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A wooden boat that washed ashore on a beach in Kanazawa, Japan, in 2018. Seven bodies were found nearby. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Fisherman, defector or spy? Mystery ‘ghost ship’ discovery puzzles Japan

Korean writing on the boat led to conjecture that it was a ‘ghost ship’ similar to those that washed up on Japanese shores in the past.

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Indonesia

Body of Spanish football coach found after Indonesian boat tragedy

Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Tourists must put safety first in quest for the perfect photo

Indonesia

Spanish father, 3 children missing in Indonesia after tourist boat sinks

High waves are believed to have caused the sightseeing boat to capsize en route to popular tourist destination Labuan Bajo.

Indonesian rescuers prepare to look for missing foreign tourists in the Padar Island Strait on Saturday. Photo: Basarnas/AFP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court postpones inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma Island ferry crash

Court has already twice postponed ruling for inquest into collision between Lamma IV ferry and Sea Smooth catamaran.

United States

Fire erupts at Los Angeles port triggering hazardous material alerts

Nearby residents urged to stay indoors as firefighting efforts continue.

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Korean peninsula

Video | All passengers and crew rescued from a sinking South Korean ferry

Everyone on board was rescued, but the incident evokes memories of the 2014 Sewol ferry tragedy that killed over 300 people.

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South Korea

Helmsman’s phone distraction blamed for South Korean ferry grounding

All 267 passengers and crew were safely brought to a port after the vessel crashed on an uninhabited island in the country’s southwest.

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Britain

‘There’s hardcore porn on TV’: ferry apologises after adult film seen by children

DFDS, the Danish ferry operator, said it was ‘very sorry’ over the incident during a France to UK journey. The channel has been removed.

United States

Titan sub imploded on way to Titanic wreck ‘because of faulty engineering’

In addition to failing to meet strength and durability requirements, the vessel was not adequately tested by OceanGate, the vessel’s owner.

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An undated image shows the Titan submersible during a descent. Photo: OceanGate Expeditions via AFP
Pacific nations

A ‘ghost fleet’ of Japan’s rusting WWII wrecks is poisoning this Pacific paradise

After 80 years at the bottom of a remote Pacific lagoon, a sunken Japanese warship has begun to spill its toxic cargo into the environment.

Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia, around 5,800km west of Hawaii. Photo: Julian Ryall
Indonesia

2 Chinese passengers die in Bali boat accident

A 23-year-old Indonesian is also missing after the vessel carrying 80 people sank and ran aground on its way to the popular island.

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United States

Titan implosion ‘preventable’, due to ‘critically flawed’ safety: coastguard

The report on the implosion that killed five found significant disparities between OceanGate’s safety protocols and their actual practices.

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Japan

Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or later

This latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.

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Bags containing contaminated debris are covered with soil in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Sri Lanka

Singapore ship ordered to pay US$1 billion over world’s largest plastic spill

The MV X-Press Pearl, which was carrying chemicals, sank after catching fire in 2021. The disaster led to the death of numerous marine species.

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Flames and smoke billow from the container ship MV X-Press Pearl that sank off Colombo in June 2021 after catching fire. Photo: Sri Lanka air force/AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s recurring tragedy: deadly boat fire fuels urgent reform calls

The fire off an island in Sulawesi, which killed at least five people, joins the list of boat disasters in Indonesia in recent years.

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Vietnam

‘Waves were so strong’: capsized boat survivors recount deadly Ha Long Bay storm

Survivors of the Ha Long Bay shipwreck, which killed 35 people, described how a sudden thunderstorm overturned their tourist boat within seconds.

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Vietnam

35 dead as tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay

The vessel was carrying 46 passengers and three crew members when it overturned because of sudden heavy rain.

The tourist boat (centre) that capsized is towed back to the port in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Rescuers save 4 more survivors from Houthi-struck ship in Red Sea

The ship Eternity C was the second Greek bulk carrier sunk this week by the Iran-aligned rebels.

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India

At least 9 killed in bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat

A 1985-built bridge in India’s Gujarat state collapsed, sending vehicles into a river, sparking renewed concerns over the country’s infrastructure safety.

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Indonesia

6 dead, 30 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes near Bali

The boat carrying 65 passengers sank in the Bali Strait as it sailed to the famous holiday destination from Java.

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Rescuers search for victims after a ferry sank in the Bali Strait on Thursday. Photo: Basarnas via AP
Italy

UK tech tycoon Lynch’s doomed Bayesian superyacht lifted out of water

Investigators will examine the luxury vessel to determine why it sank off Sicily last year, killing the tech magnate and six others.

A drone view shows the Bayesian after it was brought to surface by floating crane ships near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Salvage team bound for burning cargo ship off Alaska carrying Chinese cars

Ship carrying about 3,000 cars, including 800 EVs, has been abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire.

India

Ship sinks off India’s coast, spilling oil and cargo containers

The vessel capsized off southern Kerala state, leaking fuel and releasing 100 cargo containers into the Arabian Sea.

Hong Kong courts

Inspectors did not need to look for ship flaws, Hong Kong disaster probe told

Most inspectors ‘would just walk past and ignore’ defects, retired Marine Department official tells inquest into Lamma ferry tragedy.

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The Lamma IV ferry sank in less than two minutes, resulting in 39 deaths. Photo: Elson Li
Nordic nations

Norway cabin owner sleeps on as cargo ship runs aground outside

None of the container ship’s 16 crew members were injured in the incident, the cause of which is being investigated by Norwegian police.

The 135m container ship that ran aground almost hitting a house in the Trondheimsfjord outside Byneset, Norway on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong marine officials missed ferry design flaw, disaster inquiry hears

Coroner’s Court hears evidence from three current and former ship inspectors involved in checks on ill-fated Lamma IV over the years.

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Accidents and personal safety

3 Hong Kong ferry services cancelled after vessel with 300 aboard hits pier

Macau-bound TurboJet vessel strikes pier at ferry terminal in Sheung Wan after suffering ‘mechanical failure’; no injuries reported.

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