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26 dead as Indonesian ferry sinks

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 board

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 accident

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 clung to thread of hope

They kept their bodies alive with rationed crackers, bubble gum, beer and three gallons of water. But spiritually, the three men lost at sea for eight days had something else to keep them going.

Missing boaters endured a 'survival test,' says rescued boater

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

33 missing as ferry sinks near Tonga

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.

Women die as boat capsizes in western India

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 capsizes

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.

Sale fails to bail out last Titanic survivor

The last living survivor of the Titanic earned only a small fraction of what auctioneers hoped to raise when she sold her final remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay nursing home bills.

Last Titanic survivor selling mementos to pay bills

The last survivor of the Titanic, 97-year-old Millvina Dean, is auctioning off her remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay nursing home bills.

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