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Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 11, many missing
DHAKA (REUTERS) - A ferry in Bangladesh carrying around 40 passengers capsized after colliding with a sand-laden vessel on Wednesday (Sept 9), leaving at least 11 people dead and many more missing, officials said.
Fire on supertanker off Sri Lanka extinguished: Navy spokesman
COLOMBO (REUTERS) - A fire on a supertanker abandoned off Sri Lanka's east coast has been extinguished, a Sri Lankan navy spokesman said on Sunday (Sept 6).
18 dead after Indonesian boat sinks
JAKARTA • At least 18 people, including four children, died after a motorboat sank in choppy waters off the Indonesian island of Java, a government official said yesterday.
South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster. Could it happen again?
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA (NYTIMES) - The promises came too late for the overloaded South Korean ferry, too late for the 250 students who drowned when it capsized on a school trip to a resort island.