A single mechanical failure or mistake isn’t what usually results in a “Mayday!” call on marine VHF radio. Compound failures or mistakes typically cause potentially disastrous situations for even ...
The lives of more than 30 people who drowned in a small boat crossing in the Channel could have been saved if the French coastguard had responded to a distress call, a damning report has found. At ...
At least 193 people have died after two separate boat capsize incidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo In the first incident on Sept. 10, a motor boat capsized, leaving 86 people dead, including ...
The Phoenix was carrying 105 people -- mostly Chinese -- when it sank on the way back from a popular snorkeling spot on July 5. Divers and the navy spent more than a week retrieving bodies, some from ...
More than 200 people have died and more than 100 are missing after two separate boat accidents this week in the northwest of Congo, according to residents of the area and local news reports. One of ...