14 killed as ferry sinks in BangladeshAt least 14 people died and five were still missing after a ferry carrying 50 people collided with a sand barge and sank on Bangladesh's giant Meghna River on Friday, officials said. "Rescuers found 12 dead bodies inside More… |
Dubai to launch marine transport serviceDubai will launch a first of its kind marine transport network with services including Ferry Dubai, Water Taxi and Water Bus as part of the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations. The services offer the all-new experience of v More… |
Dubai to launch marine transport serviceDubai will launch a first of its kind marine transport network with services including Ferry Dubai, Water Taxi and Water Bus as part of the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations. The services offer the all-new experience of v More… |
36 dead in Hong Kong ferry collisionAt least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night in one of the city's worst maritime acciden More… |
Overloaded Indian ferry capsizes killing 103Rescue workers fought heavy wind and rain to search for survivors after at least 103 people drowned on an overloaded ferry carrying about 300 people that sank at night on one of India's largest rivers on Monday, police said. About 100 peop More… |
Fire on Red Sea ferry: one passenger diesAlmost all of the 1,230 pass-engers escaped on lifeboats when a fire broke out on board a ferry near the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba. One passenger was killed after jumping into the sea, Jordanian officials sa More… |
Fire on Red Sea ferry with 1,200 passengersPassengers were forced to escape on lifeboats when a fire broke out on a ferry carrying more than 1,200 passengers from the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba to Egypt on Thursday, a maritime official said. The official from Egypt's Red S More… |
Bahrain-Saudi ferry plan to bolster tradeA new ferry sea link between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was yesterday (October 12) supported by Bahraini delegates at a meeting of the Bahrain Saudi Business Council. Saudi Arabia is committed to developing a new port at Al Khobar on its eas More… |
Ferry with 500 passengers sinks off TanzaniaA ferry carrying more than 500 passengers from Zanzibar to Pemba island off the east African country of Tanzania has capsized and scores of people are missing, police said on Saturday. Zanzibar, also know as Unguja, and Pemba are the two More… |
Bangladesh ferry capsizes, many missingScores of people were missing after a ferry carrying more than 150 people sank in a river in southern Bangladesh on Thursday following a collision with a cargo vessel, police said. Rescuers found the body of one woman in the Kirtonkhola ri More… |








