Accidents (Incidents, Security)

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
AMSOL's rescue tug Umkhuseli (photo date unknown)
Accidents

Three dead, two missing after boat capsizes during rescue attempt off South Africa

Jens Karsten
Capsized wreck of Virgo Transport 8
Accidents

Indonesian police arrest captain over ferry disaster that killed at least 78

Reuters
New Mooring Container Terminal at the Port of Chittagong in Bangladesh
Accidents

Two separate vessel collisions occur on same day off Chittagong, Bangladesh

Jens Karsten
Hosanna during an earlier grounding in July 1979, approximately seven months before she disappeared
Maritime Archaeology

Dover Strait wreck identified as fishing vessel that disappeared in 1980

Jens Karsten
Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Accidents

Welding accident at Fincantieri shipyard in Italy leaves one dead

Reuters
Filo Jet in 2024
Search and Rescue

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll now at 18 following recovery of additional body near Kyrenia

Gareth Havelock
The US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Accidents

Two aircrew eject after landing mishap aboard US Navy aircraft carrier off Virginia

Will Xavier
Rescuers attend to crewmember of stricken fishing vessel Triumph
Accidents

Four still missing as firefighters board burned Russian fishing vessel

Alan Bosworth
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