カテゴリー: Water transport
Rescuers save at least 316 after inter-island ferry sank en route from city of Zamboanga to southern Jolo islandA ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank early on Monday near an island in the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people, offic…
Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own watersChina’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion a…
A tourist boat capsized during a thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, killing at least 30 people and leaving several missing. The Wonder Sea boat was carrying about 50 people on a sightseeing the tour of Ha Long Bay, state media reported. A s…
No casualties after fire engulfs ferry carrying 108 people from Surat Thani to Koh TaoPanicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early on Thursday, and all 108 people onboard survived.The overnight fer…
A ferry capsized in the Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 26 people, after high winds from Typhoon Doksuri caused passengers to rush to one side. The boat overturned less than 50 metres from the shore after leaving a wharf in Laguna de Bay in R…
Another 40 people have been rescued after boat overturned just after leaving wharf in Rizal provinceAt least 26 people have died and 40 have been rescued after a ferry capsized in the Philippines, officials have said, as the tail end of Typhoon Doksuri…
At least 22 people drowned after a double-decker tourist boat capsized in India’s southern state of Kerala, police have said. The vessel overturned off the coastal town of Tanur because it was overcrowded, according to officials.Most of the victims wer…
First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new “Aukus” vessels to be based on a British d…
At least three people rescued from ship but more than two dozen still missing More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke in two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them,…
This month Kenichi Horie, 83, became the oldest person to cross the world’s largest ocean alone. He reflects on his passion and a desire to do it againKenichi Horie has completed so many epic voyages across the world’s oceans that he initially struggle…
Russian oil boss linked to ‘Putin’s yacht’ at centre of US court caseUS wins legal battle to seize $325m superyacht docked in FijiShe cost $325m (£258m) to build, and millions more each year to run. When not at sea, the Amadea superyacht requires a cre…
Dramatic footage released by the Japan coastguard shows the rescue of a 69-year-old man in rough seas after spending 22 hours drifting in open water.The man, whose name has not been released, was alone on a boat off Kagoshima prefecture in the sou…
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardousWhen the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean in May, Sri Lanka was t…
With government-controlled quarantine spots in very short supply and long waiting lists for flights home, some stranded citizens are taking to the seasSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealanders stranded in Australia are sailing across the Tasman Se…
Boating boom hits as closed borders force New Zealanders to explore closer to homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBefore the pandemic Bruce Goodchild split his time between Australia, his home country, and New Zealand’s far …