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November 19, 2025
A South Korean passenger ship carrying 267 passengers, crew and cargo ran aground off the southwest tip of the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday. The incident triggered a rescue effort and brought back memories of another major ferry accident in 2014.
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November 9, 2025
An official reported that the coast guard of South Korea launched a search Monday following reports that nine crew were missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized off South Korea's west coast. A coast guard official from the city of Gunsan…
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August 29, 2025
China's coast guard and military said that they carried out patrols in the waters surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in the busy South China Sea waterway. In a press release, the coast guard said that it has increased law enforcement patrols since the start of August.
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June 9, 2025
According to a Washington think-tank, the North Korean destroyer which was partially capsized in a botched launch ceremony has been delivered to a ship repair facility. According to satellite images, the Center for Strategic and International Studies…
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July 23, 2024
Authorities and a tanker operator reported that two large oil tanks caught fire after colliding on Friday near Singapore, which is the world's largest refuelling station. Two crew members were airlifted from the scene to the hospital, while others were rescued using life rafts.
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August 27, 2025
Satellite images show that the Chinese coastguard ship damaged by the collision with a Chinese navy vessel earlier this month in the South China Sea is currently being repaired at Hainan Island - the first confirmation it has returned to port.
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June 4, 2025
Researchers from the United States said that North Korea appeared to have repositioned its Choe Hyun Class destroyer, which partially capsized after a botched launch ceremony. Kim Jong Un said that the failure to launch the warship weighing 5…
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May 24, 2025
State media reported on Sunday that North Korea had detained officials from a shipyard responsible for an accident which occurred during the recent launch of a warship. Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, witnessed the failed launch which crippled a 5,000-tonne battleship.
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May 22, 2025
North Korea began a thorough investigation of the accident that occurred this week during the launch a warship, according to KCNA. Pyongyang said that the incident occurred on Wednesday due to a loss in balance when the vessel was launched. Sections of the bottom were crushed.
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May 5, 2025
State media reported that nine people were killed when "sudden powerful winds" capsized 4 tourist boats in Southwestern China and swept 84 people into water. The Xinhua News Agency reported that a person was still missing and the search for her was continuing…
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April 17, 2025
The Philippine Coast Guard reported on Thursday that four people, including one Chinese national, were killed and seven are still missing after a 25-person dredging boat capsized in a province of western Philippines two days earlier. PCG stated that the MV Hong Hai 16 had 2…
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January 14, 2025
China's state broadcaster CCTV, citing the Chinese embassy in Thailand, reported that a Chinese tourist died and another was injured when their jet skis collided on Phuket Island, Thailand, Tuesday. CCTV reported that the cause of the incident is being investigated.
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November 7, 2024
An official from the Jeju City Government said that two people were killed and 12 still remain missing after a boat capsized in the waters near South Korea's Jeju Island on Friday. Officials said that they had lost track of a boat leaving the port of Busan, South Korea in the early morning hours.
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September 16, 2024
Five people were rescued and three died when a fishing vessel capsized off the west coast of South Korea. The coast guard reported this on Monday. Yonhap reported that two South Koreans, and one Indonesian were among the dead. His office reported…
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August 22, 2024
Mike Lynch, a tech tycoon, who drowned when his luxury yacht capsized off Sicily spent over a decade creating Britain's largest software company. He also fought for almost the same amount of time against charges that he inflated its value to get a multibillion-pound deal.
