A new video posted online shows the terrifying moments a tourist boat with more than 100 people capsized off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The video was reportedly filmed by a 21-year-old student who was on the upper deck when the ship capsized and sank in January 2015. The video was only posted online Friday. In the video, you can see passengers donning life jackets … [Read more...]
Eleven Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off the Philippines
Eleven people are missing and feared dead after a Panama-flagged cargo ship sank in the South China Sea off the Philippines, the Philippines Coast Guard has confirmed. The ship, the MV Fortune Life, is believed to have sank Friday approximately 130 nautical miles West of Vigan City, Philippines. The Philippines Coast Guard reported that 6 crewmembers of the cargo ship … [Read more...]
Two Tugs Sink on St. Lawrence River Near Cornwall
Crewmembers are safe after a tugboat capsized and sank on the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ontario after becoming pinned against a barge in strong current. Reports say now a second tug also capsized and sank in the same area, just a few hours later. Reports say that all crew members of the tug Lac Manitoba were able to escape the vessel and are reported to … [Read more...]
Red Alert Posted After Ammonium Nitrate Barge Sinks Off Puntarenas
A public health emergency was declared in Costa Rica this weekend after a barge carrying ammonium nitrate sank off the country's Pacific coast. Costa Rica's National Emergency Commission issued a 'Red Alert' for approximately 100 miles of coastline after the barge carrying 180 tons of ammonium nitrate sank in rough seas off the coast of Puntarenas on Saturday at … [Read more...]
Russian Trawler Was Sunk by Greed and Corruption, Investigators Say
MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Greed and corruption were to blame for the sinking of a Russian trawler last week in which at least 56 crew died, a spokesman for investigators said on Wednesday. The Dalniy Vostok fishing vessel sank in the icy Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's far eastern coast last Thursday. Sixty-three people were rescued out of a crew of 132 people, with 13 missing … [Read more...]