Tuesday, 6 January 2015

8 missing after ship capsizes in NE China

January 6

Eight people are missing after a sand dredger crashed into a fishing boat and caused it to capsize in northeast China's Bohai Sea on Monday, local authorities said. Nine crew members on board the...

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QZ8501: Three more bodies identified as search enters Day 10

January 6

As search operations for the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 enters its tenth day, personnel from the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) have identified three more bodies after endless hours of scouring...

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Forensic experts from Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia and UAE help identify AirAsia QZ8501 crash victims

January 6

The Australian Federal Police has sent five forensic experts to Indonesia in an effort to help identify the bodies of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ8501, authorities said on Tuesday. Three Australian...

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Wreck of Cemfjord cargo ship found

January 6

The wreck of the cargo ship Cemfjord, which sank in the Pentland Firth with eight men on board, has been located on the seabed. It was found in the eastern approaches to the Firth by the lighthouse...

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Weather hampers search for ship survivors off Vietnam

January 6

Bad weather hampered a search on Monday for 16 Philippine seamen missing since their cargo ship sank off Vietnam, a Vietnamese rescue official said. The Bulk Jupiter, owned by Bermuda-based Gearbulk...

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