Boat sinking
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.