Accidents (Incidents, Security)

A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel
Accidents

Independent inquiry finds Japanese school officials at fault for boating tragedy off Okinawa

Gareth Havelock
An Indian Coast Guard Aadesh-class fast patrol vessel
Accidents

One dead, one missing after fishing boat capsizes off Kerala, India

Gareth Havelock
Rescue boats comb the waters of the Kattegat just off the Swedish coast for any sign of a recreational vessel that had been struck by the Norwegian-flagged cargo ship Misje Verde on the night of July 28, 2026.
Accidents

Cargo ship captain arrested following deadly collision off Sweden

Jens Karsten
Passengers on the deck of the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, which caught fire off Madura Island on August 2, 2026.
Accidents

Rescuers search for 28 missing after Madura Island ferry fire

Reuters
Passengers on the deck of the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, which caught fire off Madura Island on August 2, 2026.
Ferry

Authorities: Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire

Reuters
A Bulgarian Border Police boat evacuates some of the passengers from the river cruise ship Viking Ullur after it ran aground on the Romanian side of the Danube River, July 28, 2026.
Accidents

VIDEO | Cruise ship runs aground while navigating Danube River in Romania

Gareth Havelock
Pilatus Marine after being refloated, July 30, 2026
Accidents

VIDEO | Cargo ship runs aground in Dardanelles off Turkey

Jens Karsten
A China Coast Guard vessel (representative photo only)
Search and Rescue

Rescuers find body of Vietnamese sailor who died after cargo ship sank near Spratly Islands

Jens Karsten
Iguaçu Falls
Accidents

One dead, three injured after tour boat capsizes near waterfalls in southern Brazil

Gareth Havelock
Survivors of the sinking of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 off the Philippines' Basilan province are brought aboard a Philippine Coast Guard vessel, January 26, 2026. The incident left at least 66 people dead.
Accidents

Philippine maritime regulator criticised for clearing personnel of wrongdoing over ferry tragedy

Jens Karsten
Plastic nurdles on a beach
Accidents

NGO: pollution near UK's Port of Tyne caused by vessel allision

Jens Karsten
The damaged river cruise ship Anna Katharina after she accidentally hit a lock wall in Vienna, Austria, on July 24, 2026
Accidents

14 injured after Danube cruise ship hits lock wall in Vienna

Gareth Havelock
Boat operated by Indonesia's Basarnas search and rescue agency from 2018 Strategic Marine VR
Accidents

Captain missing after tour boat sinks off Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Jens Karsten
World Prize
Accidents

Unsafe pilot ladder rigging, lack of protective equipment cited in fatal man overboard incident from bulk carrier off Sweden

Gareth Havelock
Map of South America showing Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
Accidents

Fatal Guyana ferry sinking leads to murder charges for captain and crew

Reuters
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea
Accidents

South Korean shipbuilder reports second fatal accident in less than a week

Gareth Havelock
Naomi Jennifer, a workboat operated by Inverlussa Marine Services (representative photo only)
Accidents

Crewman dies after fall from fish farm workboat in Scotland

Jens Karsten
A China Coast Guard vessel (representative photo only)
Accidents

14 missing after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks near Spratly Islands

Jens Karsten
Map of South America showing Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
Accidents

Guyana appoints international team to probe ferry tragedy

Jens Karsten
Members of US Coast Guard Station Bellingham and the Bellingham Fire Department prepare to transfer a survivor to emergency medical services personnel in Bellingham, Washington, July 23, 2026. The US Coast Guard, along with the US Navy, the Canadian Coast Guard, and local partner agencies responded to a seaplane emergency landing in Shallow Bay on Washington's Sucia Island earlier that day.
Search and Rescue

US Coast Guard, partners respond to aircraft crash on Sucia Island, Washington

Will Xavier
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