Texas fishermen recount survival atop capsized boat during week missing in Gulf of Mexico

September 30th, 2009 17 die as tourist boat capsizes in southern IndiaNEW DELHI — A boat carrying 75 tourists capsized on a reservoir in southern India on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and leaving dozens missing, police said. The state-owned boat was traveling in the remote Thekkady forest area in Kerala state and capsized after the tourists rushed to one side as they spotted some animals in the forest, tilting the vessel dangerously, said police officer R.

September 30th, 2009 31 die as tourist boat capsizes in southern IndiaNEW DELHI — A boat carrying 74 tourists capsized on a reservoir in southern India on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people and leaving dozens missing, police said. The state-owned boat was traveling in the remote Thekkady forest area in Kerala state and capsized after the tourists rushed to one side as they spotted some elephants in a wildlife sanctuary, tilting the vessel over, said police officer R.

September 30th, 2009 28 die as tourist boat capsizes in southern IndiaNEW DELHI — A boat carrying 75 tourists capsized on a reservoir in southern India on Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and leaving dozens missing, police said. The state-owned boat was traveling in the remote Thekkady forest area in Kerala state and capsized after the tourists rushed to one side as they spotted some animals in the forest, tilting the vessel over, said police officer R.

September 29th, 2009 PATNA - In another boat mishap in Bihar, nine people returning from Durga Puja festivities were killed after their boat capsized in the Kosi river, an official said Tuesday. The accident took place Monday night near Kusheswarsthan in Darbhanga, about 150 km from here.

September 29th, 2009 PATNA - Over 30 Durga Puja revellers, mostly women and children, met a watery grave when the overloaded boats carrying them capsized in two separate incidents in Bihar, police said Tuesday. At least 40 passengers are missing.

September 29th, 2009 PATNA - Durga Puja festivities turned tragic for some families in Bihar when two overloaded boats carrying revellers capsized in the Bagmati and Kosi rivers respectively, drowning 19 people. At least 40 passengers are missing, police said Tuesday.

September 29th, 2009 PATNA - At least 10 people were killed and over 40 missing after a boat carrying over 60 people on their way back from Durga Puja festivities capsized in the Bagmati river in Bihar's Khagaria district, an official said Tuesday. The accident took place Monday evening when villagers were returning from a fair to mark the conclusion of Durga Puja in Khagaria, about 200 km from here.

September 28th, 2009 PATNA - At least seven people were killed and over 40 were missing after a boat carrying over 60 people capsized in the Bagmati river in Bihar's Khagaria district, an official said Tuesday. The accident took place Monday evening when villagers were returning from a fair to mark the conclusion of Durga Puja in Khagaria, about 200 km from here.

September 12th, 2009 Sierra Leone police arrest 2 capsized survivorsFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Police say they have arrested two attendants who survived after an overloaded wooden boat capsized off the coast of Sierra Leone, killing at least 30. At least 221 people, including many schoolchildren, are still missing.

September 10th, 2009 221 missing after Sierra Leone boat capsizesFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, remained missing Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea and left at least eight dead, police said. Some 39 passengers have been rescued so far off the coast of the West African nation, police official Ibrahim Samura said.

September 4th, 2009 Charter boats in Gulf accused of breaking lawsNEW ORLEANS — Federal agents have cited 15 charter boat companies that take anglers out into the Gulf of Mexico for a variety of violations, such as working without permits, fishing out of season and catching undersized fish. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday said it sent uncover agents on chartered trips across the Gulf and documented multiple violations.

August 31st, 2009 Texas boaters fought heat, hunger for week in GulfBLESSING, Texas — Three Texas fishermen who spent eight days stranded in the Gulf of Mexico atop their capsized boat endured hunger, blistering heat, scares from sharks and hallucinations, but they never gave up hope they'd be rescued. "It was on a day-to-day basis that everybody had their breakdown," Tressel Hawkins told NBC's "Today Show" Monday.

August 30th, 2009 3 Texas boaters missing for a week rescued at seaPORT ARANSAS, Texas — Three Texas boaters missing for a week were reunited with their families early Sunday after they were found alive, sitting on top of their capsized catamaran 180 miles from land, the Coast Guard said. The crew of the Affordable Fantasy spotted the men Saturday night off Port Aransas and rescued them from their 23-foot catamaran, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Renee Aiello.

July 4th, 2009 USCG: 4 Mich. fishermen found safe on Lake ErieMONROE, Mich.

July 3rd, 2009 4 Mich. fishermen missing on Lake ErieMONROE, Mich. — The U.S.