Maritime accidents
Missouri drownings prompt warnings to be careful in water

Jun. 22, 2021 09:02 AM EDT
EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — The arrival of hot weather and the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic means bigger crowds at Missouri waterways, but too often this year the...

Emergency service members carry the body of a migrant after been rescued at the island of Lanzarote in the Spain's Canary Islands on Friday, Jun 18, 2021. Spanish authorities say four people have died including a child after a migrant boat believed to be carrying 45 passengers capsized near Spain's Canary Islands. The boat was approaching Órzola on the island of Lanzarote on Thursday night when it flipped over a few meters (yards) from shore, throwing the passengers into the water. (Europa Press via AP)
Migrant boat capsizes near Spain's Canary Islands, 4 dead

Jun. 18, 2021 06:46 AM EDT

Officials: Migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, some 200 missing

By Ahmed Al-Haj Jun. 14, 2021 11:13 AM EDT
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — U.N. and Yemeni officials said Monday a boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen a day earlier and some 200 migrants, mostly from the...

Cruise ship MSC Orchestra passes in the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy, early Thursday, June 3, 2021. Early risers in Venice woke Thursday to the sight of a cruise ship traveling down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the pandemic, despite pledges by subsequent Italian governments to reroute the huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. (JC Viens via AP)
1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

By Colleen Barry Jun. 03, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans

May. 30, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized 16 miles...

In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard crew rescues eight people from the water approximately 16 miles south of Key West, Florida, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. A search for 10 Cubans missing from a boat capsize continued Friday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued other passengers and pulled two bodies from the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
US Coast Guard continues search for 10 Cubans missing at sea

By Adriana Gomez Licon May. 28, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 10:00 PM EDT
Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 24, 2021. Editorial: Coming together to remember, rebuild One year after George Floyd’s...

This photograph provided by Indian navy shows, one of the men rescued by the navy from the Arabian sea being brought for medical attention at naval air station INS Shikra in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after Cyclone Tauktae, struck the western coast. (Indian Navy via AP)
India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone

By Sheikh Saaliq May. 18, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

Ferry fire will cause Puget Sound summer travel delays

May. 13, 2021 11:53 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Puget Sound ferry travelers can expect summer delays because last month’s fire aboard the ferry Wenatchee has forced the state to use smaller...

In this Friday, April 16 2021, photo provided by SailGP, Australia's SailGP team capsizes while on United States' wing-sailed F50 foiling catamaran on Bermuda's Great Sound while practicing for the season opener. No injuries were sustained, according to SailGP. (Ugo Fonolla/SailGP via AP)
Australian SailGP team capsizes US boat during training

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 16, 2021 09:10 PM EDT

Death toll up to 42 after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti

Apr. 13, 2021 03:52 AM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says the death toll has risen to 42 after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Horn of...

A cargo ship sails through the town of Ismailia, Egypt, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 as traffic resumed through the Suez canal after it was blocked by a massive ship that had been stuck sideways for nearly a week. (AP Photo/AP Photo/Ayman Aref))
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins

By Samy Magdy And Jon Gambrell Mar. 30, 2021 02:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 5, 1975 file photo, thousands throng the docks and quays of Port Said at the northern end of the Suez Canal in Port Said, Egypt, as the first passenger ships let off steam and pontoon ramps are kicked away as they get ready for first passage through the canal in years. Since it opened in 1869, the canal has been a source of national pride and a focus of international conflict. Now, a skyscraper-sized container ship called the Ever Given got stuck sideways across the waterway since Tuesday, March 23, 2021 . The obstruction has halted canal traffic, valued at over $9 billion a day. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File)
Before the Ever Given: A look at the crises that closed Suez

By Isabel Debre Mar. 28, 2021 08:12 AM EDT

CORRECTS NAME OF SHIP TO EVER GIVEN, NOT EVER GREEN - In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, Lt. Gen. Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, second right, speaks to other staff onboard a boat near the stuck cargo ship Ever Given on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, after it become wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the vital waterway. An Egyptian official warned Wednesday it could take at least two days to clear the ship. (Suez Canal Authority via AP)
Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt's Suez Canal

By Jon Gambrell And Samy Magdy Mar. 24, 2021 01:57 AM EDT

This July 2019 photo provided by Miguel Gonzalez, shows Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez in Alaska. The Gonzalez family is suing Princess Cruises and owner Carnival Corp. for negligence and wrongful death — one of dozens of lawsuits by passengers and surviving relatives. Lucio Gonzalez died of coronavirus.“They put him on a ventilator for three weeks and two days, and after that he died,” his widow said. “I never saw him alive again.” (Miguel Gonzalez via AP)
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine

By Olga R. Rodriguez Mar. 15, 2021 06:37 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2021. There are 321 days left in the year. Today’s...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Feb. 02, 2021 10:01 AM EST
Kansas City Star. January 29, 2021. Editorial: COVID ravages Missouri and Parson’s No. 1 priority is business liability protection? ...

Boat capsizes between Uganda and Congo, killing more than 30

By Jean-Yves Kamale Dec. 24, 2020 08:23 AM EST
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 30 people have died in an overnight capsizing on Lake Albert while trying to return to Congo from Uganda, according to a civil...

From left, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Managing Executive Officer Masanori Kato, Mitsui O.S.K.Lines, Ltd. Representative Director Akihiko Ono, and Nagashiki Shipping CEO Kiyoaki Nagashiki bow during a press conference in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The owners and operators of the grounded ship Wakashio on Sunday apologized for the accident that has led to tons of fuel leaking into Mauritius waters. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan operator says human error caused Mauritius oil spill

By Mari Yamaguchi Dec. 18, 2020 07:38 AM EST

Visitors prepare to fish in front of the Red Sea port, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Dec.14, 2020. An explosion rocked a ship off Saudi Arabia's port city of Jiddah on the Red Sea, authorities said Monday, without elaborating. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
'External source' causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia

By Jon Gambrell Dec. 14, 2020 03:51 AM EST