Boat sinking

3 killed in boats collision in Japan

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Three people died when a pleasure boat and a tugboat collided in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan on Sunday morning, the coast guard said.

Death toll from boat sinking in Tunisia rises to 16

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying undocumented immigrants off the coast of Djerba Island in southeastern Tunisia has risen to 16, local media reported.

6 die after boat sinks in Peruvian jungle

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) –  At least six people drowned after their boat capsized in the predawn hours of Wednesday in a river that runs through east-central Peru's jungle region of Ucayali, local authorities confirmed.

Malaysia warship sinks in mishap in South China Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Malaysian warship has sunk in the South China Sea near its southern coast after suffering "severe flooding" caused by leaks on Sunday, the country's naval service announced.

40 migrants killed after boat catches fire off Haiti

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – At least 40 migrants have died and several others were injured after a boat they were traveling in caught fire off northern Haiti, a UN spokesman said on Friday, quoting the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Eleven dead and dozens missing in two shipwrecks

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – At least 11 people have died and more than 60 are missing as a result of two shipwrecks off the coast of southern Italy, rescuers say.

Thirty-nine die after boat capsizes off Yemen

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – At least 39 people from the Horn of Africa have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local officials.

20 drown in boat accident in eastern Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Twenty people, including children, drowned when a boat sank during a river crossing in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, a provincial official said.

2 dead, 5 missing after boat collision in Hungary

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Two people were killed and five others went missing after two boats collided on a river near the Hungarian capital Budapest, local police said Sunday.

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16 dead, 28 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – At least 16 migrants have died and 28 others are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday.

Shipwreck death toll rises to 62 in Central African Republic

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – The death toll from a shipwreck that occurred in the Central African Republic (CAR) has risen to 62, locals and authorities said.

At least 94 dead in Mozambique after ferry boat capsizes

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – At least 94 people died, including children, and 26 are missing after a ferry boat capsized off the northern coast of Mozambique, an official from the country's Maritime Transport Institute (INTRASMAR) said.

4 killed in Nigeria boat mishap

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – At least four bodies were recovered after a boat capsized late on Monday in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos, the local waterways authority said Tuesday.

Passenger boat sinks off Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – A passenger boat sunk off the Persian Gulf on Tuesday night, a provincial source in Iran's Hormozgan province said.

3 killed, 2 missing after boat sinks off western Turkey

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – At least three people were killed and two others went missing Tuesday when a fishing boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast, local media reported.

6 drown, 2 missing after passenger boat capsizes in Brazil

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Six people drowned and another six were injured when a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Brazil, the Fire Department reported Monday.

40 illegal migrants missing as boat sinks off SE Tunisia

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – At least 40 illegal migrants have gone missing after their boat sank off Tunisia's southeastern coast, the Tunisian National Guard said Tuesday in a statement.

At least 20 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – At least 20 people are feared dead in an accident involving two passenger boats traveling from Andoni to Bonny island in Nigeria's coastal Rivers State.

Overcrowded migrant boat overturns near Yemen, dozens missing

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn of Africa, missing, Yemeni officials said.

Nearly 50 killed as wooden boat capsizes in DRC

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – At least 49 people have been killed, and 120 others are missing after a boat capsized on a river in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to an official.

1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes in southern Philippines

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – A fisherman drowned and two others went missing, while 15 were rescued after a fishing boat capsized off Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, local authorities said Monday.

At least 26 people killed in boat mishap in central Nigeria

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Twenty-six bodies have been recovered, while about 44 are still missing after a boat capsized in the Mokwa local government area of Nigeria's central Niger State, local authorities confirmed.

At least 63 feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – More than 60 people are believed to have died after the boat they were travelling on from Senegal was found off Cape Verde, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.

11 dead, 7 missing as boat sinks off Tunisia

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A Tunisian official says "35 people, most of them Tunisians" including women and children were on board the boat that went down "shortly after departing from the coast of Sidi Mansour" near Sfax.

6 dead as migrant boat sinks in English Channel

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Six people died and dozens were rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsized Saturday in the English Channel, according to French authorities.

51 migrants missing, 4 dead after boat sinks off Tunisia

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – At least four migrants died and 51 were missing after a migrant ship sank off Tunisia's Kerkennah island, a judicial official said.

Deaths in tragic Senegal boat capsize soars to 16

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – At least 16 bodies were recovered after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Dakar, Senegal’s capital, authorities said Wednesday.

15 dead, 19 missing after boat capsizes in Indonesia

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday.