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At least 14 people killed after migrant boat crashes with coast guard vessel in southern Turkey

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 9, 2026

The coast guard said that at least '14 people were killed on Monday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants smashed into a Turkish Coast Guard vessel near Antalya in southern Turkey. The 'coast guard' said that the high-speed vessel?was detected…

Sources say that at least 101 people are missing after the attack on an Iranian ship near Sri Lanka.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 4, 2026

According to sources in the Sri Lankan navy and defence ministry, at least 101 people are missing, 1 is dead and 78 others have been injured. The sources claimed that the ship has now sunk. It is unclear who was responsible for the attack. A…

The autopsy results show that the migrants who drowned in a shipwreck near Greece actually died from head injuries

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 12, 2026

Autopsy results show that the majority of 15 Afghan migrants killed last week off the Greek island of Chios when their dinghy collided a coast guard vessel died from head injuries and not drowning. The February 3 collision, one of the deadliest migrant incidents in Greece in recent years…

Turkish and Greek leaders to hold talks on maritime borders, migration and border issues

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 11, 2026

The Turkish president Tayyip Erdoan will host the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks on Wednesday, likely focusing on'migration and long-standing maritime disputes as NATO allies try to warm up ties. Last week, 15 migrants died…

The survivors dispute the Greek coastguard's account of a fatal migrant vessel wreck

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 9, 2026

The survivors of the shipwreck which killed 15 Afghan migrants in Greece last week have said that their dinghy 'didn't change course or ram an coastguard vessel. This contradicts the official account given by the authorities. The shipwreck occurred on the island of Chios, and 15 people were killed.

15 migrants killed after boat collides off the coast of Chios with a Greek Coast Guard vessel

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 4, 2026

The?coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a Greek coast guard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday. It was one of the most deadly migrant shipwrecks to occur in Greece for years. In a press release…

The death toll from the Philippine boat crash has risen to 15.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 25, 2026

The 'Philippine Coast Guard' announced on Monday that the death toll in a ferry boat accident has reached?least 15 with 316 people being rescued. The accident happened at 1:50 am [1750 GMT] Monday, while the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was on its way to Jolo province in Sulu after leaving Zamboanga.

Passenger ferry capssizes in southern Philippines, killing seven and leaving scores of others missing

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 25, 2026

The Philippine Coast Guard reported that at least seven people were killed after a passenger vessel?carrying over 300 people capsized near the southern Philippine province of?Basilan. After midnight, the accident happened on Monday, as MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was traveling from Zamboanga to Jolo…

Valencia coach Fernando Martin dies in Indonesia boat accident

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 28, 2025

'Spanish football clubs' reported that Fernando Martin, a Valencia CF coach, died along with?three of his family members after their boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia. Valencia expressed their "deep sadness" at the death of Fernando Martin…

Rescue underway after a South Korean vessel with 267 passengers runs aground.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 19, 2025

A South Korean passenger ship carrying 267 passengers, crew and cargo ran aground off the southwest tip of the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday. The incident triggered a rescue effort and brought back memories of another major ferry accident in 2014.

Red Crescent reports that at least four migrants have died when two boats capsize near the coast of Libya

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 15, 2025

The Libyan Red Crescent reported on Saturday that at least four people died when two boats with 95 irregular migrants capsized near the Libyan city of Al Khums, on Thursday. In a Facebook post, the Red Crescent confirmed that four migrants on board the first boat died.

South Korea launches search for nine missing after reports of a capsized Chinese fishing vessel

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 9, 2025

An official reported that the coast guard of South Korea launched a search Monday following reports that nine crew were missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized off South Korea's west coast. A coast guard official from the city of Gunsan…

Boat carrying Rohingya migrants to Malaysia sinks, leaving hundreds of people missing

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 9, 2025

The Malaysian maritime agency reported on Sunday that a boat carrying Rohingyas from Myanmar sank near the Thai-Malaysian frontier, leaving hundreds of people missing. Seven people were killed and thirteen rescued. Romli Mustafa, the head of the maritime agency for the area…

Migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand Border, hundreds missing

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 9, 2025

The Malaysian maritime authority reported that hundreds of people were still missing after a boat capsized near the Thailand-Malaysia boundary on Sunday. Ten survivors and one dead body were found, but the Malaysian maritime authorities said they were still searching for more.

Sources say that the Greek court has ordered more coast guard officers to be assigned in 2023 due to a shipwreck involving migrants.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 6, 2025

Legal sources confirmed on Thursday that a Greek prosecutor had extended charges against four additional senior coast guard officers in connection with one of the Mediterranean’s worst accidents: a shipwreck from 2023, which saw hundreds of people drown off the southwest town of Pylos.

The boat that sank off the west coast of Turkey has killed at least 14.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 24, 2025

The local governor's offices said that at least 14 people died when a rubber-hulled boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Turkey's western Mugla province on Friday. They added that a search for survivors was under way. The Mugla Governor's…

Nine people killed when boat capsizes during floods in Pakistan, according to authorities

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 12, 2025

Authorities in Pakistan said that at least nine people were killed when a rescue vessel capsized while assisting with flood relief. A statement by the Punjab Disaster Management Authority stated that the incident occurred in a village in the eastern province of Punjab…

Five dead after migrant vessel hits coast guard vessel in northwest Turkey

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 7, 2025

A local governor's report said that five people were killed, and one was severely injured, when a boat with migrants struck a Turkish Coast Guard vessel in the northwest of Turkey on Sunday. The search for a missing individual is underway. The…

Five people killed when an evacuation boat capsizes during floods in Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 6, 2025

The disaster agency reported that at least five people died and more than a dozen were rescued after a boat carrying residents evacuating from flood-hit Punjab province in southern Pakistan capsized on Saturday. The disaster management authority…

China's coast guard and military patrol the disputed South China Sea Atoll

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 29, 2025

China's coast guard and military said that they carried out patrols in the waters surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in the busy South China Sea waterway. In a press release, the coast guard said that it has increased law enforcement patrols since the start of August.

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