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Two killed as Mexican Navy training ship hits US bridge

Two killed as Mexican Navy training ship hits US bridge

Two people have died and at least 17 have been injured after a Mexican Navy training ship hit New York's Brooklyn Bridge.

Ship's near stranding exposes emergency response flaws

Ship's near stranding exposes emergency response flaws

Ship's near stranding exposes emergency response flaws

Ship's near stranding exposes emergency response flaws

A ship's near stranding exposed flaws in maritime emergency responses by key agencies, an investigation has found.

Shipwreck found nearly 170 years after disaster struck

Shipwreck found nearly 170 years after disaster struck

Shipwreck found nearly 170 years after disaster struck

Shipwreck found nearly 170 years after disaster struck

"Iron bits and bobs" found on the seabed off an iconic surf beach are actually part of the wreck of a 19th century Dutch ship that ran aground during a storm.

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Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Four people have died and a fifth is missing after they are believed to have been swept into water in a series of coastal tragedies.

Six killed as sub with Russian tourists sinks off Egypt

Six killed as sub with Russian tourists sinks off Egypt

Egyptian officials say six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea destination of Hurghada.

Arrested captain of North Sea crash ship is Russian

Arrested captain of North Sea crash ship is Russian

A ship that hit a US oil tanker off England had failed several safety checks, and its owner has revealed the captain arrested over the collision is Russian.

Fears for environment after ships collide off UK

Fears for environment after ships collide off UK

Britain is bracing for environmental damage after a ship carrying toxic chemicals hit a tanker laden with jet fuel in the North Sea, setting the vessels ablaze.

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Rescued rower 'in awe' after emotional return to land

Rescued rower 'in awe' after emotional return to land

Rescued rower 'in awe' after emotional return to land

Rescued rower 'in awe' after emotional return to land

An audacious naval rescue mission in cyclonic conditions has ended with a happy family reunion for a Lithuanian rower, who feared he would die at sea.

Lithuanian rower alive as cyclone halts Pacific journey

Lithuanian rower alive as cyclone halts Pacific journey

Lithuanian rower alive as cyclone halts Pacific journey

Lithuanian rower alive as cyclone halts Pacific journey

An Australian navy ship is on its way to rescue a Lithuanian man rowing from San Diego to Brisbane after he was caught up in Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Massive search for fisherman pulled overboard by shark

Massive search for fisherman pulled overboard by shark

Massive search for fisherman pulled overboard by shark

Massive search for fisherman pulled overboard by shark

A search will resume across 1500 nautical miles of coastline for a man who did not resurface after going overboard during a fishing competition.

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two people have died and another has been taken to hospital after a boat capsized in waters near a popular summer holiday town.

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Surfing on South Australia's west coast is now too dangerous because of a surge in the population of great white sharks, a friend of a shark attack victim says.

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

Wreaths and flowers been placed at a dock during a memorial for two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet

Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet

Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet

Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet

A sailor aboard the winning boat in this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race has described the conditions as the worst of his 11 Sydney to Hobart races.

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Tragedy strikes twice in Sydney-Hobart as sailors die

Crews desperately tried to save the lives of two sailors who died in separate incidents in the Sydney to Hobart in challenging weather conditions, police say.

Man dies after yachts collide on Sydney Harbour

A man has died after suffering a severe chest injury following a collision between two yachts on Sydney Harbour.

NZ Navy report finds Manawanui sinking 'human error'

Human error was behind the sinking of New Zealand Navy vessel Manawanui, which crashed into a Samoan reef in October.

Extremely lucky yacht duo 'glad to be back' on dry land

Rescuers battled massive seas to pluck two "extremely lucky" crew members to safety from a yacht stricken off the NSW south coast.

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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

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

An initial investigation into manslaughter has been opened as families mourn seven people killed when a luxury yacht sank off the coast of 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

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

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

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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