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Injured sailors released from hospital after ship crash

Injured sailors released from hospital after ship crash

Two sailors have been released from hospital but the famed tall ship the Leeuwin won't be in use for some time after being struck by a container vessel.

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Australia’s largest sail-training tall ship, the Leeuwin, will not be in use for some time after being struck by a container ship in Fremantle port.

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

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.

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Last body from sunken superyacht recovered off Sicily

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.

Body of tech entrepreneur retrieved from sunken yacht

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.

Twenty dead, hundreds missing in Congo boat accident

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.

Search resumes for six from sunken superyacht off Italy

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.

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Fears of major spill after Philippine oil tanker sinks

Fears of major spill after Philippine oil tanker sinks

Fears of major spill after Philippine oil tanker sinks

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.

Dangerous swell before fatal boat capsized

Dangerous swell before fatal boat capsized

Dangerous swell before fatal boat capsized

Dangerous swell before fatal boat capsized

One man is dead and another has been injured after their boat capsized in dangerous swell off the coast of NSW.

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground

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.

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

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

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

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.

Drinking trip boating deaths 'wholly avoidable'

Drinking trip boating deaths 'wholly avoidable'

Drinking trip boating deaths 'wholly avoidable'

Drinking trip boating deaths 'wholly avoidable'

A coroner has found three friends who drowned on a trip off the coast of Tasmania were affected by drugs and alcohol and should not have been on the water.

More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast

More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast

More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast

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.

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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.

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.

One dead, another in hospital after boat capsizes

A man has died and another is in hospital after their boat capsized in eastern Victoria.

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'Absolute tragedy': man dead after wave overturns boat

A man has died and another has been rescued by jetskiers after large waves caused their boat to capsize at Barwon Heads in Victoria.

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.

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

A man remains missing in waters off the South Australian coast after six others, including four children, were rescued from a rip.

No sign of missing swimmer as sea search suspended

Emergency crews have suspended their search for a 19-year-old man swept out to sea while trying to assist his brothers at a beach on the NSW south coast.

Man's body found at popular swimming spot

Police say a body found at Penrith Beach is believed to be that of a swimmer who went missing on Boxing Day.

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.

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