MULTAN, Pakistan—Pakistani rescuers Tuesday resumed a search for 29 people who went missing after a passenger boat carrying nearly 100 members of a wedding party capsized in the fast-flowing Indus river. Twenty-one women and children were killed in the disaster a day earlier, a senior government official said. Divers from Pakistan’s army were expected to…
US Approves SpaceX’s Starlink Internet for Use With Ships, Boats, Planes
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday authorized Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use its Starlink satellite internet network with moving vehicles, green-lighting the company’s plan to expand broadband offerings to commercial airlines, shipping vessels, and trucks. Starlink, a fast-growing constellation of internet-beaming satellites in orbit, has long sought to grow its customer base from individual…
84-Year-Old Spends 40 Years Building Huge Wooden Boat in His Garage — And He’s Still Working on It
Bill Hable was 47 when he started building himself a boat. Now the former mechanical engineer from Bloomer, Wisconsin, is 84 years old — and still working on it. The magnificent 41-foot wooden schooner is kept in a large boathouse Hable built at his home. Every week, three days a week, he takes himself into…
Indonesian Fishermen Rescue 10 More Survivors of Sunken Boat
MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Ten more survivors of an Indonesian boat that sank three days earlier were rescued Monday by local fishermen, leaving 11 people still missing, an official said. The captain and other crew of the cargo vessel, which was carrying 42 people, were among those rescued Monday, said Djunaidi, head of the provincial search and rescue…
Indonesia Rescuers Search for 26 After Boat Capsizes
MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Indonesian rescue teams were looking for 26 people missing on Saturday after a boat with 43 people on board capsized on off Sulawesi island, the search and rescue agency said. The motorboat that had left Paotere port in Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi Province, on Thursday midnight was reported missing the next day when…
Boat Carrying Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Capsizes, Killing 16
BANGKOK—At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team member said Tuesday. There were 35 survivors of Saturday’s accident that took place Saturday off Myanmar’s southwestern coast and four people were missing, the…
Investigators Raid Japan Boat Company’s Office After Sinking
TOKYO—Coast guard officials searched the office of a Japanese tour boat operator Monday as part of a criminal investigation into suspicions that professional negligence caused the sinking of a vessel carrying 26 people in a national park last month. The Kazu 1 sightseeing boat started the tour in Shiretoko National Park on the northeastern side…
Tour Boat With 26 Missing in North Japan After Distress Call
TOKYO—A tour boat with 26 people aboard was missing in rough and cold waters off northern Japan on Saturday after issuing a distress call and reporting to be sinking, the coast guard said. No survivors have been found after more than 10 hours of an intense search involving six patrol boats, five aircraft, and divers….
Boat Captain Pleads Guilty in 3 Smuggling Deaths Off San Diego Coast
April 7, 2022
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By Kristina Davis From The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO—The man at the helm of a smuggling boat that capsized off Point Loma, ending in the deaths of three migrants, pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Wednesday to his role in the tragedy. Antonio Hurtado, a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to felony charges…
Spanish Fishing Boat Sinks Off Canada; 4 Dead, 15 Missing
MADRID—A Spanish fishing boat sank Tuesday off Newfoundland, in eastern Canada, killing at least four people, Spain’s maritime rescue service said. Three crew members were rescued and 15 others were missing. Search operations were ongoing to locate other members of the 22-strong crew of the sunken vessel, Spanish government spokeswoman Isabel Rodríguez said, adding that…
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