Castaway Sues Cruise Line

A Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days adrift in the Pacific and watched two companions die is suing the owners of a cruise ship that

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Lives at Risk

EU safety rules for recycling yards could save hundreds from injury and poisoning but pose dangers for south Asian economies. Bangladeshi workers risk lives in

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Legal Tussle

The shooting of two Indian fishermen by guards of an Italian merchant vessel off the Kerala coast leads to a legal tussle between India and Italy. Hazards on the high seas By ...

Boat Refugees

New Zealand is proposing new measures to allow authorities to detain large groups of boat refugees under a single warrant for up to six months. If New Zealand passes the ...

Policy Overhaul

In an effort to prevent future tragedies, the Council of Europe has now endorsed a thorough review of existing protocols regarding migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean. Council of Europe demands ...

Asad

In one of the strongest entries at the Tribeca Film Festival, a young Somali boy plays on the beach and dreams of joining the pirates from his local community. TRIBECA REVIEW: ...

Passenger Rejects Explanation

Princess Cruises, the operator of the Star Princess, blamed a "breakdown in communications" for the tragedy, saying passenger reports that they had seen a boat in distress never made it ...

Castaways Ignored

Princess Cruises said that although passengers had spotted the castaways and alerted staff, the captain had not received the message. Princess Cruises sorry for ignoring Panama castaways An American cruise company says ...

Powerful Images

The iceberg that sank the Titanic. One a series of images published by the Boston Globe in an online photo gallery. Before putting the Titanic back to bed after weeks ...

Innocent Somali Crew Rescued

On Saturday 14 April Spanish warship ESPS Reina Sofia, who is now operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta, stopped a Yemeni dhow that was suspected of ...
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