A single mechanical failure or mistake isn’t what usually results in a “Mayday!” call on marine VHF radio. Compound failures or mistakes typically cause potentially disastrous situations for even ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- Words didn't seem to do justice in explaining the emotions in Santa Barbara where a plaque was unveiled Wednesday morning to honor all 34 victims lost onboard the ...

At least 193 people have died after two separate boat capsize incidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo In the first incident on Sept. 10, a motor boat capsized, leaving 86 people dead, including ...

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 ...

The two survivors of the deadly Lake Tahoe tragedy that claimed eight lives were wearing life jackets at the time of their rescue. Ten boaters abroad a 27-foot gold Chris-Craft vessel set out the ...

Criminal charges against a Missouri duck boat captain involved in the 2018 crash that killed 17 people could soon be tossed — because the lake isn’t covered under federal law. Missouri federal ...

Two Nigerians are among dozens of migrants feared dead after their boat capsized in the central Mediterranean, the ...

A committee tasked by the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to investigate the cause of the Volta Lake boat ...

The deadly incidents occurred on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 about 150 miles from each other, authorities said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Fishing boats should not be used to ferry passengers on rivers since they are purposely for fishing expeditions, a committee ...