Two Chinese sailors died and six are missing after their boat caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Air Force said on Sunday. The boat sank on Friday and the survivors were picked up by a Venezuelan fishing boat. Seven sailors were in good condition, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona said
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDA ACEH – About 27 new islands emerge in the marine in Simeulue, Aceh, on the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami in December 2004. The new islands are showing the signs of life. Before the tsunami, the number of small islands in Simeulue was only 41. “Now it is 68,” the Deputy Regent of
Read moreTurkish rescuers were searching for eleven Ukrainian and one Russian crew members on Tuesday after their cargo ship sank in a storm off Istanbul’s Black Sea coast, the coastal safety authority said. The Volgo Balt 199, which was carrying coal, sent an SOS signal at about 0730 GMT off the town of Sile on
Read moreA Turkish navy tugboat capsized while docked for repairs at a shipyard on the Aegean coast on Monday, killing 10 people, the military said. Eight of the dead were military personnel and two were civilian workers, local media said. Seventeen other military personnel were injured. The tugboat, TCG Degirmendere, was being lowered into the
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