As bodies were recovered, the authorities and experts wondered how a $40 million, stable and secure vessel could have sunk so quickly.
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Mike Lynch’s Body Is Found After Sicily Yacht Sinking, Official Says
The authorities have recovered the bodies of all but one of the six people missing after disaster struck a yacht carrying the British software tycoon.
At Least 49 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Yemen
Another 140 people were missing, according to the U.N. migration agency, which said 71 had so far been rescued.
Nine Rescued in Atlantic After Days on Wreckage of Migrant Boat
The survivors told Spanish authorities that about 60 people had been aboard when their vessel set out for the Canary Islands from Senegal.
Nearly 100 Die After Boat Sinks Off Coast of Mozambique
Some of the victims were en route to a fair and others were fleeing for fear of being affected by a cholera outbreak, a local official said.
Gazans Drown Trying to Retrieve Aid From Sea, Authorities Say
It was not clear which country was responsible for the airdrop of aid, which fell into the Mediterranean off Gaza’s northern coast.
At Least 61 Migrants Drown Off Libya, I.O.M. Says
The vessel set off with 86 people on board, the International Organization for Migration in Libya said, and women and children were among those who died in the shipwreck.
More than 60 Feared Dead After Boat Accident Off Cape Verde
The vessel carrying mostly Senegalese nationals was found off the coast of the West African archipelago. Thirty-eight people survived.
Dozens of Migrants Die After Boat Sinks in Strait of Sicily
Survivors said that 41 people, shunted by traffickers onto a small makeshift iron vessel, had drowned after it capsized en route from Tunisia to Italy.
Titan Submersible and Greek Migrant Crisis: Tragedies Reveal Inequities in World Attention
Many see harsh realities about class and ethnicity in the attention paid to the Titan submersible and the halfhearted attempts to aid a ship before it sank, killing hundreds of migrants. But there are other factors.