The operator of a boat that overturned near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said. Officials said a large search and rescue operation was launched after the incident near New York Harbour on Saturday night. A Good Samaritan vessel rescued 12
More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have said. The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to the French maritime prefecture of the Channel and North Sea. It said 157
Amsterdam came alive with music, colour and celebration on Saturday, as thousands of people flocked to the canals to watch the city’s annual Pride boat parade. The Dutch capital is hosting this years’ WorldPride event, drawing visitors from across the world. Costumed participants danced and waved from a colourful flotilla of 80 decorated vessels as
MIAMI– The captain of a tugboat has pleaded guilty to causing a deadly collision in Miami that killed three girls from a boating camp last summer. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sailor manslaughter, according to court records. The charge carries up to 10 years in federal prison, but prosecutors have
The pattern has now become tiresomely familiar in Nigeria. Many die in a boat accident; officials say regulations must be followed; your calls are ignored; activists say resources are not available; Another tragedy occurs. This time, a search and rescue team is looking for survivors of a capsized wooden canoe in Jigawa State. There were
SAN FRANCISCO– Police have recovered the body of a woman who was one of three people missing after a boat sank this week in San Francisco Bay. The body was identified as Tondra Madruga, 58, also known as Tondra Miller, the San Francisco medical examiner said Friday. Madruga’s body was recovered Thursday by a police
