140 Missing After 39-Year-Old Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea Storm
One confirmed dead and 140 unaccounted for after Virgo Transport 8 overturns 148 km from Banjarmasin in waves up to 3.
Shipwrecks
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Cyclone Drives 32,688-DWT Bulker Aground on India’s Eastern Coast
The Sigma Pearl ran aground after losing propulsion amid 93-mph gusts as Cyclone Hamoon battered the Bay of Bengal.
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Fire Engulfs Unknown Vessel Off Iraq
UKMTO reports blaze 63 nautical miles southeast of Al-Faw, crew status and cause still unconfirmed
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Seven Crew Abandon Ship as Seahorse Lists Off Lebanon
Lebanese authorities rescued seven panicked crewmembers after the 9,483 dwt cargo ship began listing near Sidon.
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UHL Freedom drifts in 4.5m North Sea waves after engine failure
Five crew injured as 150-metre UHL Freedom loses engine power 29km off Dutch coast amid 9-force winds.
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60-Square-Mile Oil Slick Chokes UAE Coast as Iran Escalates Hormuz Strikes
A 60-square-mile oil slick forces UAE beach closures while Iran ramps up tanker attacks ahead of US midterms.
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354 Enclosed Space Deaths: Why Seafarers Still Die in Ships’ Hidden Traps
InterManager study reveals 354 enclosed space accidents since 1996 due to outdated procedures and poor training.
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6,000 seafarers trapped in Hormuz as attacks hit 24 ships in two weeks
UN maritime chief warns of 'double blockade' as 24 seafarers killed and crews remain stranded near critical chokepoint.
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Hormuz tanker fire: 21 Indian seafarers safe after projectile strike
Kuwait-flagged M/T AL Dasma caught fire 11 nautical miles west of Bukha after unidentified attack on October 21.
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Missing bulker officer vanished after saving 28 from burning 11,800-TEU
Portugal’s GAMA investigates the disappearance of the Aeolian Arrow’s chief officer during a South Atlantic rescue.
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77 Dead After Toxic Fumes Engulf Philippine Ferry June Aster
Philippine investigators confirm calcium hypochlorite cargo sparked deadly fire and toxic smoke off Palawan.
