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News on accidents, spills and rescues at sea.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Coastguard officers cover bodies after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized near the island of Rhodes, Greece, on Friday. Photo: AP
European Union

8 dead off Greek island of Rhodes as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes

The boat was carrying out ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ to try to evade a patrol vessel, the coastguard said.

Russia

Russian tanker splits in storm, spilling oil into Kerch Strait off Crimea

Africa

Somali pirates ransom Chinese vessel, after first being paid to protect it

Egypt

5 more rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea, 7 missing

The Sea Story, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew, was struck by high waves on Monday and sank in minutes.

A boat is docked near the beach where survivors from the boat that capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast were brought, in Marsa Alam, Egypt on November 26. Photo: Reuters
Egypt

Egypt says 16 people missing after tourist yacht capsizes in Red Sea

Vessel was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities, including Chinese, when it was hit by ‘a sudden and large wave’ on Monday.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police arrest oil barge captain after collision with fishing boat

Fire Services Department and Marine Police searching for 81-year-old missing skipper of fishing boat.

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New Zealand

Fuel spill ‘highly probable’ after New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa

The ship, which was surveying a reef, is considered lost. The incident has sparked worries about the state of New Zealand’s ageing military hardware.

The HMNZS Manawanui at the Three Kings islands off the coast New Zealand. Photo: Petty Officer Chris Weissenborn/NZDF via AP
United States

Maryland sues Singapore-based owner of ship that caused US bridge collapse

Officials allege that Grace Ocean and operator Synergy Marine Group knowingly sent an unseaworthy vessel, the Dali, into US waters.

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Singapore

FBI raids Singapore-run ship linked to US bridge collapse over negligence

The US Justice Department alleges Grace Ocean Private Ltd and Synergy Marine recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems.

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United States

Titan sub malfunctioned just before fatal Titanic dive: scientific director

Days before the experimental vessel imploded, an issue caused passengers to ‘tumble about’, and it took an hour to get them out of the water.

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Debris from the Titan submersible is seen on the sea floor in June 2023. Photo: US Coastguard/Pelagic Research Services via Reuters
United States

Titan submersible’s final text: ‘all good’ before implosion, hearing reveals

The hearing, expected to last two weeks, will examine the Titan’s design, safety protocols, and crew qualifications to prevent future incidents.

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The last words before the submersible imploded were ‘all good’. Photo: OceanGate Expeditions via AP
Millionaires and billionaires

Who is Angela Bacares, the widow of ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’, Mike Lynch?

She lost her husband and 18-year-old daughter Hannah on a superyacht, and may still be liable to pay up to US$4 billion to Hewlett Packard.

Italy

4 victims on Lynch yacht suffocated while trapped on ship, autopsies suggest

6 of the 7 bodies were found in cabins on the left side of the boat, where the victims may have tried to search for remaining bubbles of air.

United States

Container ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge to sail to China

The Dali lost power and hit the structure in March, killing six people and temporarily closing the shipping channel into Baltimore.

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Tugboats escort the cargo ship Dali after it was refloated in Baltimore in May. Photo: AP
Singapore

Singapore ends 400-tonne oil spill clean-up ahead of schedule, beaches reopen

Swimming and primary contact activities have not yet returned to all affected beaches, as water tests are ongoing.

The clean-up operation, involving 800 personnel and 2,300 volunteers, removed 3,750 tonnes of debris. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Malaysian navy diver dies during salvage operations on wrecked naval vessel

The diver is believed to have drowned while working at the wreck site off the coast of Johor.

Italy

Captain of sunken Lynch family yacht declines to answer investigators’ questions

New Zealander James Cutfield was put under investigation on Monday. Tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others died when the yacht sank off Sicily.

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Italy

Captain of Mike Lynch’s yacht faces manslaughter investigation after sinking

James Cutfield, a 51-year-old New Zealand national, was one of 15 people who survived the sinking of the Bayesian, which left seven people dead.

Italian prosecutors have placed Captain James Cutfield under investigation over the deaths of Mike Lynch and six others after the British tech tycoon’s superyacht sank off Sicily last week. Photo: Handout
Italy

Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

Questions remain about how a vessel deemed ‘unsinkable’ by its manufacturer sank in a storm while a nearby boat remained largely unscathed.

Millionaires and billionaires

Body of last missing person, tech mogul’s daughter, retrieved from yacht wreck

The bodies of the other five dead passengers, including Lynch, were recovered from inside the yacht.

Italy

‘Indescribable’ crew errors led to UK tech mogul’s shipwreck, yacht maker says

Had correct procedures been followed, all passengers would have gone back to sleep after one hour, the CEO of The Italian Sea Group says.

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The Bayesian sailing boat is seen in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE/Perini Navi Press Office
Britain

Body of UK tech mogul Mike Lynch retrieved from his Bayesian superyacht

Lynch, 59, was one of Britain’s best-known tech entrepreneurs and had invited friends to join him on the yacht to celebrate his recent acquittal in a major US fraud trial.

Rescuers carry a body after divers return in Porticello harbour. Photo: AFP
Italy

5 bodies found on wreck of UK tech mogul Mike Lynch’s Bayesian superyacht

The victims have not yet been identified, though a UK news report says two of the dead were Lynch and his daughter.

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Italy

Explainer | The 3 main reasons Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank near Sicily

The 56-metre Bayesian superyacht was carrying 22 people when it sank during stormy weather near Porticello, Palermo.

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Italy

UK tycoon Mike Lynch’s wife ‘walked on broken glass’ to escape sinking yacht

Six people, including the billionaire and his daughter, remain missing, while one body has been recovered.

The superyacht Bayesian capsized off the coast of Sicily on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/Perini Navi Press Office
Italy

Morgan Stanley’s Bloomer also missing in Mike Lynch yacht tragedy, search resumes

Specialist divers launched a fresh search for six people, including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, missing since their yacht capsized off the Italian island of Sicily.

Divers operate in the sea to search for the missing after a luxury yacht sank off Sicily, on August 19. Photo: Vigili del Fuoco/Reuters
United States

Family of ‘Mr Titanic’ seeks US$50 million for wrongful death in Titan sub

French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet was one of five people on the experimental vessel that imploded during a voyage to the famed wreck.

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Climate change

Opinion | The world’s seabed authority needs reform that puts the planet first

The election of a new chief brings hope of more consensus before governments embark on a deep-sea mining spree harmful to ecosystems.

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