Over 200 South Sudan civilians drown in ferry accident

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 14:29

At least 200 South Sudanese civilians drowned on Tuesday in a ferry accident on the White Nile river while fleeing fresh fighting in the city of Malakal, an army spokesman said.

Man charged in Britain over North Sea ferry fire

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 03:20

A man was charged on Monday with causing a fire onboard a ferry carrying more than 1,000 people from Newcastle to Amsterdam, British police said.

85 people injured in Hong Kong high-speed ferry accident

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 11:32

Eighty five people were injured Friday, three of them seriously, when a high-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau hit an unidentified object in the water, authorities said.

Thai divers search for sunken ferry

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 13:43

Thai divers today searched for the wreck of a crowded tourist ferry which sank leaving six dead including three foreigners, as rescuers recounted plucking victims from the water.

At least six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thai resort: Report

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 10:33

At least six passengers including three foreigners died after a tourist ferry sank on Sunday off the Thai resort of Pattaya, police said.

Death toll in Philippine ferry sinking now at 108

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 17:18

Philippine divers have recovered more dead bodies from a ferry that sank after colliding with a cargo ship, raising the death toll from the incident to 108, the coastguard said on Monday.

Taiwan issues warning over latest storm

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 15:20

Taiwan suspended ferry services in its southeast on Tuesday as weather forecasters issued a warning about Tropical Storm Kong-Rey, a week after the island was battered by strong winds and torrential rains.

Death toll from Philippines ferry disaster rises to 64

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 19:17

The confirmed death toll from a ferry disaster in the Philippines rose to 64 today as more bodies were found, some of them inside the sunken ship itself.

Death toll hits 39 in Philippines ferry accident

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 23:33

As the MV Thomas Aquinas cruised toward Cebu city in the central Philippines, navy marshal Richard Pestillos prepared for a brief stop while some passengers watched a band and others soaked in the night breeze on the deck.

Philippine ferry tragedy: 34 dead, dozens missing

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 13:26

Divers plucked two more bodies from a sunken passenger ferry Sunday and scrambled to plug an oil leak in the wreckage after a collision with a cargo ship.

Philippines suspends hunt for ferry disaster survivors; 32 dead, 170 missing

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 08:39

A Philippine ferry sank after colliding with a container ship owned by a company involved in the world`s worst peacetime maritime disaster, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 200 missing, the coast guard said.