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At Least 15 Dead, 28 Missing As Ferry Sinks In Southern Philippines
A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank Monday morning in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.
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6 Dead, 10 Missing After Ferry Capsizes In Sri Lanka
At least six people have died and around ten are missing after a ferry they were travelling in capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said.
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23 Die In Bangladesh Ferry Accident: Emergency Services
Twenty-three people drowned and dozens more were missing on Monday after a ferry capsized in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka following a collision with another vessel, rescue officials said.
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Passengers Jump Into Sea As Ferry Sinks In Indonesian Strait
A ferry capsized in the strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java today and TV video showed passengers standing on its side, then jumping into the sea as it sank in placid waters. Officials said 71 people were rescued and at least four were still missing.
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Philippine Ferry May Have Been Overloaded, Death Toll Rises to 61
The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the central Philippines has risen to 61, the coast guard has said today, indicating that the vessel was overloaded.
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Manila Charges Crew, Owners of Sunk Ferry With Murder: Official
Philippine police have filed murder charges against the owner and crew of a passenger ferry that capsized and left 56 dead, an official said Saturday.
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Anguish as More Bodies Pulled From Capsized Philippine Ferry
The death toll from the Philippines' ferry disaster rose to 41 Friday as rescuers brought more bodies ashore to anguished families, including 10-year-old survivor Gilbert de la Cruz who wailed in despair as the corpse of his one-year-old brother was recovered.
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At Least 36 Dead After Philippine Ferry Capsizes: Official
At least 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with close to 200 people on board capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines today, officials said.
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69 Dead After Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes
The death toll in a ferry accident in central Bangladesh soared to 69 on Monday, after more bodies were recovered from the overcrowded boat which sank within minutes of colliding with a cargo vessel.
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South Korea Launches Agency to Replace Coast Guard After Ferry Disaster
South Korea launches a massive new government agency this week to handle emergency rescue and safety management seven months after a ferry disaster killed 304 people and was blamed by President Park Geun-hye on a failed response by the coast guard.
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South Korean Ferry Could Have Capsized Any Time: Expert
The South Korean ferry that sank in April with the loss of more than 300 lives should never have been in service and only luck prevented it capsizing earlier, a prosecution expert told a court on Tuesday.
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South Korea President Apologises to Ferry Disaster Relatives
President Park Geun-Hye made a direct apology on Friday to relatives of the victims of South Korea's ferry disaster and vowed to reform the country's safety standards from scratch.
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Fury, cargo questions surround sunken South Korea ferry
Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol held the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief overnight.
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Body found of boy who made first call from South Korea ferry: report
The body of a high school student who made the first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was recovered from the submerged vessel on Thursday, news reports said.
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US sends salvage ship to help with South Korea ferry disaster
The United States is sending a Navy salvage ship to help South Korea with the recovery of the ferry that capsized last week, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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At Least 15 Dead, 28 Missing As Ferry Sinks In Southern Philippines
A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank Monday morning in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.
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6 Dead, 10 Missing After Ferry Capsizes In Sri Lanka
At least six people have died and around ten are missing after a ferry they were travelling in capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said.
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23 Die In Bangladesh Ferry Accident: Emergency Services
Twenty-three people drowned and dozens more were missing on Monday after a ferry capsized in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka following a collision with another vessel, rescue officials said.
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Passengers Jump Into Sea As Ferry Sinks In Indonesian Strait
A ferry capsized in the strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java today and TV video showed passengers standing on its side, then jumping into the sea as it sank in placid waters. Officials said 71 people were rescued and at least four were still missing.
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Philippine Ferry May Have Been Overloaded, Death Toll Rises to 61
The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the central Philippines has risen to 61, the coast guard has said today, indicating that the vessel was overloaded.
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Manila Charges Crew, Owners of Sunk Ferry With Murder: Official
Philippine police have filed murder charges against the owner and crew of a passenger ferry that capsized and left 56 dead, an official said Saturday.
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Anguish as More Bodies Pulled From Capsized Philippine Ferry
The death toll from the Philippines' ferry disaster rose to 41 Friday as rescuers brought more bodies ashore to anguished families, including 10-year-old survivor Gilbert de la Cruz who wailed in despair as the corpse of his one-year-old brother was recovered.
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At Least 36 Dead After Philippine Ferry Capsizes: Official
At least 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with close to 200 people on board capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines today, officials said.
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69 Dead After Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes
The death toll in a ferry accident in central Bangladesh soared to 69 on Monday, after more bodies were recovered from the overcrowded boat which sank within minutes of colliding with a cargo vessel.
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South Korea Launches Agency to Replace Coast Guard After Ferry Disaster
South Korea launches a massive new government agency this week to handle emergency rescue and safety management seven months after a ferry disaster killed 304 people and was blamed by President Park Geun-hye on a failed response by the coast guard.
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South Korean Ferry Could Have Capsized Any Time: Expert
The South Korean ferry that sank in April with the loss of more than 300 lives should never have been in service and only luck prevented it capsizing earlier, a prosecution expert told a court on Tuesday.
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South Korea President Apologises to Ferry Disaster Relatives
President Park Geun-Hye made a direct apology on Friday to relatives of the victims of South Korea's ferry disaster and vowed to reform the country's safety standards from scratch.
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Fury, cargo questions surround sunken South Korea ferry
Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol held the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief overnight.
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Body found of boy who made first call from South Korea ferry: report
The body of a high school student who made the first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was recovered from the submerged vessel on Thursday, news reports said.
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US sends salvage ship to help with South Korea ferry disaster
The United States is sending a Navy salvage ship to help South Korea with the recovery of the ferry that capsized last week, the Pentagon said on Monday.
