Tag: Boat accidents
Search continues off Greek island for missing migrants
ATHENS, Greece — A search and rescue operation continued Friday off the coast of the Greek island of Crete for several people believed missing...
17 migrants drown, 166 others rescued off Tunisian coast
TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 17 migrants from Bangladesh drowned and more than 300 were rescued by Tunisian and Libyan naval units after their...
Woman says her boat had problems before Iowa ride accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and...
Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in Cuban boat capsize
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard on Saturday ended the search for nine Cubans missing from a boat that capsized off Florida’s coast.
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Coast Guard: 13 Cubans rescued, 7 missing off Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as...
Father recounts Iowa amusement ride accident that killed son
ALTOONA, Iowa — The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park...
Deadly accident at Iowa amusement ride is 2nd since 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park —...
Sinkings leave dozens of migrants dead off Tunisian coast
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian fishermen and naval authorities have retrieved scores of bodies of drowned migrants and rescued more than 160 others in recent...
At least 43 migrants drown off Tunisia; 84 rescued
TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday and 84 others were rescued after their boat capsized...
Tunisian navy rescues 178 migrants, recovers 2 bodies
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian naval forces recovered two bodies and picked up 178 migrants from the Mediterranean on Sunday after the boats transporting them...