ferry accidents

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Florida boat collision leaves 1 dead and at least 10 people injured

1:08am April 28, 2025

A recreational boat crashed into a ferry transporting 45 people on the final day of a sand-sculpting festival in Florida, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others, officials said.

Rescue workers are seen on Friday at the scene where a ferry overturned in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

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At Least 100 Dead In Tanzania After Ferry Capsizes On Lake Victoria

9:15am September 21, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The search continues for survivors from the ferry, which reportedly was carrying several hundred passengers.

This photo released by the New Zealand Defense Force shows a dinghy, left, carrying seven survivors from a missing ferry and a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.

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7 Rescued In Pacific Ocean Days After Ferry Sinking

8:22am January 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Passengers from the MV Butiraoi, a Kirabati ferry that sank more than a week ago, were picked up by New Zealand's military.

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4 Dead After Philippine Ferry Sinks In Rough Seas

6:51am December 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Authorities say at least four people are dead after the ferry, carrying 251 passengers in the country's northeast, took on water and overturned in heavy seas.

Relatives of victims of the Sewol ferry accident stand before a banner featuring victim photos during a protest. More than 300 people, most of them high school students, died in the accident. Nine people remain missing.

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A Year After Ferry Disaster, South Koreans Await Answers

5:39am April 16, 2015

by Elise Hu

The root causes of the accident that killed 304 people are still unclear, and parents of the victims are embroiled in a political tug of war.

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The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece on Sunday.

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1 Dead, Hundreds Evacuated From Burning Ferry In Adriatic Sea

10:38pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Norman Atlantic, with about 500 passengers and crew aboard, was en route from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy.