All articles tagged with #boat capsizing
Over 200 people, including many students returning to school, died in two separate boat accidents in Congo's Équateur Province, with over 100 missing, highlighting a tragic transportation crisis in the region.
Eleven people, including children and a baby, went missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat on the Sassandra River in Ivory Coast. The incident highlights the dangers of human-hippo interactions in the region, where around 500 hippos are estimated to live, and boat accidents are common. Search efforts are ongoing to find the missing victims.
Over 60 migrants, mostly Ethiopians, died when their overloaded boat capsized off Yemen's coast while attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden to reach Saudi Arabia, highlighting the dangers faced by migrants on one of the world's riskiest routes amid ongoing regional conflict and humanitarian crises.
Six people died and two are missing after a boat capsized during a thunderstorm on Lake Tahoe, California, with high waves and strong winds contributing to the accident, prompting rescue efforts that recovered some victims and rescued others.
Six people died and two are missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe during a storm, leading to a large-scale search that was eventually suspended; two survivors were rescued, and the incident remains under investigation.
A boat capsized in Lake Tahoe during a storm, resulting in 6 deaths, 2 missing persons, and 2 injured survivors, with the search ending after 12 hours due to dangerous weather conditions.
A boat capsized on Lake Tahoe due to large waves caused by high winds, resulting in six deaths and two missing persons, with rescue efforts ongoing.
A 27-foot boat capsized on Lake Tahoe near D.L. Bliss State Park during a storm with high winds and large swells, resulting in six deaths and two missing persons, with rescue efforts ongoing.
The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a search for five individuals missing after a fishing boat capsized in the cold seas off Point Couverden, near Juneau, Alaska. The search is complicated by a winter storm warning in the region. Further details are awaited as the Coast Guard continues its efforts.
A young girl died and several others were injured after a small boat capsized on the English Channel crossing route used by migrants hoping to reach Britain from France. The boat, carrying 16 people, was too small for the number of passengers, leading to the tragic incident. This comes after three people died in a similar attempt earlier in the week, highlighting the dangers faced by migrants making the perilous journey across the channel.
Four Mexican tourists died and the captain was detained after a boat carrying 19 people capsized near Cancún. Most passengers were rescued by the Mexican navy, local police, and civil defense agencies, with some taken to hospitals. Authorities are investigating whether the boat was overcrowded, and the incident occurred as the passengers were returning to mainland Mexico from Isla Mujeres. This is not the first boating accident in the region, as similar incidents have occurred in the past.
A tragic incident occurred in western India when a boat carrying 27 school children and their teachers capsized in Harani Lake in Vadodara, resulting in the drowning of 15 students and one teacher. Eleven students were rescued, and rescue operations are ongoing to find the missing person. The cause of the accident is under investigation, and the state's top elected official expressed deep sorrow over the incident. Boating accidents are unfortunately common in India due to overcrowding and inadequate safety equipment.
A tragic boat accident in Harni Lake in Vadodara, India, resulted in the drowning of 15 students and one teacher, with 11 students rescued and one person still missing. The cause of the accident is under investigation, and the incident has prompted an outpouring of grief and concern. Boating accidents are unfortunately common in India, often due to overcrowding and inadequate safety measures.
A CNN investigation has raised questions about Greek authorities' claim that a fishing trawler carrying migrants refused rescue before capsizing, killing hundreds in one of the worst disasters of its kind. The investigation gathered testimony and video footage showing migrants waiting before the ill-fated voyage, raising doubts about the official account.
The death toll has risen to 82 after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece last week. Greek and United Nations authorities were first alerted about the boat, which was heading for Italy, on June 13. They then surveyed the area and repeatedly tried to call and contact the ship, but all requests for help were declined as passengers repeatedly expressed that they wanted to continue their journey. Greece faces international backlash for their response, with protests breaking out across the country.