Struggling to reach Germany through the raging waters and freezing gusts of wind of the Baltic Sea, the cruise liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff made a desperate midnight dash. Her escorts had forsaken her, ...

One of the boats was carrying mostly students who were returning to town for the start of the new school year, residents of the area said. By Saikou Jammeh and Justin Makangara Saikou Jammeh reported ...

Yesterday’s boat disaster off Libya, with reports of some 150 lives having been lost, underscores once again the terrible urgency of our repeated pleas to European and other governments for restoring ...

More than 200 people have died and more than 100 are missing after two separate boat accidents this week in the northwest of Congo, according to residents of the area and local news reports. One of ...

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy, October 9 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has called on Italy to urgently renovate a crowded reception centre for boat people on Lampedusa Island as the emergency services ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- Words didn't seem to do justice in explaining the emotions in Santa Barbara where a plaque was unveiled Wednesday morning to honor all 34 victims lost onboard the ...

Criminal charges against a Missouri duck boat captain involved in the 2018 crash that killed 17 people could soon be tossed — because the lake isn’t covered under federal law. Missouri federal ...