Six killed as sub with Russian tourists sinks off Egypt
Egyptian officials say six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea destination of Hurghada.
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Arrested captain of North Sea crash ship is Russian
A ship that hit a US oil tanker off England had failed several safety checks, and its owner has revealed the captain arrested over the collision is Russian.
Fears for environment after ships collide off UK
Britain is bracing for environmental damage after a ship carrying toxic chemicals hit a tanker laden with jet fuel in the North Sea, setting the vessels ablaze.
Rescued rower ‘in awe’ after emotional return to land
An audacious naval rescue mission in cyclonic conditions has ended with a happy family reunion for a Lithuanian rower, who feared he would die at sea.
Lithuanian rower alive as cyclone halts Pacific journey
An Australian navy ship is on its way to rescue a Lithuanian man rowing from San Diego to Brisbane after he was caught up in Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim’s friend says
Surfing on South Australia's west coast is now too dangerous because of a surge in the population of great white sharks, a friend of a shark attack victim says.
‘Forever our crew’: Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered
Wreaths and flowers been placed at a dock during a memorial for two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Tragedy strikes twice in Sydney-Hobart as sailors die
Crews desperately tried to save the lives of two sailors who died in separate incidents in the Sydney to Hobart in challenging weather conditions, police say.
Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet
A sailor aboard the winning boat in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race has described the conditions as the worst of his 11 Sydney to Hobart races.
NZ Navy report finds Manawanui sinking ‘human error’
Human error was behind the sinking of New Zealand Navy vessel Manawanui, which crashed into a Samoan reef in October.
Extremely lucky yacht duo ‘glad to be back’ on dry land
Rescuers battled massive seas to pluck two "extremely lucky" crew members to safety from a yacht stricken off the NSW south coast.
Twenty dead, hundreds missing in Congo boat accident
Officials in western Congo say a boat accident has left at least 20 people dead and hundreds missing.
Body of tech entrepreneur retrieved from sunken yacht
The body of technology tycoon Mike Lynch has been recovered after a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, while his daughter remains missing.
Last body from sunken superyacht recovered off Sicily
Italy's coast guard has recovered a sixth body in the wreckage of a superyacht that sank in a storm off Sicily, meaning all missing passengers have been found.
Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht
An initial investigation into manslaughter has been opened as families mourn seven people killed when a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.
Search resumes for six from sunken superyacht off Italy
Rescuers have returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht off Sicily to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch.
Shipwreck mystery solved decades after deadly disaster
More than 20 people were killed when a freighter sank off the NSW coast, but 55 years on researchers hope a new discovery will bring closure for their families.
Fears of major spill after Philippine oil tanker sinks
Authorities have rescued over a dozen crew and are racing to avert an environmental disaster after an oil tanker sank in huge waves of the Philippine capital.
New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground
New Zealand transport operator Interislander says it will conduct an investigation into a ferry, which ran aground.
Man’s head impaled by wood during boat crash
A man will undergo surgery after his head was impaled by a piece of timber when a dinghy crashed into an anchored yacht off the Gold Coast.
One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes
A father and son have been rescued and a third man is dead after a yacht capsized off the central Queensland coast, triggering a major search operation.
Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK’s Sunak says
Five people have died trying to cross the English Channel from France hours after Britain's upper house of parliament passed tough new asylum seeker laws.
Two men in hospital after boat accident
Two men are in hospital after their boat collided with an object in the water but confusing reports led to a day long search for more people.
More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast
Ninety-one people have died after a boat sank off the north coast of Mozambique.
Divers recover two bodies after US bridge collapse
The bodies of two missing workers have been found after a Baltimore bridge collapsed when a ship crashed into it, as investigations continue into the disaster.
Six presumed dead after ship knocks down US bridge
Six missing workers are presumed dead after a Baltimore bridge collapsed when a crippled cargo ship rammed into the structure, US authorities say.
Skipper fined after ship run aground by passengers
A charter boat skipper has been fined and convicted after letting unqualified, unsupervised passengers take control of the vessel before it ran aground.
Body of teenage boy found after tubing accident
Police have recovered the body of a 14-year-old boy from a Queensland river following a tragic boating accident on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Islanders remember worst refugee boat crash
Zainal Abdul Majid remembers December 15 as a fateful day when over 50 asylum seekers died crashing onto Christmas Island as they sought refuge in Australia.
Investigations launched after man dies on snorkel trip
A 71-year-old man has died while on a Great Barrier Reef snorkelling trip in far north Queensland, prompting a number of investigations.
Body found after fire destroys boat in far north Qld
The body of a man has been found after his boat was destroyed by a fire in far north Queensland.