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NEWS ABOUT: ferry

ferry stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - An unexpected hiccup means the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain closed through tomorrow—and a potential nightmare commute for the 260,000 who use the span daily, the Contra Costa Times reports. The bridge was closed Thursday night so workers could replace a 300-foot section, but during the project... More »

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San Francisco • subway • construction • commute • Oakland • delay • repair • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge • ferry

 900 Pulled From 
 Sinking Filipino 
 Ferry, 60 Missing 

Five dead, 63 missing after fiasco in Philippines

Sep 6, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(AP) - A ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers sank in the southern Philippines early this morning, leaving at least five dead and more than 60 missing. The Superferry 9 began to list before dawn about 9 miles off Zamboanga del Norte province, rousing terrified passengers from their sleep and throwing some... More »

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shipwreck • Philippines • rescue • missing boater • navy • ferry

Speedy Rescue Team Saved Everyone

Commuter ferries, private boats helped save  passengers

Jan 16, 09 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Swift action from a small army of volunteer and working rescuers is credited with saving the lives of everybody on board US Airways Flight 1549, the New York Times reports. Within minutes of the plane hitting the Hudson river, ferries, cruise boats and conventional rescue boats converged on the scene... More »

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New York City • US Airways • Coast Guard • plane crash • rescue • Hudson River • emergency landing • ferry • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Indonesia Ferry 
 Sinks; Hundreds 
 Feared Dead 

Reports of survivor numbers conflict

Jan 11, 09 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds are presumed dead after a passenger ferry sank off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the Times of London reports. The 700-ton Borneo-bound ship was carrying about 260 people when it capsized today under a massive wave brought on by the local rainy season. Rescue efforts are under way, hampered... More »

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Indonesia • shipwreck • death • drowning • ferry • Borneo

Ferry Workers Rescue Missing Teacher in Water

She disappeared
2 weeks ago in NYC; recovering in hospital

Sep 16, 08 9:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 23-year-old woman rescued from the water today by Staten Island ferry workers turns out to be a Harlem teacher reported missing 2 weeks ago, the New York Times reports. She is recuperating in the hospital but has yet to shed light on her disappearance. Hannah Emily Upp disappeared just... More »

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missing person • ferry • Staten Island

Philippines Typhoon Toll
May Reach 1,000

900 are still missing with 500 dead

Jun 27, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll from a Philippines tycoon has climbed to more than 500—and it’s likely to keep growing, authorities say. Meanwhile, 900 are missing, including 669 who were on a sunken passenger ferry, CNN reports. More than 120 of those aboard the boat are confirmed dead, while 56... More »

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Philippines • death toll • ferry • Typhoon Fengshen

Philippine Ferry Likely a 'Mass Grave'

'Many' corpses found in sunken ship; officials face tricky recovery

Jun 24, 08 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Floating corpses discovered in a Philippines ferry sunk by a typhoon have stoked mounting fears that most of the 800 people on board were drowned, Reuters reports. “It will be a miracle if we find survivors,” said a coast guard spokesman. Searching for more bodies, authorities will drill... More »

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Philippines • drowning • Typhoon Fenshen • ferry

 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

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