Three Indians among 30 missing as ship sinks off Qatar

October 10th, 2009 At least 10 die as river ferry sinks in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Police say at least 10 passengers have died after an overloaded river ferry capsized in a tributary of the Mekong River. Police Maj. Leng Sarum said the ferry, with 30 passengers on board, sank Saturday night in the northeastern province of Kratie.

September 14th, 2009 Boat sinks in Congo river, killing at least 15KINSHASA, Congo — A government official says a boat sank in a river in southwestern Congo, killing at least 15 and leaving 34 missing. Francois Kashinda, government spokesman for Katanga province where the boat went down Sunday, says that 95 passengers have been found alive.

September 6th, 2009 MANILA - Twenty people were missing Monday after the vessel in which they were travelling sank off the coast of Eastern Samar province in the Philippines, media reports said. The Panama-registered vessel was carrying two South Koreans and 18 Filipinos at the time of the accident.

August 29th, 2009 5 dead, 18 missing after ferry sinks in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An overcrowded ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia, leaving five people dead and at least 18 others missing, police and media reports said Saturday. The ship, Sari Mulia, capsized Friday night while traveling from Negara to Banjarmasin on Indonesia's part of Borneo island, police Sgt.

August 29th, 2009 10 dead, 12 missing after ferry sinks in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An overcrowded ferry sank in Indonesia, leaving 10 people dead and at least 12 others missing, police and media reports said Saturday. The Sari Mulia capsized Friday night in the Negara River in the South Kalimantan province while traveling from Negara to Banjarmasin on Indonesia's part of Borneo island, police Sgt.

August 19th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - At least nine people were missing after an oil tanker caught fire following a collision with a ship off Malaysia's Malacca Straits, sources said Wednesday. About 16 people were rescued following The accident that took place Tuesday night when the oil tanker collided with another ship near Port Dickson in the Malacca Straits, said the sources, who wished not to be named.

July 31st, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Six crewmembers of a Norwegian cargo ship were missing Friday after the vessel sank off the coast of Sweden, officials said. The cargo ship Langeland was on its way to Moss in Norway when the incident took place.

July 22nd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - A ship carrying 185 people sank Tuesday in the Amazon River near the Brazilian city of Manaus. The ship's rudder broke shortly after leaving the harbour in Manaus, authorities said.

July 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Twenty-nine people, including 13 Indians and 12 Nepalis, are feared to have perished in a ship capsize off Doha Port in Qatar after searches for survivors since Tuesday yielded only five bodies. Only two of the bodies have been identified so far, Nepal's foreign ministry told IANS.

July 1st, 2009 DOHA - About sixteen Indians were feared to be among 30 dead in a tragic incident in which as a vessel, 'Damas Victory', hired by a Qatar based oil-firm capsized off the coast of Qatar on Wednesday. The incident took place about two nautical miles off Doha at around 6.30 am local time on Tuesday, the vessel had 35 people including 19 Indians on board.

July 1st, 2009 Qatar: Up to 30 feared dead as ship sinks off DohaDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha, the vessel's operator said Wednesday. The accident occurred at about 6:30 Tuesday morning as the MV Demas Victory tried to return to port in bad weather, said George Mathew, the general manager of the ship's operator.

May 29th, 2009 Ship sinks off Indonesia's coast, at least 9 deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after a wooden boat packed with Afghan migrants sank off western Indonesia, killing at least nine people and leaving 11 others missing, the navy said. More than a dozen Afghans have been found alive in the Malacca Strait, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from land, said Al Muhfid, a navy second lieutenant.

May 29th, 2009 Ship sinks off Indonesia's coast, at least 7 deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after a wooden boat packed with Afghan migrants sank off western Indonesia, killing at least seven people and leaving more than a dozen others missing, the navy said. Fishermen rescued more than a dozen people from the choppy waters where the boat sank Thursday in the Malacca Strait, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from land, said Al Muhfid, a navy second lieutenant.

March 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - An Indian ship, which was hijacked off the coast of Somalia, has been released today, by the pirates. The ship had 16 Indians onboard.

January 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - An Iranian chartered ship with 25 crew members, including seven Indians, has been released by Somalian pirates, a maritime union official said here Sunday. 'We received confirmation that the terrorists have released the ship and it is now sailing to Iran.