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
Stories of the most mysterious shipwrecks in history
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Shipwrecks
Russian Trawler Sinks in Uruguay: 41 Crew Safe as Oil Spill Fears Rise
The 50-metre Alpha Crux listed dangerously at Montevideo’s berth 7 before evacuation on August 25.
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Russian Fishing Vessel Sinks in Montevideo: Fuel Error Blamed
The 946 GT Alpa Crux listed and sank at dock after a suspected fuel transfer mistake.
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22 Crew Missing: Lifeboat Found Empty as Search Expands in Bay of Bengal
Indian Coast Guard recovers an abandoned lifeboat and an EPIRB linked to the sunken MV Ocean Winner.
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27 Crew Saved in 11 Hours: How a Burning Ship Off Galapagos Became a Race
A fishing vessel ablaze 527 miles southwest of the Galapagos triggered a rapid international rescue operation.
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22 Crew Missing as Bulk Carrier Sinks Off India: The Race Against Time
MV Ocean Winner went down in the Bay of Bengal with 72,100 tonnes of iron ore fines.
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27 Lives Saved: How a Burning Tuna Seiner Triggered a Pacific Rescue
A distress call 450 nautical miles off the Galapagos led to the rescue of all 27 crewmembers in just 11 hours.
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22 Lives at Stake: Iron Ore Ship Sinks in Bay of Bengal
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 72,000 tonnes of iron ore vanished with 22 crew members missing.
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22 Missing as 70,000-DWT Bulker Vanishes in Eight Minutes
The Ocean Winner capsized suddenly in the Bay of Bengal with 22 crewmembers unaccounted for.
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Drought Exposes 113-Year-Old ‘Sava’s Titanic’
A 54-metre steam tugboat, sunk by a German mine in 1945, resurfaces as Serbia’s Sava River hits record lows.
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Uncovering the Mysteries of the Antikythera Shipwreck
An ancient Roman vessel reveals astonishing technological and archaeological secrets.
