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boat accident stories: 13 news summaries

221 Missing,
8 Dead in Sierra Leone Boat Accident

Vessel was carrying mostly schoolkids

Sep 10, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(AP) - Police say more than 200 people remain missing in Sierra Leone a day after a boat capsized, killing at least eight. Most of the passengers were schoolchildren returning from holidays in the West African nation. At least 221 people remain missing, with 39 passengers rescued. The boat was traveling from... More »

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Africa • Sierra Leone • drowning • boat accident • rescue mission

 10 Dead After 
 Smuggler's Boat 
 Capsizes Off Fla. 

Coast Guard slams 'callous' smugglers  after migrants drown

May 14, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 10 people died when an overloaded boat authorities believe was being used to smuggle Haitian migrants into the US capsized off the coast of Florida yesterday, CNN reports. The Coast Guard—which launched a massive search-and-rescue operation after a pleasure boat spotted survivors in the water—saved 16... More »

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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • smuggler • boat accident • capsize

At Least 9 Dead as Migrants' Boat Capsizes Off Fla.

28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants were aboard: Coast Guard

May 13, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - As many as nine people are dead after a boat carrying 28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants capsized 15 miles off the Florida coast this morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. About half the passengers have been located and the search is continuing, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel adds. Some passengers may... More »

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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • Bahamas • boat accident • search and rescue • capsize • migrants

Fla. Boat Crash Leaves 5 Dead,
7 Injured

Friends killed on powerboat that rams into docked tugboat

Apr 13, 09 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 22-foot pleasure boat smashed into a docked tug boat near Jacksonville, Fla., last night, killing at least five people and seriously injuring seven, the Florida Times-Union reports. The victims, many of them friends from California, were all on board the 2000 Crownline powerboat that appeared "beached on the... More »

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Florida • fatalities • boat collision • boat accident

Hundreds 
Missing in 
Shipwreck 
off Libya 

Illegal workers were heading to Italy

Mar 31, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of people are missing and feared dead after at least one boat packed with illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Libya, the BBC reports. Libyan officials say they managed to rescue 23 people after a vessel carrying 250 Europe-bound migrants sank. Another boat carrying 342 passengers is still... More »

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illegal immigrant • Libya • Egypt • illegal immigration • boat accident

(AP) - The family of NFL player Marquis Cooper said today they have decided to discontinue their search for the 26-year-old man and two friends still missing in the Gulf of Mexico. In a statement, Bruce Cooper said his family is beginning the healing process, and needs time to be together and... More »

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Florida • NFL • Gulf of Mexico • boat accident • Marquis Cooper • Nick Schuyler

'Blade Runner' Recovering After Boating Crash

He still plans to compete in May Paralympics

Feb 23, 09 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee champion sprinter known affectionately as Blade Runner for his carbon-fiber running legs, is recovering from head and face injuries after a boating accident in South Africa. He and his friends were aboard a vessel that hit an unknown object, CNN reports. Pistorius, 22, has since had... More »

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surgery • Oscar Pistorius • accident • Blade Runner • Paralympics • boat accident

Father, Son Killed in Paris Tourist Boat Accident

Other 10 passengers survive after bridge crash

Sep 14, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A father and his 6-year-old son were killed yesterday when a small Paris tourist boat stuck a bridge near Notre Dame Cathedral in the Seine, the BBC reports. The boat sank, trapping the two French passengers under water. They were declared dead at a local hospital. The other 10 passengers... More »

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tourism • France • Paris • boat • boat accident

 Rescuers May  Bore 
 Hole in Filipino Ferry 

Waves hold ships at bay

Jun 23, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As strong waves keep rescue ships at bay, Philippine officials are weighing two plans for getting inside the massive ferry that capsized with more than 740 people aboard. They will likely either send divers from below or bore a hole in the ship’s hull, the AP reports. “We're... More »

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Philippines • typhoon • rescue • boat accident • scuba

 700 Missing as
 Typhoon Sinks
 Philippines Ferry 

85 others killed amid 'massive flooding

Jun 22, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Philippines passenger ferry sank in a typhoon, leaving at least four known dead and some 700 missing, Reuters reports. A rescue ship arrived at the scene to find none of the missing, AP reports, and only three people were found alive in various villages. Some of them may have... More »

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flooding • Philippines • typhoon • boat accident • Typhoon Fenshen • ferry

Red Cross
Aid Boat Sinks
in Burma

Crew survives, but precious supplies are lost as clock ticks

May 11, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Red Cross aid boat delivering desperately needed supplies to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis hit a submerged tree and sank in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta today, reports CNN. All those on board survived, but the 500 bags of rice, 5,000 liters of drinking water, and other critical cargo were... More »

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aid • Oxfam • Red Cross • Burma • disaster recovery • boat accident • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 15 Dead in Brazil Ferry Accident 

Dozens still missing after early morning tragedy

May 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A ferry taking passengers home from a nighttime party capsized yesterday in Brazil, killing at least 15 people, AP reports. Dozens more were missing in the Solimoes River, one of the Amazon's largest tributaries. Most of those killed were women. Some passengers swam to shore and others were picked up... More »

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Brazil • death • boat • missing boater • boat accident • Amazon

 Stingray 
 Kills Boater
 off Fla. Keys 

Creature leaps onto the deck in freak accident

Mar 20, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A stingray leapt out of the water and struck a 55-year-old Michigan woman who was sunbathing on the deck of a boat off the Florida Keys yesterday, CNN reports. The woman, who was with her husband and children, was knocked to the ground and pronounced dead at a local hospital.... More »

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Florida • accident • accidental death • Florida Keys • stingray • spotted eagle ray • boat accident • dead on arrival

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