Accidents (Incidents, Security)

Other vessels attempt to extinguish the blaze on the ferry Batumandi near Indonesia's Merak Port, October 20, 2026
Accidents

Multiple vessels respond after ferry catches fire off Merak, Indonesia

Gareth Havelock
Aquacharm
Accidents

Vietnamese authorities order tug standby after bulk carrier strikes unfinished wharf

Gareth Havelock
A Swiss Army Ribcraft RIB
Accidents

Three injured in army training boat accident on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland

Will Xavier
The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter USCGC Active during an interdiction operation in the Pacific Ocean in late 2020
Accidents

US Coast Guard suspends search for 11 missing following boat sinking off Mexico

Will Xavier
The charred wreck of the Philippine ferry June Aster. The vessel caught fire while underway off Palawan province on the late evening of September 9, 2026. Seventy-seven people who were on the ferry perished in the tragedy while 43 were rescued and another eight remain unaccounted for as of September 28, 2026.
Accidents

Philippine officials link fatal ferry fire to unsecured chemical cargo

Will Xavier
AIDAnova
Search and Rescue

Cruise ship rescues four from burning Danish fishing vessel in Skagerrak

Gareth Havelock
Driade
Accidents

Ferry refloated after grounding in Procida, Italy

Gareth Havelock
Tugs and other vessels at an unidentified port
Accidents

COLUMN | Tugs feature prominently in UK marine accident reports [Tug Times]

Alan Loynd
A port on the Ganges River in Bihar State
Accidents

13 children dead after river boat capsizes in India's Bihar State

Jens Karsten
Molly Pitcher in 2017
Accidents

Commuter asks US Coast Guard to probe NY Waterway ferry that hit pier and sailed on

Jens Karsten
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Board of inquiry launches probe into fatal lake ferry capsizing in Zimbabwe

Gareth Havelock
Rem Andes
Accidents

Seismic survey vessel abandoned off Louisiana following onboard fire; all 42 crew reported safe

Gareth Havelock
Map showing Lake Nyasa (also known as Lake Malawi) between Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accidents

Three dead after ferry catches fire, sinks in Tanzania's Southern Highlands

Jens Karsten
P&O Cruises ship Arvia
Accidents

MAIB cites planning and lift control failures in fatal accident on P&O cruise ship

Alan Bosworth
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy victims to pursue legal claims through newly formed association

Jens Karsten
Bergfjord in 2023
Accidents

Two ships detained after three-vessel collision near Alesund, Norway

Jens Karsten
A tug attempts to extinguish the fire on the burning superyacht John in a marina in Brindisi, Italy, October 3, 2026.
Accidents

Superyacht sinks after catching fire in Brindisi, Italy

Gareth Havelock
Map of Benue State, Nigeria
Accidents

More than 30 feared dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria's Benue State

Jens Karsten
The US Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC William Sparling
Search and Rescue

US Coast Guard suspends search for missing victims of aircraft crash off Nantucket

Will Xavier
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. Two of the recreational vessel's four occupants were later found dead.
Accidents

Cargo ship captain, pilot given suspended sentences over fatal collision off Sweden

Gareth Havelock
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