Tag: Maritime accidents

Search continues off Greek island for missing migrants

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ATHENS, Greece — A search and rescue operation continued Friday off the coast of the Greek island of Crete for several people believed missing...

17 migrants drown, 166 others rescued off Tunisian coast

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TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 17 migrants from Bangladesh drowned and more than 300 were rescued by Tunisian and Libyan naval units after their...

Woman says her boat had problems before Iowa ride accident

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and...

Man sentenced in wife’s beating death on Alaska cruise dies

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month in the beating death of his wife on...

Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in Cuban boat capsize

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KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard on Saturday ended the search for nine Cubans missing from a boat that capsized off Florida’s coast. ...

Firefighters douse ship that exploded at major port in Dubai

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Firefighting boats on Thursday poured cascades of water on a container ship that had erupted in a fiery explosion...

Coast Guard: 13 Cubans rescued, 7 missing off Key West

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KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as...

Father recounts Iowa amusement ride accident that killed son

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ALTOONA, Iowa — The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park...

Sinkings leave dozens of migrants dead off Tunisian coast

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian fishermen and naval authorities have retrieved scores of bodies of drowned migrants and rescued more than 160 others in recent...

Deadly accident at Iowa amusement ride is 2nd since 2016

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park —...