Tag: Maritime accidents
Australian ship on standby to help Antarctica cruise ship
An Australian ship is one of a number on standby to rescue passengers from an Argentine cruise ship which has run aground on the coast of Antarctica. [MORE]
Cruise ship runs aground in Antarctica, Aussies on board
An Argentine cruise ship with more than 120 people on board, including 11 Australians, has run aground on the coast of Antarctica.[MORE]
Byron's lighthouse on the blink
An electrical storm has turned off the lights at Cape Byron lighthouse on Australia's easternmost tip.[MORE]
Yacht owner escapes boat blast
A 76-year-old Ballina man had a lucky escape today when a cooked breakfast on his yacht almost cost him his life.[MORE]
Creek death puts boating safety in the spotlight
Police say it will be up to the coroner to determine whether any additional safety measures will be required for boating in a waterway where a boy died at the weekend.[MORE]
Man fronts court over harbour deaths
The man charged over a boat crash that killed six people on Sydney Harbour, including Stacey Wright, 21, from Corrimal, will face Central Local Court today.[MORE]
Two men on stranded boat rescued by helicopter
A helicopter has been used to rescue two men after the charter boat they were on ran aground off the north west coast.[MORE]
Ship worker dies in suspected ladder fall
A man has died while working on a merchant ship moored at the Port of Townsville in north Queensland.[MORE]
Man charged over Sydney Harbour boat deaths
A man has been charged in Queensland over the deaths of six people in a boat crash on Sydney Harbour in May.[MORE]
Russian sailor charged over deadly sub accident
A Russian sailor has been formally charged with causing death by negligence after the accident in which 20 people were gassed to death on a nuclear submarine, officials said.[MORE]
Malaysian bishop, 2 others dead after Guatemala boat capsizes
A Malaysian archbishop, a Frenchman and a Guatemalan drowned, and three other people were missing, after a boat carrying 14 people capsized in Lake Atitlan, about 170 kilometres west of the Guatemalan capital, reports here said.[MORE]
Search resumes for child missing after weir burst
Authorities are searching for a 4yo girl swept down a river when an inflatable retaining wall failed on a weir in central Qld.[MORE]
Rescued sailors arrive in Brisbane aboard cruise ship
Four sailors who were rescued after their yacht sank in the Coral Sea have arrived in Brisbane.[MORE]
Rescued sailors relax after yacht ordeal
The captain of the Pacific Sun cruise ship says four sailors rescued from the Coral Sea after their yacht sank yesterday are in good spirits. [MORE]
Newton-John's boyfriend probably drowned: report
US Coast Guard investigators concluded Olivia Newton-John's ex-boyfriend Patrick McDermott most likely drowned at sea.[MORE]
Cruise ship rescues stranded sailors
A cruise ship has rescued four sailors stranded on a reef off the north Queensland coast.[MORE]
Cruise ship hurries to rescue stricken yachtsmen
An Australian cruise ship is rushing to rescue four yachtsmen in the Coral Sea.[MORE]
Trio rescued from boat ordeal
Three men on board a broken-down boat have been rescued off the far north Queensland coast.[MORE]
Navy rescues 12 from sinking boat off WA
The Royal Australian Navy has rescued 12 people from a sinking boat near Ashmore Reef off the West Australian coast.[MORE]
Tourism group fears snorkel death impact
Investigations will continue today into why a tourist died after a snorkelling trip in the Whitsundays off the north Queensland coast.[MORE]
Woman in hospital after near drowning
A 25-year-old woman is in hospital after nearly drowning while diving off Hayman Island, in north Queensland.[MORE]
Cameras installed for better river crossing safety
New South Wales Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi says safety cameras at Brunswick Heads and Yamba will make bar crossing a safer exercise.[MORE]
Russia opens case against sailor for sub accident
Russian prosecutors say they have opened a criminal case against a sailor suspected of triggering an accident on a Russian nuclear submarine that killed 20 people at the weekend.[MORE]
Thousands farewell sub accident victims
Thousands of mourners in Russia's far east have attended a mass funeral for 12 shipyard workers killed in an accident on a nuclear submarine. [MORE]
Dredging dallying 'putting lives at risk'
Gosford City Council is being accused of placing lives at risk by refusing to help pay for emergency dredging at the entrance to Brisbane Water on the central coast of New South Wales.[MORE]
