Almost 100 Dead As Ferry Carrying Families Sinks On Holiday Trip In Iraq
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 22, 2019
Almost 100 people, mostly women and children, died Thursday as a ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year sank in a swollen river in the former terrorist stronghold of Mosul, in Iraq's worst accident in years.
More Than 100 Dead In Ferry Disaster In Tanzania
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 21, 2018
The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned.
Overloaded South Korean Ferry Sunken 3 Years Ago Emerges In Grey Sea
World News | Reuters | Thursday March 23, 2017
A South Korean ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, slowly emerged from a grey sea on Thursday, a sombre reminder of a tragedy that traumatised the country.
Police Charge Captain Over Deadly Myanmar Ferry Sinking
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 1, 2016
Myanmar police said Tuesday they have brought charges punishable by a long jail term against the captain of an overloaded river ferry that sank last month, killing dozens of people.
25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 17, 2016
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
10 Dead As Bangladesh Ferry Sunk By Collapsing River Bank
World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 21, 2016
Ten people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday when a river bank collapsed on top of an overcrowded ferry and sank it, police said, and at least 11 people were missing.
Passengers Jump Into Sea As Ferry Sinks In Indonesian Strait
World News | Associated Press | Friday March 4, 2016
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.
Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
World News | Reuters | Thursday April 16, 2015
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
Myanmar to Inspect All State-Owned Boats After Ferry Sinking
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 18, 2015
Myanmar will inspect all state-owned vessels after a ferry accident off the country's western Rakhine state that left at least 61 people dead, state media said today.
21 Dead, 26 Missing After Myanmar Ferry Sinks: Police
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 14, 2015
A passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of western Myanmar leaving at least 21 people dead and 26 missing, police said today.
Bangladesh Ferry Sinking Death Toll Rises to 65: Police
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 23, 2015
The death toll in a ferry accident in central Bangladesh soared to 65 today, after more bodies were recovered from the overcrowded boat which sank within minutes of colliding with a cargo vessel.
41 Dead as Bangladesh Ferry Sinks, Search for Missing Continues
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 22, 2015
An overcrowded ferry sank in a Bangladesh river today leaving at least 41 people including 11 children dead as rescuers searched for missing passengers, officials said.
16 Dead as Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes, Search for Missing Continues
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 22, 2015
Sixteen people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank today in a Bangladesh river, officials said.
70 Missing After Ferry Sinks in Philippines: Government
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 13, 2014
At least 70 people are missing after a ferry sank in the waters off the central Philippines in bad weather on Saturday night, the government's civil defence office said.
South Korea Unveils Stimulus After Ferry Sinking
World News | Associated Press | Thursday July 24, 2014
South Korea's government unveiled stimulus plans Thursday after the shock of a deadly ferry sinking slowed economic growth to the lowest level in three quarters.
Almost 100 Dead As Ferry Carrying Families Sinks On Holiday Trip In Iraq
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 22, 2019
Almost 100 people, mostly women and children, died Thursday as a ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year sank in a swollen river in the former terrorist stronghold of Mosul, in Iraq's worst accident in years.
More Than 100 Dead In Ferry Disaster In Tanzania
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 21, 2018
The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned.
Overloaded South Korean Ferry Sunken 3 Years Ago Emerges In Grey Sea
World News | Reuters | Thursday March 23, 2017
A South Korean ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, slowly emerged from a grey sea on Thursday, a sombre reminder of a tragedy that traumatised the country.
Police Charge Captain Over Deadly Myanmar Ferry Sinking
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 1, 2016
Myanmar police said Tuesday they have brought charges punishable by a long jail term against the captain of an overloaded river ferry that sank last month, killing dozens of people.
25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 17, 2016
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
10 Dead As Bangladesh Ferry Sunk By Collapsing River Bank
World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 21, 2016
Ten people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday when a river bank collapsed on top of an overcrowded ferry and sank it, police said, and at least 11 people were missing.
Passengers Jump Into Sea As Ferry Sinks In Indonesian Strait
World News | Associated Press | Friday March 4, 2016
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.
Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
World News | Reuters | Thursday April 16, 2015
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
Myanmar to Inspect All State-Owned Boats After Ferry Sinking
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 18, 2015
Myanmar will inspect all state-owned vessels after a ferry accident off the country's western Rakhine state that left at least 61 people dead, state media said today.
21 Dead, 26 Missing After Myanmar Ferry Sinks: Police
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 14, 2015
A passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of western Myanmar leaving at least 21 people dead and 26 missing, police said today.
Bangladesh Ferry Sinking Death Toll Rises to 65: Police
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 23, 2015
The death toll in a ferry accident in central Bangladesh soared to 65 today, after more bodies were recovered from the overcrowded boat which sank within minutes of colliding with a cargo vessel.
41 Dead as Bangladesh Ferry Sinks, Search for Missing Continues
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 22, 2015
An overcrowded ferry sank in a Bangladesh river today leaving at least 41 people including 11 children dead as rescuers searched for missing passengers, officials said.
16 Dead as Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes, Search for Missing Continues
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 22, 2015
Sixteen people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are still searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank today in a Bangladesh river, officials said.
70 Missing After Ferry Sinks in Philippines: Government
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 13, 2014
At least 70 people are missing after a ferry sank in the waters off the central Philippines in bad weather on Saturday night, the government's civil defence office said.
South Korea Unveils Stimulus After Ferry Sinking
World News | Associated Press | Thursday July 24, 2014
South Korea's government unveiled stimulus plans Thursday after the shock of a deadly ferry sinking slowed economic growth to the lowest level in three quarters.
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