12 feared dead after ferry sinks in eastern China
August 17th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by BNO News
HEFEI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Twelve people are missing and feared to have drowned after a ferry boat sank on a river in eastern China, government officials said on Friday. Nine other ... Read more...
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Fire-stricken ferry sinks off Jordanian coast
November 7th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by BNO News
AMMAN (BNO NEWS) -- An Egyptian ferry boat which caught fire off the coast of Jordan last week has sunk, state-run media reported on Monday. The blaze killed one passenger and injured ... Read more...
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Nightmare in Norway: One man’s madness kills 91 (Evening Lead)
July 23rd, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 23 (IANS) Shell-shocked Norwegian authorities Saturday searched for more victims after a rightwing Christian massacred 84 people on an island, soon after carrying out a deadly bombing ... Read more...
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17 dead in Norway twin attacks
July 23rd, 2011 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 23 (IANS) Norway was hit by twin attacks Friday - a massive bomb blast in the capital Oslo and a shooting at a governing Labour Party youth camp. ... Read more...
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50 containers taken off grounded vessel in Mumbai harbour
September 6th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) A month after two Panamanian cargo ships collided off Mumbai harbour, 50 containers have been offloaded from the deck of the vessel that got grounded after the accident, ... Read more...
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Indian Navy makes Mumbai harbour safe post collision
September 1st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Twenty-five 25 days after two foreign cargo ships collided in the Mumbai harbour, the Indian Navy Wednesday completed its task of escorting ships and surveying the navigation channel, ... Read more...
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37 injured as New York ferry hits dock
May 9th, 2010 - 6:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 9 (IANS) At least 37 people were injured when a ferry boat, carrying 252 passengers and 18 crew members, struck a pier as it approached the dock in New ... Read more...
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Goa offshore casinos impeding barge traffic, says mining industry
August 7th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 7 (IANS) Offshore casinos parked in the Mandovi river are severely impeding the traffic of nearly 250-300 river barges ferrying ore from Goa's mining belt to the trans-shippers docked at ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Indonesia boat accident (Lead)
April 26th, 2009 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 26 (DPA) Nine people have been killed and at least four others missing after a ferry boat sank off Indonesia's Sumatra island, media reports said Sunday.
The boat was carrying around ... Read more...
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