Rappler's latest stories on maritime accident
7 killed in Indonesia ferry accident
The dead include 2 children aged 2 and 4
Nearly 3 dozen dead in Indonesia ferry accident
(UPDATED) Images from the scene show terrified passengers clinging to the side of the tipped over ferry, while others float in the sea awaiting help
Oil slick off China coast triples in size – official
Authorities spotted 3 oil slicks with a total surface area of 332 square kilometers (128 square miles) on January 21, compared to 101 square kilometers reported January 17
US ends search for sailors after Philippine Sea air crash
The decision to abandon the search and rescue comes after two days of operations involving 7 ships from the US Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force, 3 helicopter squadrons and maritime patrol aircraft
U.S. Navy probes destroyer crash that killed 7 in Japan
3rd UPDATE The US navy and Japan s coastguard are conducting separate inquiries but will likely be co operating a spokesman for Japan s transport safety board says
More human bones recovered from sunken South Korean ferry
Results from the DNA test will be known in a month
South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry reaches port at last
UPDATED A semi submersible ship carrying the wreck has docked alongside a pier at the southwestern harbor of Mokpo according to an Agence France Presse photographer on the scene
Sewol ferry 'remains' are animal bones – South Korea ministry
5th UPDATE Authorities earlier said the pieces were human The maritime ministry however corrects its initial statement saying According to test results by the National Forensic Service they have been confirmed to be 7 animal bone fragments
South Korea's Sewol ferry lifted onto salvage ship
UPDATED The Sewol is likely to be docked at Mokpo early April where the wreck will be searched for bodies
South Korea raises sunken Sewol ferry
3rd UPDATE It comes nearly 3 years after the disaster killed more than 300 people and dealt a crippling blow to now ousted president Park Geun Hye
Two years after tragedy, cranes brace to raise Korea ferry
The purpose of our salvage operation is to bring back the 9 missing bodies safely to the families says an official from South Korea s Maritime Ministry
US Navy ship missing for 95 years found near San Francisco
No human remains were found but the wreckage is protected by a law prohibiting unauthorized disturbance of sunken military vessels and planes
‘Erratic maneuver’ one of causes of Ormoc boat tragedy
The Philippine Coast Guard has submitted to the transportation department its report on the sinking of the boat in Ormoc that killed 62 of the passengers in July
Rescuers end search for Ormoc sea tragedy victims
Rescuers say all leads have been exhausted and there are no more sightings of missing passengers of MB Kim Nirvana which sank on July 2 off Ormoc City
Ormoc ferry survivor: 'I assumed I would die'
Recalling the Ormoc ferry tragedy a 22 year old survivor calls for a speedy and impartial investigation into the incident
LIST: Casualties in the Ormoc sea tragedy
UPDATED The wooden hulled Kim Nirvana capsized off the coast of Leyte on July 2 at least 61 casualties
Aquino orders speedy probe into Ormoc boat tragedy
Malacañang says the thorough government investigation will look into all angles of the incident including possible overloading and the technical skills of the boat captain and crew
Appeals court convicts South Korea ferry captain of murder
The ruling in the southern city of Gwangju overturns a lower court decision which had acquitted Lee Jun Seok of homicide charges in November
South Korea announces plan to raise sunken Sewol ferry
The Ministry of Public Safety and Security says the salvage operation would likely begin in September
South Korea vows to raise sunken ferry but angry relatives unmoved
UPDATED The tense to and fro reflects the depth of the residual anger in South Korea a year after the passenger ferry went down
Flowers and tears as families mourn South Korea ferry dead
The sunken ferry remains a highly sensitive topic of heated debate a year later – not least over the question of whether it should be raised to the surface
Anger runs deep a year after South Korea ferry tragedy
For the relatives of the 304 victims especially the families of the 250 high school children who died the past 12 months have done little to numb the pain and grief – or the anger
South Korea leader considers salvaging sunken ferry
Park Geun Hye: I will actively consider salvaging the ship after accepting the opinions of relatives of those still missing and experts
5 dead after unregistered boat capsizes in Sulu
The boat MPB Wilayza is unregistered and reportedly overloaded with bags of cement iron bars and at least 50 passengers
Filipinos, Indonesians among 49 crew in missing Taiwanese ship
The Hsiang Fu Chun a 700 tonne squid fishing vessel lost contact with its owners soon after reporting that water was leaking on to the deck at around 3:00 am on February 26 as it sailed 1 700 nautical miles off the Falklands officials say
HK captain guilty of manslaughter over 2012 ferry tragedy
According to the nine member jury Sea Smooth skipper Lai Sai ming is guilty on all manslaughter charges with a majority of 7 to 2
Costa Concordia trial: Court told 'tsunami of evidence' vs skipper
Francesco Schettino s 19 month trial will come to an end on Wednesday or early Thursday just over 3 years after a disaster which left 32 people dead
'No pity' for Concordia captain, prosecutors demand 26 years in jail
God have pity on Schettino because we cannot have any a prosecutor says in a speech against the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia
100 feared missing after boat sinks in C. Africa: officials
The boat s motor exploded some 100 kilometers downstream starting a fire that forced passengers to jump overboard
South Korea parliament passes bill on ferry compensation
South Korea s parliament passes a bill to compensate relatives of victims of last year s ferry disaster in which more than 300 passengers died
Don't lose hope, survivor tells families of missing ship crew
The lone survivor – so far – in the Bulk Jupiter sinking off Vietnam says that in the 9 hours he was adrift in freezing waters he kept praying and repeating to himself that he must survive
2 Filipinos dead, 16 missing in ship sinking off Vietnam
2nd UPDATE The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs confirms the death of two Filipino crewmembers of a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Vietnam on January 2
Passengers of missing boat in S. Leyte found
All 7 passengers of the missing boat are safe
Hundreds await rescue, one dead after Italian ferry catches fire
4TH UPDATE Only 190 of the 478 passengers are rescued so far as the wind gusts make the operations difficult and dangerous officials say
Filipino, Indonesians among 11 dead from Korean trawler sinking
UPDATED A total of 12 bodies have now been recovered while 7 people were rescued leaving 41 still unaccounted for
Russia finds empty lifeboats from sunken South Korea fishing boat
Rescuers also saw one dead body floating in the area but were not able to recover it due to storm conditions they say
No sign of 52 missing from sunken South Korea fishing boat
The trawler was carrying 60 people including one Russian inspector 11 South Koreans 35 Indonesians and 13 Philippine crew members when it sank off Russia s east coast
Two missing after Spanish fishing boat sinks
Throughout the night maritime and aerial means from the Spanish and French coastguard looked for the two missing crew members the Spanish coastguard says
South Korea court jails ferry operator CEO for 10 years
A court determines that Kim Han Sik CEO of Chonghaejin Marine Co had allowed the ferry to be routinely overloaded and approved illegal renovations to increase its passenger capacity
Korea ferry captain jailed for 36 years, acquitted of murder
UPDATED The ruling follows 5 months of dramatic often painful testimony in the trial of Captain Lee Jun Seok and 14 other crew members of the Sewol
South Korea halts search for bodies from sunken ferry
The announcement came just hours before a court was to deliver a verdict and sentence in the murder trial of Sewol captain Lee Jun Seok
South Korea prosecutors seek 15 years jail for ferry CEO
Prosecutors also demand jail sentences of between 4 and 6 years for 10 others on trial alongside Kim Han Sik CEO of Chonghaejin Marine Co on charges of criminal negligence
Anger, anguish 6 months after South Korea ferry disaster
The Sewol disaster was a profound shock that plunged the entire country into mourning and raised questions about what Asia s fourth largest economy had come to and where it was going
Passengers of capsized boat off Cebu rescued
UPDATED Passengers include 32 male adults 14 female adults 4 male children and 3 female children
Coast Guard ends search for missing ferry passenger
The Philippine Coast Guard will now focus on the investigation of the maritime mishap off the coast of Leyte which led to 8 deaths
South Korean ferry could have capsized any time – expert
Expert: It was just sheer luck that the Sewol operated as it did for more than a year
13 rescued two days after Indonesia tourist boat sinks
UPDATED The rescue brings to 23 including 18 foreigners the number of people saved since the vessel sank Saturday August 16 as it headed from Lombok island to Komodo island
10 foreigners missing as Indonesia tourist boat sinks
UPDATED 10 foreigners and 5 Indonesians are missing after a tourist boat with 25 people on board capsized after being caught up in a storm
Italian, Maltese rescuers say 19 dead on migrant boat
The boat is estimated to have had 400 people on board and was first spotted by a Danish ship south of the Italian island of Lampedusa in waters between Libya and Malta
S. Korea leader vows to punish ferry disaster culprits
As more bodies are recovered South Korea s president promises that those behind the disaster will be sternly punished
