Boat Accident

Thailand boat accident: 33 Chinese dead, 23 people missing off Phuket coast; cause of capsize yet to be ascertained

The search for another 23 people still missing will resume at 5 am on Saturday, said Prapan Khanprasang, chief of the Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office.

Thailand boat accident: 12 dead, dozens missing after tourist vessel with 105 passengers capsizes off Phuket coast

Thailand's navy pulled 12 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket on Friday after a tourist boat went down in heavy seas with dozens of Chinese passengers on board.

Dahanu boat capsize updates: Coast Guard official says weight imbalance may have caused incident

A boat with 40 school children on board capsized two nautical miles off the sea shore in Dahanu, Maharashtra, leaving four students dead so far on Saturday.

Philippines ferry accident: Death toll crosses 50, police file complaint against owner and crew

Rescuers on Friday retrieved five more bodies from a ferry that capsized just moments after departing from a central Philippine port, raising the death toll to 50

China: Over 20 missing after boat sinks on Yangtze River

More than 20 people, including several foreigners, were missing Friday after a tugboat sank on the Yangtze River in eastern China, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

4 dead, 40 missing after boat capsizes in West Bengal

Four bodies, including that of a woman, have been fished out by the rescuers, while eight persons were rescued.

Death toll from Assam tragedy crosses 100, likely to rise further

The boat was reportedly heavily overcrowded.

Boat sinks in Nigeria, 20 drowned

The wooden boat, with over 40 people aboard, was traveling from Eagle Island to Mgbuodohia of Rivers State in the Niger Delta.