Dozens of migrants are feared dead after a boat that left Senegal with more than 100 people onboard over a month ago was rescued by the coast guard in Cape Verde with just 38 survivors onboard, officials said. The boat was rescued by the coast guard in Cape Verde, about 385 miles off the coast… Continue reading Migrants feared dead after boat is rescued near Cape Verde
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Missing teen presumed dead and 6 injured after boat runs aground in Austin
A teenager is missing and presumed dead and six others are injured after a boat ran aground in northwest Austin on Sunday night, authorities said. The boat, which had 7 people on it, ran aground off Lake Austin just after 6:10 p.m. about 13 miles northwest of downtown Austin, according to tweets from the Austin-Travis… Continue reading Missing teen presumed dead and 6 injured after boat runs aground in Austin
Man rescued after nearly 2 days at sea in a 12-foot fishing boat
A man in a shallow 12-foot fishing boat that ended up taking on water was found alive over the weekend after having spent nearly two days on the ocean off Florida, officials said. Charles Gregory, 25, was brought ashore Saturday near St. Augustine and checked out by medical personnel, who found nothing concerning, the Coast… Continue reading Man rescued after nearly 2 days at sea in a 12-foot fishing boat
China fires water cannon at Philippines boat in South China Sea
HONG KONG — China faced growing backlash Monday after it blocked and fired water cannons at a key U.S. ally’s vessels in the disputed South China Sea, the latest incident to raise tensions over the crucial waterway. The Philippine government summoned Beijing’s ambassador and lodged a diplomatic protest over the weekend confrontation, while Washington reiterated… Continue reading China fires water cannon at Philippines boat in South China Sea
2 killed, 3 hurt after pleasure boat catches fire and explodes in California
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Two women were killed and another woman and two men were hospitalized with burns after a pleasure boat caught fire and exploded at a marina in Long Beach, California, authorities said. The blaze was reported around 5:15 p.m. Saturday on a 35-foot powerboat at a fuel dock in Alamitos Bay, the… Continue reading 2 killed, 3 hurt after pleasure boat catches fire and explodes in California
Skipper of boat in Italy crash that killed U.S. publishing executive faces manslaughter investigation
ROME — The skipper of a rented motorboat involved in a crash off the Amalfi Coast that killed a U.S. publishing executive is being investigated for suspected manslaughter, a prosecutor in southern Italy said Saturday. Salerno Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli told a news conference in that port city that the skipper, an Italian who hasn’t… Continue reading Skipper of boat in Italy crash that killed U.S. publishing executive faces manslaughter investigation
6-year-old girl dies after mother accidentally struck her with a boat propeller in Arizona
A 6-year-old girl died in Arizona in a horrific boating accident Friday after her mother accidentally struck the child with a boat propeller on Friday, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. A group of 12 people made up of two families were on a boat since 7 a.m. on Lake Pleasant. At 11 a.m.… Continue reading 6-year-old girl dies after mother accidentally struck her with a boat propeller in Arizona