Tag: ferry disaster
Update: 79 confirmed dead in Tanzania’s ferry disaster
At least 79 people have so far been confirmed dead and scores were feared missing after a ferry capsized in…
Ferry disaster: South Korea ordered to pay $63.9m to bereaved families
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered the government and the passenger ship operator to pay 72.3 billion won (63.9…
Ferry disaster: Divers, underwater drone join search
Divers and an underwater drone on Wednesday joined a fleet of rescue vessels in Indonesia’s search for no fewer than…
Grief, anger as S. Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
Grief, anger and political tension coloured the first anniversary of South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as weeping relatives…
21 dead, 26 missing after Myanmar ferry sinks
Rescuers were frantically searching for survivors Saturday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough waters off the coast of western…
Hong Kong captain found guilty of manslaughter over 2012 ferry tragedy
A Hong Kong boat captain was on Saturday found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 people in a 2012 ferry…
Four bodies recovered in Italy ferry disaster
Four bodies have been recovered from icy seas during an operation to rescue hundreds of passengers stuck on a blaze-hit…
Turkish merchant ship sinks after collision off Italy
A Turkish-registered merchant ship sank in the northern Adriatic Sea off the Italian port of Ravenna Sunday following a collision…
S. Korea ferry disaster captain jailed for 36 years
A South Korean court handed down a 36 year jail sentence Tuesday to the captain of the Sewol ferry that…
S.Korea ferry tragedy film causes stir at festival
A South Korean documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster has stoked controversy ahead of Thursday’s opening of Asia’s pre-eminent film…
Student survivors testify in Korea ferry trial
Student survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster, testifying for the first time Monday in the murder trial of the captain…
South Korean PM resigns over tragic ferry sinking
South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won tendered his resignation Sunday over the sinking of a passenger ferry that left more…
26 die, 215 missing in Philippine ferry disaster
CEBU (AFP) – Philippine rescuers searched Saturday for more than 200 people missing after a crowded ferry collided with a…