Families lost contact weeks ago with their relatives on the boat, the U.N. refugee agency says, while at least some of those on another boat adrift for weeks appear to have been rescued.
Tag: Maritime Accidents and Safety
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The Mysterious Case of the Doctor Who Disappeared at Sea
Dr. Marvin Moy was facing federal prosecution and a bitter divorce, and his life had been in limbo for months. Some immediately wondered if what looked like a boat crash was actually something else.
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Will One Tuscan Port Stall Italy’s Drive for Energy Independence?
The residents of tiny Piombino understand the need to replace Russian gas imports. They just want a huge regasification vessel anchored somewhere else.
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Not Just a Big Fish, but Perhaps the Biggest Bony Fish Ever
A sunfish found near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean weighed as much as an S.U.V. Scientists say it’s a sign that the sea’s largest creatures can live if we let them.
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Deadlier Than the Titanic: A Ferry Set Out With About 1,900 Aboard. Only 64 Survived.
Tourists, vendors, babies, hundreds of university students and a soccer team from Senegal perished in a little-known ferry disaster 20 years ago. Survivors and families of victims still want justice.