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VIDEO | Tourist killed after two boats collide off Thailand's Phi Phi Islands
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (239+ words) One person was killed following a collision between a tour boat and a fishing vessel near the Phi Phi Islands in Thailand's Krabi province on Sunday, January 11. Local authorities said the incident occurred at around 08:55 local time on Sunday when…...
VIDEO | 23 rescued from sinking passenger boat off Masbate, Philippines
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (181+ words) The Philippine Coast Guard and various local partners have successfully rescued all passengers and crew of a recreational boat that suffered water ingress and became partially submerged off the Philippines' Masbate province on Saturday, January 3. The captain of the boat…...
VIDEO | Low water levels cause Danube River cruise ship to run aground over the new year
1+ week, 3+ day ago (192+ words) A luxury cruise ship ran aground and became stranded on the Danube River over the new year due to low water levels. The Swiss-registered, 135-metre Nicko Vision had earlier departed Passau in Germany on a scheduled cruise to Bratislava in…...
Rescuers find body in search for Spanish family after boat sinks off Indonesia
1+ week, 6+ day ago (311+ words) Indonesian rescuers on Monday found a body during the search for Spanish soccer coach Fernando Martin and his children after their boat sank near the coast of a popular tourist spot on Friday, the country's rescue agency said. Martin was…...
Spanish Transport Ministry to invest in new rescue vessels
2+ week, 2+ day ago (154+ words) Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MITMA) will invest "91 million (US$110 million) for the acquisition of six new vessels for use by the country's Salvamento Maritimo maritime search and rescue (SAR) agency. MITMA has awarded two separate contracts for…...