Iran Iranian families angry at loss of life onboard Sanchi oil tanker All 32 sailors are believed dead after rescue operations failed and the ship sank off China. 14/01/2018
Spain Prestige oil spill: court awards Spain 1.6 billion euros in damages A court in Spain has awarded the Spanish government 1.6 billion euros in compensation for the Prestige oil spill, one of Europe’s worst environmental 15/11/2017
Turkey Cargo ship breaks in half in Black Sea A dry cargo ship registered in Mongolia has broken in two off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea. 27/08/2017
United Kingdom Giant pipes wash up on UK beach Some giant plastic pipes have been discovered washed up on the English coastline 11/08/2017
Greece Eight ancient shipwrecks discovered off Greece Divers from a joint Greek-American project discovered eight new shipwrecks off the Greek Fourni islands back in June. 17/07/2017
Colombia Panic on board a sinking ferry in Colombia Motorboats rush to the rescue as a packed Colombia tourist ferry sinks 26/06/2017
Italy Costa Concordia verdict due Italy's highest court is due to give a verdict in the case of the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank in 2012 with the loss of 32 lives. 12/05/2017
Italy Italy's top court reviews case of Costa Concordia captain Italy’s highest court has begun reviewing the case of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner. 20/04/2017
USA New York banker digs deep to visit Titanic wreckage For over a century the tragic fate of the Titanic has been part of sea-faring folklore, stirring emotions and many inspiring books and films, including 1n 1997 one of the most successful in Hollywood… 14/04/2017
South Korea Sewol bone fragments "not from a victim" Bereaved families are hoping to find the last nine bodies still missing after the South Korean ferry sank in 2014 with the loss of 304 lives. 31/03/2017
South Korea Search of South Korean ferry wreckage uncovers remains of missing passengers A search of the ferry which sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, killing 304 people, has uncovered human remains. 28/03/2017
South Korea Stricken South Korean ferry raised from the sea bed The Sewol has been brought back above the waves after foundering almost three years ago with the loss of more than 300 lives. 24/03/2017
world news More rescue boats, more migrants drowning in the Med Authorities face a "sad paradox" as smugglers overload dinghies, says the European border and coast guard agency Frontex. 15/02/2017
Italy Tunisian captain setenced to 18 years for deadly shipwreck A Tunisian man accused of being the captain of a migrant boat that sank killing over 700 people has been found guilty of manslaughter by an Italian court and faces 18 years in… 13/12/2016
Italy Verdict expected in Catania shipwreck trial The Sicilian court is expected to deliver its verdict on captain Ali Malek on Tuesday. Just 28 of the 800 migrants survived when the fishing boat sunk in April 2015. 12/12/2016
world news 240 people drown in two migrant tragedies off Libyan coast The victims, believed to be mostly from West Africa, were travelling in rubber dinghies 03/11/2016
Libya At least 239 migrants dead after two shipwrecks off Libyan coast Two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya have claimed the lives of at least 239 migrants. 03/11/2016
Indonesia 18 killed in Indonesia boat accident At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 are still missing in Indonesia after the speedboat they were on capsized. 02/11/2016
Indonesia Boat sinks carrying Indonesian migrant workers home from Malaysia A boat carrying 93 Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia has sunk off Batam Island just south of Singapore, killing 17 of them according to Indonesia’s national disaster… 02/11/2016
world news 'Indifference is killing people': Italy calls for help while marking migrant remembrance day Italians on Lampedusa have marked the first official remembrance day for migrants, three years after a shipwreck half a mile from shore claimed the lives of more than 360 people seeking safety in… 03/10/2016
Egypt Egypt migrant boat sinking: number of dead surpasses 200 At least 33 more bodies have been recovered from a migrant boat which sank off the Egyptian coast last week, raising the confirmed number of dead to 202. 28/09/2016
Egypt More bodies recovered from sea after Egypt migrant tragedy Rescuers in Egypt have pulled more bodies from the sea, two days after a boat sank as it carried migrants towards Europe. 23/09/2016
world news Almost 10,000 migrants rescued in Strait of Sicily in two days Around 3,000 migrants were rescued in the Strait of Sicily on Tuesday, in 30 separate missions. 30/08/2016
world news Four dead after two boats collide near the Greek island of Aegina close to Athens At least four people have been killed and five others injured after a speedboat and pleasure boat collided off the Greek island of Ageina close to Athens, according to the Greek coastguard. 16/08/2016
Italy Costa Concordia captain has appeal rejected A Florence appeal court has upheld the 16-year prison sentence for Francesco Schettino. 01/06/2016
world news Migrant death toll in Mediterranean over past week 'rises to 880' The Mediterranean has seen its most deadly week of 2016 with more than 880 migrants believed to have drowned in shipwrecks off the Libyan… 31/05/2016
