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World's worst ship disasters since 2013

(chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua) Updated: 2014-04-16 19:44

Casualties

At least 42 dead

Date 

March 9

Location 

Gulf of Aden

Details 

A boat carrying African asylum seekers capsized a few kilometers off the Bir Ali coast of Yemen's southern province of Shabwa. About 30 people were rescued.


Casualties At least 50 dead 

Date

March 19, 2013

Location

 Off Nigeria's southeastern coast

Details

A boat carrying 160 people capsized. The wooden vessel set off from south-eastern Nigeria and was heading to Gabon. 


Casualties At least 43 dead 

Date 

March 20, 2013

Location 

Off the coast of the Gabonese capital, Libreville 

Details

A boat carrying 65 people – most likely asylum seekers - capsized. 


Casualties

At least 108 dead

Date 

March 22, 2013 

Location 

Lake Albert, Uganda

Details 

A boat capsized as it was carrying refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo back to their home country. It had a capacity to carry only 80 passengers, but up to 250 people were on board.


Casualties At least 52 dead, 68 missing 

Date 

August 16, 2013 

Location 

Off Cebu, Philippines 

Details 

St. Thomas Aquinas, a ferry built in 1973, sank after it collided with the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete of the Philippines. The ferry was carrying 752 passengers and 118 crew members. In addition, 38 crew members were on board the cargo ship. 


Casualties

At least 21 dead, 70 missing 

Date 

September 27, 2013 

Location 

Off west Java, Indonesia 

Details 

A boat carrying asylum seekers capsized after its engine broke. 


Casualties

At least 21 dead, 70 missing 

Date 

September 27, 2013 

Location 

Off west Java, Indonesia 

Details 

A boat overloaded with passengers and goods capsized. There were about 150 people on board. 


Casualties

At least 363 dead

Date 

Oct 3, 2013

Location 

Off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy

Details 

A vessel carrying over 500 people – most likely asylum seekers – sank.


Casualties

About 300 dead

Date 

Jan 12, 2014

Location 

On the White Nile, South Sudan

Details 

A barge overloaded with refugees sank as they fled renewed fighting between rebels and government forces.

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