Australia

Lost US warship discovered in deep waters off Australia

Nicknamed 'Lady Lex', the battleship, one of the first aircraft carriers, was sunk in the Coral Sea battle in 1942

07/03/2018

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

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