Boat sinking

4 killed as boat capsizes off US southern California

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Four people were killed and five others injured early Saturday when a panga boat capsized off Imperial Beach city in US Southern California, authorities said.

13 dead when ship carrying Rohingya migrants capsizes

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – At least 13 people have been confirmed dead and 13 others rescued on Monday after a boat carrying dozens of migrants, mostly Rohingya, capsized near the maritime border between Malaysia and Thailand.

More than 140 feared dead after Spain-bound ship sinks

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – More than 140 people were feared dead on Friday after a migrant ship bound for Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania, according to Spanish media reports.

More than 40 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – More than 40 people are missing after a boat carrying at least 50 passengers capsized in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto State, the country’s emergency agency said Sunday.

At least 68 migrants killed, 74 missing as boat capsizes off

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – At least 68 African migrants were killed and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of southern Yemen on Sunday, the United Nations migration agency said.

At least 38 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – At least 38 people were killed and several remain missing after a tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay on Saturday afternoon.

2 dead, 3 missing as tourist boat capsizes in NW Pakistan

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – At least two women were killed and three others went missing after a tourist boat capsized in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, rescue officials said on Sunday.

Ten dead after tourist boats capsize in China (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – At least 10 people have died and 70 have been hospitalised after strong winds caused four tourist boats to capsize in southwestern China.

Boat crashes into Clearwater Ferry in Florida, killing 1

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – One person was killed and multiple people were injured when a boat struck the Clearwater Ferry in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday evening.

Morocco migrant boat wreck on Dec 19 left 70 missing

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The sinking of a vessel carrying migrants in Moroccan waters on December 19 left 70 people missing, including 25 from Mali, that country’s government said Thursday.

Russian cargo ship reportedly sinks off Spain’s coast

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A Russian merchant ship Ursa Major reportedly sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain after an engine explosion.

13 dead after naval speedboat hits ferry off Mumbai

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – At least 13 people have died after an Indian naval speedboat lost control and hit a passenger ferry off the coast of Mumbai, a navy spokesperson said.

7 crew members dead as S Korean fishing boat capsizes: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – At least seven crew members on board a fishing boat died after the vessel capsized following a collision in the waters off South Korea's southeastern coast on Monday.

At least 27 people die in Nigeria boat accident

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency said on Friday.

16 missing after Red Sea tourist boat sinks

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea.

8 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Six children and two women have died after a migrant boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos on Monday, the Hellenic Coast Guard reported.

At least 22 Somalis dead after boats capsize off Madagascar

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia's Information Minister Daud Aweis said.

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.