Many drown as migrant ship sinks
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A boat sailing to Italy sinks off Tunisia killing at least 17, as a row grows over Rome's moves to send migrants back.
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At least 10 people were killed when a boat carrying around 100 would-be illegal immigrants sank early in the Mediterranean off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, local authorities said.
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A Bulgarian cargo ship with 11 seamen on  board sank in rough weather in the Sea of Azov on the border  between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday, the Bulgarian  coastguard said.
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Â· Nearly 200 drowned and 650,000 homes destroyed Â· UN appeals for aid as food sent to seven countries
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A boat loaded with Somali and Ethiopian migrants capsized in the Gulf of Aden during a treacherous night crossing in which at least 112 people died, a Yemeni official said Friday.
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At least 30 Somali and Ethiopian migrants drowned when a smuggler's boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, adding it was checking reports the death toll was as high as 78.
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One sailor drowned and 18 are missing after three boats were shipwrecked off the port of Algiers in violent storms overnight. Another three people were killed and 10 were injured in the collapse of several houses.
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Two Cubans in a boatload of people being smuggled to the United States drowned last week when their craft capsized off the island's coast, authorities said Thursday. Nine other passengers and two smugglers managed to swim to shore.
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Three Britons and one German drown in the Algarve in Portugal while trying to save the lives of three children.
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Two cargo boats sank in Thailand's Mekong River after the water level dropped sharply and exposed hazardous reefs.  The first boat, a Lao vessel, hit a reef and capsized, killing a man and his son, the Bangkok Post reported Monday.
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Two people died and 14 are missing after a boat packed with Africans capsized today while trying to reach Spain - s Canary Islands, officials said.
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Industrial boats from Europe and elsewhere have caused major fish populations to collapse in northwest Africaâs ocean floor, crippling coastal economies, and creating a surge of illegal migrants hoping to reach Europe.
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About 50 African migrants are missing off the Canary Islands after their boat sank, survivors say.
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A ship containing toxic waste sank on Monday after being moored in a Turkish harbor for four years, sparking fears among environmentalists of serious damage to local marine life.
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A boat sinks in a river in Afghanistan, killing about 60 people including Taleban fighters.
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At least 17 people drowned off the coast of Tunisia when their boat sank while trying to reach Italy illegally, the Tunisian authorities say.
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About 60 fleeing Taliban fighters were confirmed dead after their boat sank in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said Sunday as the NATO force announced another of its soldiers had died in action.