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News on accidents, spills and rescues at sea.
The collision involved the Lamma IV ferry and the Sea Smooth catamaran. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court postpones inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma Island ferry crash

Court has already twice postponed ruling for inquest into collision between Lamma IV ferry and Sea Smooth catamaran.

United States

Fire erupts at Los Angeles port triggering hazardous material alerts

Korean peninsula

Video | All passengers and crew rescued from a sinking South Korean ferry

South Korea

Helmsman’s phone distraction blamed for South Korean ferry grounding

All 267 passengers and crew were safely brought to a port after the vessel crashed on an uninhabited island in the country’s southwest.

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Coastguard personnel rescue passengers of a grounded ferry near Jangsan Island in Sinan county, South Korea, on Wednesday. Photo: Mokpo Coastguard/AFP
Britain

‘There’s hardcore porn on TV’: ferry apologises after adult film seen by children

DFDS, the Danish ferry operator, said it was ‘very sorry’ over the incident during a France to UK journey. The channel has been removed.

United States

Titan sub imploded on way to Titanic wreck ‘because of faulty engineering’

In addition to failing to meet strength and durability requirements, the vessel was not adequately tested by OceanGate, the vessel’s owner.

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Pacific nations

A ‘ghost fleet’ of Japan’s rusting WWII wrecks is poisoning this Pacific paradise

After 80 years at the bottom of a remote Pacific lagoon, a sunken Japanese warship has begun to spill its toxic cargo into the environment.

Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia, around 5,800km west of Hawaii. Photo: Julian Ryall
Indonesia

2 Chinese passengers die in Bali boat accident

A 23-year-old Indonesian is also missing after the vessel carrying 80 people sank and ran aground on its way to the popular island.

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United States

Titan implosion ‘preventable’, due to ‘critically flawed’ safety: coastguard

The report on the implosion that killed five found significant disparities between OceanGate’s safety protocols and their actual practices.

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Japan

Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or later

This latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.

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Bags containing contaminated debris are covered with soil in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Sri Lanka

Singapore ship ordered to pay US$1 billion over world’s largest plastic spill

The MV X-Press Pearl, which was carrying chemicals, sank after catching fire in 2021. The disaster led to the death of numerous marine species.

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Flames and smoke billow from the container ship MV X-Press Pearl that sank off Colombo in June 2021 after catching fire. Photo: Sri Lanka air force/AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s recurring tragedy: deadly boat fire fuels urgent reform calls

The fire off an island in Sulawesi, which killed at least five people, joins the list of boat disasters in Indonesia in recent years.

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Vietnam

‘Waves were so strong’: capsized boat survivors recount deadly Ha Long Bay storm

Survivors of the Ha Long Bay shipwreck, which killed 35 people, described how a sudden thunderstorm overturned their tourist boat within seconds.

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Vietnam

35 dead as tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay

The vessel was carrying 46 passengers and three crew members when it overturned because of sudden heavy rain.

The tourist boat (centre) that capsized is towed back to the port in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Rescuers save 4 more survivors from Houthi-struck ship in Red Sea

The ship Eternity C was the second Greek bulk carrier sunk this week by the Iran-aligned rebels.

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A vessel said to be the Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged Eternity C sinks in footage released by Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday. Photo: Houthi Media Centre via Reuters
India

At least 9 killed in bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat

A 1985-built bridge in India’s Gujarat state collapsed, sending vehicles into a river, sparking renewed concerns over the country’s infrastructure safety.

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Indonesia

6 dead, 30 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes near Bali

The boat carrying 65 passengers sank in the Bali Strait as it sailed to the famous holiday destination from Java.

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Italy

UK tech tycoon Lynch’s doomed Bayesian superyacht lifted out of water

Investigators will examine the luxury vessel to determine why it sank off Sicily last year, killing the tech magnate and six others.

A drone view shows the Bayesian after it was brought to surface by floating crane ships near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Salvage team bound for burning cargo ship off Alaska carrying Chinese cars

Ship carrying about 3,000 cars, including 800 EVs, has been abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire.

India

Ship sinks off India’s coast, spilling oil and cargo containers

The vessel capsized off southern Kerala state, leaking fuel and releasing 100 cargo containers into the Arabian Sea.

Hong Kong courts

Inspectors did not need to look for ship flaws, Hong Kong disaster probe told

Most inspectors ‘would just walk past and ignore’ defects, retired Marine Department official tells inquest into Lamma ferry tragedy.

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The Lamma IV ferry sank in less than two minutes, resulting in 39 deaths. Photo: Elson Li
Nordic nations

Norway cabin owner sleeps on as cargo ship runs aground outside

None of the container ship’s 16 crew members were injured in the incident, the cause of which is being investigated by Norwegian police.

The 135m container ship that ran aground almost hitting a house in the Trondheimsfjord outside Byneset, Norway on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong marine officials missed ferry design flaw, disaster inquiry hears

Coroner’s Court hears evidence from three current and former ship inspectors involved in checks on ill-fated Lamma IV over the years.

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Accidents and personal safety

3 Hong Kong ferry services cancelled after vessel with 300 aboard hits pier

Macau-bound TurboJet vessel strikes pier at ferry terminal in Sheung Wan after suffering ‘mechanical failure’; no injuries reported.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-ship worker failed to check safety data for sunk Hong Kong ferry, court hears

Former Cheoy Lee manager says he put his faith in junior colleagues’ calculations, which were generated using software he did not understand.

The sinking of the Lamma IV is one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong ferry disaster survivor says life jackets locked away before sinking

Philip Chiu, whose sister died in the 2012 tragedy, becomes first witness to provide verbal testimony at coroner’s inquest.

The accident took place on October 1, 2012, off the waters of Lamma Island and resulted in 39 deaths. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong courts

Coroner’s inquest begins into 2012 Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster

Hearing is being held after two relatives convinced Court of Appeal that it was in the public interest to once again investigate the accident that left 39 people dead.

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US immigration

3 dead, 7 missing after suspected migrant boat capsizes off California coast

At least some of the boat’s occupants were apparently from India, Coast Guard spokesperson says.

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