Category: boat

1 Missing, 2 Rescued From Crab Boat Off Washington Coast

A crew member remains missing and two others were rescued from a crab boat that sank near Willapa Bay in southwest Washington on Sunday evening, according to the US Coast Guard. The Coast Guard on Twitter posted a video and said a helicopter crew from Astoria, Oregon, hoisted two people from a life raft into…


9 Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast. The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday near…


At Least 145 People Feared Dead After Congo Boat Sinking

KINSHASA, Congo—At least 145 passengers are missing and feared dead after a motorized boat overloaded with goods and animals sank at night on a river in northwestern Congo, authorities said Thursday. About 55 people survived the disaster, officials said. The boat had been traveling to neighboring Republic of Congo when it went capsized the Lulonga…


Indonesian Passenger Boat Carrying 240 Catches Fire; 14 Dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia—A passenger boat carrying 240 people caught fire Monday off southern Indonesia, killing 14, rescue officials said. The KM Express Cantika 77 was headed to Kalabahi from Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara province when it caught fire. It was carrying 230 passengers and 10 crew members, officials said. The cause of the fire was…


Florida Boat Captain Charged in Fatal Parasailing Accident

MARATHON, Fla.—A boat captain has been charged with manslaughter in a Memorial Day parasailing crash in the Florida Keys that killed a 33-year-old Illinois woman and injured her young son and nephew. Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, was booked into the Monroe County Jail on Thursday and was being held on a $100,000 bond. An investigation…


At Least 6 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkish Coast

ISTANBUL—Six people including children drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon destined for Italy sank off the coast of southwestern Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said on Tuesday. In a statement, the coast guard said a total of 73 migrants from four life boats were rescued on Tuesday while search and rescue operations for…


5 Dead After Boat Capsizes Off New Zealand Coast: Police

Five people died in New Zealand on Saturday when a boat carrying 11 capsized off Kaikoura, a coastal town on South Island, according to police. Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported that Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle believed the boat was overturned by a whale. However, police did not confirm the cause. “This is a tragic event…


Coast Guard: 2 Dead, 5 Missing After Illegal Migrant Boat Capsizes

KEY WEST, Fla.—Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants attempting to enter the U.S. illegally capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys, the Coast Guard said. Eight people were rescued, the Coast Guard said in a news release Friday. The agency described the boat as a…


Coast Guard: 2 Dead, 5 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes

KEY WEST, Fla.—Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants attempting to enter the United States illegally capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys, the Coast Guard said. Eight people were rescued, the Coast Guard said in a news release Friday. The agency described the boat as…


Boat Carrying Haitian Migrants Sinks Off Bahamas, Killing 17

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Authorities in the Bahamas combed shorelines and open waters on Monday in hopes of finding more survivors after a boat carrying up to an estimated 60 Haitian migrants apparently capsized. Divers have found the bodies of 15 women, one man and a toddler, while another 20 men and five women have been…