World's worst ship disasters since 2013
(chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua) Updated: 2014-04-16 19:44|
Casualties |
At least 42 dead |
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Date |
March 9 |
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Location |
Gulf of Aden |
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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 |
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Date |
March 19, 2013 |
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Location |
Off Nigeria's southeastern coast |
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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 |
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Date |
March 20, 2013 |
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Location |
Off the coast of the Gabonese capital, Libreville |
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Details |
A boat carrying 65 people – most likely asylum seekers - capsized. |
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Casualties |
At least 108 dead |
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Date |
March 22, 2013 |
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Location |
Lake Albert, Uganda |
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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 |
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Date |
August 16, 2013 |
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Location |
Off Cebu, Philippines |
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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. |
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Casualties |
At least 21 dead, 70 missing |
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Date |
September 27, 2013 |
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Location |
Off west Java, Indonesia |
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Details |
A boat carrying asylum seekers capsized after its engine broke. |
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Casualties |
At least 21 dead, 70 missing |
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Date |
September 27, 2013 |
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Location |
Off west Java, Indonesia |
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Details |
A boat overloaded with passengers and goods capsized. There were about 150 people on board. |
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Casualties |
At least 363 dead |
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Date |
Oct 3, 2013 |
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Location |
Off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy |
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Details |
A vessel carrying over 500 people – most likely asylum seekers – sank. |
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Casualties |
About 300 dead |
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Date |
Jan 12, 2014 |
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Location |
On the White Nile, South Sudan |
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Details |
A barge overloaded with refugees sank as they fled renewed fighting between rebels and government forces. |
