Boat sinking
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At least 10 children died after boat capsized in Pakistan
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Ten children died when their boat capsized on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, a local police official said.
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VIDEO: Moment when Tanzanian ship sinks in Iranian port
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – A Tanzanian merchant ships was sinking in Iranian Asaluyeh Port on Tuesday afternoon.
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Tanzanian cargo ship overturned in Pars Service Port
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – A cargo ship belonging to Tanzania has overturned at Pars Service Port in southern Iran, media sources announced on Tuesday.
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5 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia’s coast
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – At least five African migrants died and another 10 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said on Saturday.
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31 Thai sailors missing after navy frigate sinks
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The Thai Navy says 31 sailors are missing after a warship carrying over 100 crew capsized and sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand.
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Dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek island
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Greece rescued nine migrants and was searching for dozens of others believed to be missing after their boat sank off the island of Evia early on Tuesday, the coast guard said.
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Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – A boat off northern Cuba traveling toward the United States sank Saturday after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship, and at least five people died, Cuban officials said Saturday.
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76 killed in Nigeria boat capsize
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday.
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Iran FM condoles Pakistan, Bangladesh over incidents
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan’ani expressed his condolences to Bangladesh government over the capsizing of a ship in the north of this country which led to the death of at least 51 people.
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Death toll in Bangladesh boat capsize rises to 51: report
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – At least 51 people have been killed and dozens feared missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank in Bangladesh, officials said, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year.
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Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were traveling in sank off Syria's coast, the health minister has said.
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5 die, 16 missing as migrants boat sinks off Libya
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Five migrants died and 16 went missing after their boat sank off the coast of eastern Libya while attempting to reach Europe, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Iran pursuing situation of Iranian migrants in Greek
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Iranian Foreign Foreign Ministry reacted to the news released about the sinking of a migrant boat off the Greek island which led to the missing of a number of migrants including Iranian nationals.
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1 died, 26 missing after dinghy capsizes off Canary Islands
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – One migrant died and 26 were missing after their dinghy capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands, the Spanish Coast Guard told news sources on Tuesday.
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At least 12 killed as migrant boat crashes off Tunisian coast
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The crash of four boats with migrants off the coast of Tunisia has claimed the lives of at least 12 people.
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Boat carrying 60 migrants capsizes off Lebanese coast, 1 died
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The boat capsized shortly after leaving the northern coastal town of Qalamoun near Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city.
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Russia says 1 dead, 27 missing after Moskva Cruiser sunk
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Russia confirmed Friday that one crew member died and 27 were missing after the Moskva missile cruiser sank last week.
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Ship carrying 750 tons fuel sinks of Tunisian coast (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast, a spokesman for a local court said.
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Boat capsizes in Nigeria, kills 29
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – At least 29 people died when a boat capsized in Nigeria's Sokoto state in the northwest of the country, residents and the state governor said on Wednesday.
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29 killed after overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – An overloaded boat carrying 49 passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in northwest Nigeria's Kano state, killing 29, local sources said.
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Over 50 dead, more missing after boat sinks on Congo River
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – More than 50 people have died and more are believed to be missing following the capsizing of a makeshift vessel on the Congo River earlier this week, according to provincial authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
