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December 6, 2025
An official of the coast guard said that 18 migrants drowned after their boat capsized 26 miles (40km) south of Chrysi in southern Greece. Two were rescued. The boat was first detected by a Turkish freight ship which then contacted Greek authorities.
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November 29, 2025
The governor of Mai-Ndombe Province said that at least 19 people were killed when a boat capsized on the lake Mai-Ndombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to heavy winds. Local government and civil society said that the boat capsized Thursday night after it had left Kiri village for Kinshasa.
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November 26, 2025
Authorities said that a woman died and a male was severely injured in a shark attack at a beach on Australia's East Coast. Police in New South Wales said that emergency services were called to Crowdy Bay beach near Port Macquarie on Thursday morning after two people reported being bitten by sharks.
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December 5, 2025
Their lawyer revealed that the family of a Colombian who claims to have been killed by a U.S. Airstrike near the coast of Colombia has brought their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They are seeking accountability for the deadly U.S.
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November 26, 2025
Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a suit in Para to remove the oily residues and hull of the Haidar vessel, which sank ten years ago near Vila Do Conde, Brazil's largest port for live cattle shipment. In a Wednesday statement, Para federal…
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November 22, 2025
Los Angeles Fire Department reported that all crew members were evacuated Friday from a ship in flames at San Pedro Port after an explosion disrupted the power supply and crane operations. LAFD reported that around 8:27 pm (0427 GMT), the remaining crew members had been helped off the vessel.
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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.
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November 15, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that four people were killed and four more hospitalized when a suspected migrant-smuggling boat capsized late Friday night in rough waves off San Diego. The Coast Guard reported that in addition to eight deaths, one person has been taken into custody by U.S.
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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.
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November 12, 2025
The coast guard is still searching for missing people on Wednesday after three migrants drowned in their boat that capsized off the southernmost island of Greece, Gavdos. A coast guard official confirmed that 56 people had been rescued so far…
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November 12, 2025
The International Organization for Migration reported on Wednesday that at least 42 migrants were missing and presumed to be dead after a rubber-boat capsized near the coast of Libya. Seven survivors were rescued by the Libyan authorities after six days of drifting at sea.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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October 28, 2025
A local branch of the Red Crescent said that on Tuesday, bodies of 18 migrants who drowned when their boat capsized southwest of Tripoli in Libya were recovered, while more than 90 survivors were saved. The Red Crescent in Sabratha (a coastal…
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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…
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October 23, 2025
Authorities said that a British man drowned at a Melbourne Beach after his surfboard was broken by strong winds in stormy weather. His friend, who attempted to save him, also drowned. Police said that emergency services were dispatched to Frankston Beach…
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October 19, 2025
UNICEF's country coordinator in Italy reported on Sunday that a boat containing around 35 migrants from Libya sank in the central Mediterranean, leaving one person confirmed dead and another two dozen people missing. UNICEF's Nicola Dell'Arciprete…
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October 19, 2025
UNICEF's country coordinator in Italy reported on Sunday that a boat carrying 35 migrants from Libya capsized near the center of the Mediterranean, leaving one person confirmed dead and another two dozen people missing. UNICEF's Nicola Dell'Arciprete…
