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Greece

More refugees drown off Greek and Spanish coasts

It has been another deadly start to the weekend with more than 50 bodies of refugees recovered from the sea after failed attempts to get to Europe

Greece

Migrant crisis: Two children and a man drown near Lesbos

Canada

'No opportunity for Mayday' says Canada whale-watching operator

The operator of a whale-watching boat which sank off the coast of Canada says there was no opportunity to send a Mayday distress call. Five Britons

Canada

Whale-watching holiday of a lifetime turns to tragedy in Canada

Five Britons have been confirmed killed while on the holiday of a lifetime in western Canada. They were part of a group of 27 tourists who were

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Canada

At least five die when whale-watching boat capsizes off Vancouver

The five people who died when their whale-watching ship capsized off the west coast of Canada were all British nationals. UK Foreign Secretary Philip

Portugal

Haunting photos capture horror of Portuguese shipwreck

These are the pictures (see below) that capture the horror of a fishing boat sinking off the coast of Portugal, leaving three dead and two still

Belgium

Pollution concerns as vessels collide in North Sea

There are fears for the environment after a Dutch freighter and a tanker collided near the North Sea port of Zeebrugge, off the Belgian coast. The

World News

Thirteen migrants drown in collision with ferry off Turkish coast

Greek and Turkish coastguards reported the deaths of at least 13 people off the coast of Turkey on Sunday when a rubber boat carrying migrants headed

Greece

34 refugees with many women and children perish in Greek waters

At least 34 people, nearly half of them women, babies and young children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea in the single biggest loss of life in these

Turkey

Five children among a dozen migrants to drown off Turkish coast

Among the latest tragic deaths of people trying to reach Europe are some one dozen Syrians who drowned after they set out in two boats from Bodrum, a

Libya

Hundreds feared dead as migrant boats capsize off Libyan coast

Reports suggest hundreds are feared dead after two boats capsized off the Libyan coast. Local residents and officials say one boat had up to 50

Libya

Migrant shipwreck: up to 300 missing after boat capsizes in Mediterranean

A boat carrying up to 700 migrants has capsized off the Libyan coast. The Italian coastguard reports that 400 people have been rescued while 25

Libya

Dozens of African migrants feared drowned off Libya

Up to 40 African migrants are feared drowned off the coast of Libya. Survivors who came ashore in Sicily after being rescued by a German navy ship

Egypt

Ferry and cargo vessel in fatal collision on the River Nile

As many as 21 people, including two children, have been killed after a cargo boat collided with a ferry on the River Nile in Egypt. "Party boat"

World News

One person found dead after boat sinks off Greek coast

One person died and at least 15 others were missing in the Aegean sea on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants sank in waters between Turkey and

China

Hundreds missing in China Yangtze River cruise ship disaster

A cruise ship sank overnight on Monday (June 1) in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least five people dead and nearly 450 people

Italy

Wrecked Costa Concordia liner makes its final journey

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner has made its final journey as it was towed to its last berth where it will be demolished. The vessel

Spain

Fuel slick washes up on Gran Canaria beaches

More than 120kg of fuel oil has been scrapped off the beaches of Gran Canaria as authorities struggle to contain the spill from a Russian fishing

Italy

Captain of migrant boat arrested on suspicion of multiple homicide

Italian authorities say the captain of a migrant boat and his deputy have been arrested. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, was arrested under suspicion of

World News

More Mediterranean deaths as desperate migrants head to Europe

The first bodies have been brought ashore of the hundreds feared killed on Sunday in the deadliest shipwreck involving migrants trying to reach