The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail on September 11 with more than 40 passengers and crew from the island of Santo to Ambae island in very rough seas, but did not arrive…
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Read the full report at The HinduRescuers continue searching for survivors as the government scales back operations in open waters.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingPrime minister’s office tells families of those missing ‘the nation stands with you’ as search and rescue efforts continue One person has died and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the country’s government says.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingMore than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who died Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 othe…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingAccess to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingThirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines have arrived at a port for identification after a ship fire that killed at least 35 people…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
WorldPingYemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen's government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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