Boat Disaster News

Wistful "write soon" phrases have kept two women connected across the Atlantic Ocean for 52 years.

Levittown - A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he caused an accident that injured a parking enforcement officer in New Hope Friday morning, police said.

Keahihoku Lum and his diving partners had taken safety precautions while free-diving in Maunalua Bay last month, friends said, but officials are now turning to the community to see what more can be done after a boat struck and killed Lum.

A Washington County sheriff's deputy suffered serious injuries Thursday night when his cruiser rolled over on the Charlotte Road after striking a moose.

Robert Decker, the sole survivor of the March 12 helicopter crash off Newfoundland, testifies at the inquiry into offshore helicopter safety in this screen grab of the live broadcast on Thursday.

Deputy James Council's car crossed the center line of Stevens Canyon Road in Cupertino on March 9, 2008, and struck three bicyclists.

AUSTRALIAN negotiators have only one more week to persuade 78 Sri Lankans aboard the Oceanic Viking to step onto Indonesian soil and accept a deal that will see them resettled in Australia or another country.

The skipper of the power boat involved in a fatal 2008 collision in Buzzards Bay near Dartmouth pleaded guilty today of negligent operation of a vessel, death involved, and was given a one-year suspended sentence and 10 years probation.

The search and rescue workers used a boat and a pair of jet skis to find the canoe and rescue the victims.

Home : Canada : Sole survivor of N.L. helicopter crash takes stand Sole survivor of N.L. helicopter crash takes stand Viewer The survivor of the crash of a Cougar helicopter seemed to be far more concerned with ensuring that helicopters don't crash, rather than improving survival training in the event of a crash.

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 : Just when Kerala was coming to terms with the Thekkady boat tragedy in which 45 people died, the state witnessed another boat mishap Wednesday evening when eight students died after their vessel capsized, officials said Thursday.

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 4: Eight higher secondary students drowned when their overloaded boat sank in a Kerala river, the tragedy coming just over a month after a houseboat packed with tourists capsized and killed 45 of them.

The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 99 in central Vietnam on Thursday and authorities estimated damage from the storm at $55 million.

A veteran Midvale police officer resigned Tuesday after he was cited for a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence following a four-car crash Halloween weekend.

TWO sailors were still missing and seven had been rescued as of 10 am today after their fishing boat sank off east China coast because of strong wind, local police said today.

At least eight children drowned Wednesday when a boat carrying at least 35 students capsized in southern India, police said.

The producer of a new killer shark movie filmed in Bowen and Hervey Bay denies the film will scare away tourists from the Great Barrier Reef, claiming it may actually boost traveller numbers.

BHUBANESWAR:Bodies of all the five pilgrims who went missing after an overloaded boat capsized Monday in the Mahanadi river in Orissa's Cuttack district have been recovered, an official said Wednesday.

The past 10 months saw the highest number of Africans reaching Yemeni shores over figures for the same period in 2008 and 2007, when large numbers began travelling to Yemen by boat, according to the UN Refugee Agency .

Five people were hospitalized early Monay -- including four adults with special needs --- after a van was rear-ended on a San Jose street, authorities said.