by David Dolan (Reuters) Ten people found so far from a Japanese tour boat missing off the country’s northern coast have been confirmed dead, the coast guard said on Sunday. The boat…
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Lifesaving Incidents
Two Bodies Found After Ship Goes Missing Near Taiwan
By Fabian Hamacher and Hyonhee Shin (Reuters) Taiwan has recovered two bodies after a ship carrying six South Koreans went missing in the Taiwan Strait, and search and rescue operations are under way, the Taiwanese and South…
Safe Boating Practices This Labor Day Weekend
The Coast Guard reminds mariners and beach goers to exercise caution and practice safe boating during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the winding down of…
Coast Guard Medevacs Shark Attack Victim From Fishing Vessel
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crew member from a fishing vessel after a shark attack approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Friday. Coast Guard Sector New…
23 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean Sea
(Reuters)–Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms located a wooden boat on Tuesday (August 31) in the Mediterranean Sea carrying 23 migrants, including 4 children, from Tunisia. The boat was 21 miles…
Togo-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks In The Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Aug 28 (Reuters) – A Togo-flagged cargo ship sank on Saturday after hitting Greek islets in the Aegean Sea but all 16 crew were rescued, the Greek coast guard said. The…
Murmansk Trawler Sinks, 17 Missing
By Maria Kiselyova and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber (Reuters) – A Russian fishing trawler capsized and sank in the freezing waters of the northern Barents Sea on Monday, with 17 of its…
Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video
In August 2001 the Bulk Carrier Windoc was lined up on the Welland Canal’s Bridge 11 in Ontario Canada. After receiving the flashing amber approach light indicating that the bridge operator was aware of the vessel, the captain lined up on the centerline and maintained a speed of 5 knots. Minutes...
Third Cattle Ship Crewmember Is Rescued
by Akiko Okamoto (Reuters) – A third mariner from a ship that capsized this week off Japan with more than 40 crew and a cargo of cattle on board was found alive on Friday after he was spotted by a search plane, Japan’s coastguard said. The man, 30-year-old Filipino Jay-nel Rosals, was found on a...
‘I am praying’: Cattle Ship Captain’s Texts As Typhoon Builds
by Martin Petty (Reuters) – The last time Marielle June Chunanon heard from her partner Dante Addug aboard the storm-struck Gulf Livestock 1, he told her he was frightened, and praying for typhoon Maysak to pass. That message exchange between the Filipino couple was on Tuesday night, as a ferocious...