A passenger ship carrying more than 450 people has sunk in the Yangtze river in central China, triggering a rescue effort hampered by strong winds and heavy rain. Maritime transport remains critical ...

At least 20 people died after a wooden boat carrying students returning from state exams sank in Kasai province, central ...

BUKAVU, Congo — A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, leaving at least 21 people missing, authorities said Wednesday. The boat was on its way to the town of Makengere when it sunk on ...

Hopes for survivors were fading on Thursday after one of the country’s worst boat disasters that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others missing. The Mermaid sightseeing boat capsized and ...

Migrants and refugees wait for assistance on an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach them in the Mediterranean Sea, in international waters, at 122 miles off ...

More than 200 people have died and more than 100 are missing after two separate boat accidents this week in the northwest of Congo, according to residents of the area and local news reports. One of ...