At least two dozen people died when a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s northern coast this week. The boat was headed for Europe and capsized near the town of Saint-Louis. Bodies washed ashore on Wednesday afternoon, prompting the fire department to respond.
Twin sisters studying for PhDs at Oxford and Cambridge are set to face off in the 2024 Boat Race as they row for opposing teams for the very first time. Catherine and Gemma King, 24, are used to competing side by side
A Welsh dad has been found dead in his boat after a horror shark attack four weeks into a 3,000-mile charity challenge across the Atlantic. Michael Holt was tragically discovered dead in his cabin 700 miles into the adventure. The 54-year-old had
A 25-foot boat carrying migrants capsized off Malta on Friday during ongoing rescue operations, resulting in five deaths. 21 survivors were transported to a migrant detention center in Malta, while search efforts continued offshore. Additional boats from the armed forces were dispatched
Taiwan on Tuesday drove away a Chinese coast guard boat that entered waters near its sensitive frontline islands, in a rise in tensions a day after China’s coast guard boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat that a Taiwan minister said has triggered “panic”.
Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat near the Kinmen archipelago. The Chinese coast guard boarded the King Xia for about 32 minutes on Monday. Taiwan’s coast guard escorted the boat back to Kinmen, and it resumed its voyage.
Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China’s coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols. China announced on Sunday
A man who piloted a dinghy across the Channel off which four migrants drowned has been found guilty of manslaughter. Ibrahima Bah, a Senegalese migrant, offered to steer the dinghy in December 2022 in exchange for a free crossing. He denied charges
At least four people died and the search continued for two more who were missing Thursday after a boat carrying more than two dozen migrants capsized off Panama’s Caribbean coast in an apparent attempt to avoid the treacherous Darien Gap land route.
At least 13 Sudanese migrants died and 27 others are believed missing after their small metal boat sank Thursday off the Tunisian coast as they sought to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, according to local authorities. The Tunisian coast guard was