Category: boat sinking

Woman Killed When 50-Foot Boat Sinks Off Catalina Island

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif.—A 65-year-old woman was killed Saturday, Sept. 3, and another person was injured when a 50-foot power vessel took on water and sank off Catalina Island. Lifeguards were dispatched at 4:03 a.m. to the area of Isthmus Harbor, near Catalina Island, regarding a cabin cruiser taking on water, according to Lifeguard Capt. Lidia…


Passenger Boat in Bangladesh Sinks After Collision, 22 Dead

DHAKA, Bangladesh—At least 22 people died when a Bangladeshi passenger boat sank with more than 100 aboard, and the driver of a cargo vessel suspected of colliding with the boat was arrested, officials said Saturday. The boat sank Friday evening in a large body of water in the eastern district of Brahmanbari, 51 miles east…