens and young adults had traveled to the United States to experience American culture during a three-week trip of hiking excursions, overnight retreats, home-stays and tourist stops.

Two missing in Delaware River accidentupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 21:02:00

A tourist boat carrying 37 people collides with a barge on the Delaware River.

14 die as boat capsizes in northern Indiaupdated: Mon Jun 14 2010 02:01:00

At least 14 people were dead and dozens more missing, after a boat capsized in northern India Monday, authorities said.

Report: Close-range blast sank S. Korean shipupdated: Sun Apr 25 2010 02:24:00

An explosion at close range, and not a direct hit, caused the 1,200-ton patrol ship Cheonan to sink last month, a team of South Korean military and civilian investigators has tentatively concluded.

Body found in sunken South Korea vesselupdated: Sat Apr 24 2010 03:35:00

The body of a missing sailor was recovered in the wreckage of a South Korean ship that went down in the Yellow Sea in March, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.

South Korea raises sunken naval shipupdated: Thu Apr 15 2010 13:32:00

South Korea raised a naval ship from the floor of the Yellow Sea that sank under mysterious circumstances last month, Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

Calls for probe into ship groundingupdated: Wed Apr 14 2010 10:16:00

There's outrage in Australia over the Chinese ship that threatens one of the world's greatest natural treasures.

27 missing after boats collide in Philippinesupdated: Wed Dec 23 2009 20:25:00

More than two dozen people were missing after a ferry collided with a fishing boat off the coast of the Philippines on Thursday, according to the nation's coast guard.

Dozens missing after Egyptian ferry accidentupdated: Sat Dec 05 2009 03:34:00

Rescuers were desperately trying to save dozens of people Saturday who were thrown overboard when a boat collided with a ferry in the Nile River in northern Egypt, the nation's government-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported.

26 dead as Indonesian ferry sinksupdated: Thu Dec 03 2009 02:26:00

At least 26 people died Sunday when a ferry sank off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and an unknown number of people were missing, officials said.

Australia: Boat sinks with 39 on boardupdated: Sun Nov 01 2009 22:04:00

Eighteen people were rescued -- but as many as 21 others were missing -- after a boat sank late Sunday in remote seas off Australia's Cocos Islands, according to Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officials.

Nearly 1,000 rescued in Philippines ferry accidentupdated: Sun Sep 06 2009 22:40:00

Nine people were killed and 957 rescued when a ferry capsized Sunday in the Philippines, leaving crews scouring the waters for survivors, officials said.

Missing boaters endured a 'survival test,' says rescued boaterupdated: Mon Aug 31 2009 10:10:00

Rescued after spending eight days lost at sea, Tressel Hawkins was happy to be back in Texas.

33 missing as ferry sinks near Tongaupdated: Thu Aug 06 2009 12:12:00

Searchers rescued at least 53 people and about 33 are missing after a ferry capsized in the Pacific Ocean overnight near Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, a search and rescue officer said early Friday.

Boat carrying Haitians capsizesupdated: Thu Jul 30 2009 01:45:00

U.S. Coast Guard rescues scores of Haitians after their boat capsized. CNN's John Zarrella reports.

Women die as boat capsizes in western Indiaupdated: Sun Jul 12 2009 04:42:00

At least 13 women died and 18 were missing after two boats capsized in western India, police said Sunday.

At least 10 dead after apparent human-smuggling boat capsizesupdated: Wed May 13 2009 23:51:00

At least 10 people were killed, and an unknown number remained missing Wednesday, after a boat authorities believe was used for human smuggling capsized off the coast of Florida.

Coast Guard rescueupdated: Wed May 13 2009 23:51:00

The U.S. Coast Guard responds to a call of a capsized boat.

12 missing after Japanese boat capsizesupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 23:46:00

Twelve crew members were missing after a fishing boat capsized off southern Japan, the Japanese coast guard said Tuesday.

State agency to probe fatal Florida boating accidentupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 14:04:00

Florida Law enforcement officials said Monday they had launched an investigation into a tragic boating accident near St. Augustine, Florida, that took the lives of five people and seriously injured seven others.

5 dead in Florida boating accident, official saysupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 10:28:00

Five people were killed in a boating accident near Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday evening, a rescue official said.

Search suspended for 4 boaters lost off New Jersey coastupdated: Wed Mar 25 2009 22:43:00

The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday night for four boaters who disappeared after a fishing boat sank off the New Jersey coast on Tuesday.

Tourist's body found in Thai sea searchupdated: Tue Mar 10 2009 12:46:00

The body of a tourist was found off the coast of Thailand Tuesday, but six others remain missing after a ferry sank over the weekend near a popular diving destination, authorities said.

Reports: 14 people missing after cargo ship sinksupdated: Mon Mar 09 2009 13:07:00

Fourteen people were missing after a cargo ship sank Monday in Egyptian waters, Red Sea Gov. Majdi Al Qubaisi told Egyptian television.

Missing boaters search endsupdated: Fri Mar 06 2009 15:55:00

CNN's John Zarrella reports the families of three missing boaters maintain hope.

200 boats have capsized in past five months, Coast Guard saysupdated: Wed Mar 04 2009 08:54:00

Bad weather, poor planning, a lack of safety equipment. Any one could put a boater in the kind of peril that befell two NFL players and their two friends off the coast of Florida last weekend, Coast Guard officials say.

Bangladesh: 39 drown after boats collideupdated: Sun Feb 22 2009 06:51:00

Eight more bodies floated to the surface Sunday, bringing the death toll to 39 from a riverboat accident in southern Bangladesh.

40 killed in Vietnam boat sinkingupdated: Mon Jan 26 2009 00:40:00

At least 40 people died when a crowded river boat sank in central Vietnam Sunday -- on the eve of the Lunar New Year.

Time.com: Settlement in Deadly NYC Ferry Crashupdated: Mon Aug 25 2008 15:00:00

Lawyers say the widow of a man killed in the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash has settled a wrongful death claim against New York City for $8.7 million

Time.com: 47 Dead in Congo Boat Accidentupdated: Fri Jul 25 2008 10:00:00

At least 47 people died when a motorized boat sank on a river in Congo, and more than 100 people are missing, a district official said Friday

200 feared drowned as migrant boats sinkupdated: Tue Dec 18 2007 12:28:00

Around 200 Africans migrants are feared dead after two boats they were traveling in sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.

Rescuers search for missing off Canary Islandsupdated: Thu Jul 19 2007 05:46:00

Spanish air and sea rescue teams searched Thursday for dozens of illegal immigrants feared missing after a small boat sank off Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic, a Spanish official with the maritime rescue service told CNN.

Deadly boat accident: Two missingupdated: Sat Apr 01 2006 07:34:00

Two people were missing two days after a cruise ship carrying 126 people capsized in the Persian Gulf off Bahrain during a party, killing 57, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Saturday.

At least 51 die in Bahrain ferry accidentupdated: Thu Mar 30 2006 17:08:00

At least 63 passengers were rescued -- and the bodies of 51 others recovered -- after a passenger ferry carrying about 135 people on a company outing capsized and sank Thursday night in a narrow channel off the Bahrain coast, officials said.

Scores rescued as ferry sinksupdated: Wed Feb 01 2006 01:40:00

Indonesian search and rescue teams have pulled 115 people from the waters off West Timor, an Indonesian navy commander has said, after a ferry sank in high seas the night before.

Search for 100 missing after Ecuador boat sinksupdated: Wed Aug 17 2005 15:20:00

Fishing vessels and cargo ships off Colombia were being alerted Wednesday to search for more than 100 people missing after their fishing boat sank, said the captain of Ecuador's port of Manta.

Bangladesh ferry accident turns deadlyupdated: Sat Apr 09 2005 16:08:00

A woman died and 49 people were missing after a passenger ferry collided with a docked ferry and capsized in a river in southern Bangladesh, local police said.

118 dead in ferry disasterupdated: Mon Feb 21 2005 07:51:00

At least 118 people were killed and many others were still missing after a tornado capsized an an overcrowded ferry in the Buriganga River near Dhaka, rescuers said Monday.

83 dead, 130 missing in Bangladeshupdated: Sun Feb 20 2005 02:20:00

A ferry boat with 260 people on board capsized overnight when it was hit by a tornado near the Bangladesh capital, drowning at least 83 people, local officials said.

180 missing in river ferry capsizeupdated: Sun May 23 2004 22:38:00

More than 180 people are missing in southern Bangladesh after a river ferry capsized during a tropical storm.

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