37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Rescuers work at the capsizing site of a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, July 20, 2025. The death toll has risen to 37 after a cruise ship capsized in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, on Saturday afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Rescuers work at the capsizing site of a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, July 20, 2025. The death toll has risen to 37 after a cruise ship capsized in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, on Saturday afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Rescuers work at the capsizing site of a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, July 20, 2025. The death toll has risen to 37 after a cruise ship capsized in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, on Saturday afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Rescuers work at the capsizing site of a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, July 20, 2025. The death toll has risen to 37 after a cruise ship capsized in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, on Saturday afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

37 Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Rescuers work at the capsizing site of a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, July 20, 2025. The death toll has risen to 37 after a cruise ship capsized in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, on Saturday afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration - Tourists Dead After Ferry Capsizes - Vietnam

Illustration photo dated on March 2013 - A tourist boat sank in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) on July 19. The boat was carrying 53 people and, according to the VNExpress news site, 28 people died. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dozens Missing After Ferry Capsizes Near Island Of Bali In Indonesia

Dozens Missing After Ferry Capsizes Near Island Of Bali In Indonesia

File photo of a passenger ferry crossing from Banyuwangi Port in Java to Kilamanuk Port in Bali, Indonesia on May 2023 ( same of the one who sank ). At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for on July 3, 2025 after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dozens Missing After Ferry Capsizes Near Island Of Bali In Indonesia

Dozens Missing After Ferry Capsizes Near Island Of Bali In Indonesia

File photo of a passenger ferry crossing from Banyuwangi Port in Java to Kilamanuk Port in Bali, Indonesia on May 2023 ( same of the one who sank ). At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for on July 3, 2025 after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

Members of the coast guard conduct rescue work in waters off Jeju Island in South Korea, February 12, 2025. Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said. The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 p.m. local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel. A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people. A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

Members of the coast guard conduct rescue work in waters off Jeju Island in South Korea, February 12, 2025. Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said. The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 p.m. local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel. A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people. A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

5 Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off S. Korea's Southern Island

Members of the coast guard conduct rescue work in waters off Jeju Island in South Korea, February 12, 2025. Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said. The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 p.m. local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel. A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people. A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- A helicopter conducts a search over a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

2 Rescued, 5 Missing After Vessel Capsizes Off Western South Korea

2 Rescued, 5 Missing After Vessel Capsizes Off Western South Korea

Handout -Rescuers work at the capsizal site of a vessel in waters off Seosan, about 100 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 30, 2024. Two people were rescued and five others went missing after a vessel carrying cargo and cars capsized off western South Korea, Yonhap news agency said Monday, citing the coast guard. Photo by Coast Guard of South Korea/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

[Breaking News]Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

TOBA, Japan, Oct. 24 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2024, shows Japan Coast Guard personnel conducting a search operation around a capsized fishing vessel off Toshi Island in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2024, shows a capsized fishing vessel off Toshi Island in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2024, shows Japan Coast Guard personnel conducting a search operation around a capsized fishing vessel off Toshi Island in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

Fishing vessel capsizes off central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 24, 2024, shows a capsized fishing vessel off Toshi Island in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-MARSEILLE-OLY-SAILING

(240807) -- MARSEILLE, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Jonatan Vadnai of Hungary capsizes during the men's dinghy medal race of the sailing events of Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Marseille Marina in Marseille, France, Aug. 7, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Huansong)

S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

Photo taken on March 20, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a capsized South Korean chemical tanker off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The incident involving the 870-ton Keoyoung Sun occurred earlier in the day, leaving five of 11 crew on board missing, while the conditions of the six who were rescued remain unknown.

S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

Photo taken on March 20, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a helicopter operated by a Yamaguchi prefectural firefighting unit conducting a search and rescue operation as five crew members went missing after a South Korean chemical tanker capsized off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, earlier in the day.

S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

S. Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan

Photo taken on March 20, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat (bottom) conducting a search and rescue operation as five crew members went missing after a South Korean chemical tanker (top) capsized off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, earlier in the day.

3 killed after ferryboat capsizes in Egypt's Nile River

STORY: 3 killed after ferryboat capsizes in Egypt's Nile River SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. Egypt's state-run Ahram Online news website reported that the ferry was carrying at least 10 workers before it capsized near the Niklah village of Giza governorate. According to the Health Ministry statement, three of the four hospitalized workers, who suffered from asphyxia, have been discharged while one was still receiving treatment. The ministry said it had sent 10 ambulances to the scene of the accident until the search for missing persons was over. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

5 dead, 8 injured as migrant boat capsizes off Malta

STORY: 5 dead, 8 injured as migrant boat capsizes off Malta SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shores of Malta 2. various of rescue efforts STORYLINE: Five people were confirmed dead and eight others injured after a migrant boat capsized near Malta's shores during a rescue operation, the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) said on Friday. The boat, around 7.6 meters long and powered by two motors, was carrying 34 people from Syria, Eritrea, Ghana and Egypt, who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea, AFM Deputy Commander Colonel Edric Zahra said in a press statement. He said the AFM was informed of the boat at around 10.45 a.m. (0945 GMT) when the boat was around 5 nautical miles (9.2 km) off the south coast of Malta. An AFM aircraft was dispatched to the scene when the boat had reached around 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km). An AFM vessel was sent on site but the boat capsized during the rescue operation, throwing all

12 feared killed as boat capsizes in India

STORY: 12 feared killed as boat capsizes in India SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18/19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operations by NDRF (Source: NDRF official) STORYLINE: At least 12 people, including children and teachers of a private school, are feared killed after a boat carrying them for a joyride capsized in a lake in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. Fifteen people have been rescued from the lake and removed to hospitals. The boat overturned in Harani Motnath Lake of Vadodara, about 127 km southeast of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. According to officials apart from local volunteers, rescuers from the police and the fire services department were carrying out searches for the missing. Authorities have also rushed National Disaster Response Force personnel to intensify the searches. The search operation was underway until the last reports poured in. Officials said the school had o

2-year-old dead, 8 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Italy's island

STORY: 2-year-old dead, 8 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Italy's island SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: LAMPEDUSA, Italy CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of migrants in Lampedusa STORYLINE: Forty-two people were rescued, a two-year-old girl died and at least eight were missing following a migrant shipwreck on Monday night near Italy's island of Lampedusa, local media reported on Tuesday. The boat carrying over 50 migrants set off from the port city of Sfax in Tunisia. Some people on board were able to swim to shore, while others were rescued by the Coast Guard and local fishermen. Among those missing were two little children. The boat was carrying migrants from the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau and Mali, according to local reports. On Monday, 11 boats carrying over 800 people landed in Lampedusa, whose accommodation center has a capacity of little above 400. A vessel with 576 people on board autonomously reached the wa

At least 21 dead after boat capsizes in lake in Philippines

STORY: At least 21 dead after boat capsizes in lake in Philippines DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the capsized boat and rescue efforts (courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard) STORYLINE: At least 21 people died after a passenger boat capsized in a lake in Rizal province, east of Manila, on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the police said. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo told a television interview that at least 21 died in the accident that happened around 1:00 p.m. local time. Initially, the PCG said 30 died from the accident. Balilo later corrected the figure. The PCG said the boat was traveling to Talim island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines, from Binangonan town when the accident happened. The PCG said strong winds buffeted the motorboat, triggering panic among the people aboard the boat. The Rizal provincial police confirmed that 21 died from drowning, while 4

10 children killed as boat capsizes in NW Pakistan

STORY: 10 children killed as boat capsizes in NW Pakistan DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of accident site 2. various of people taking rescuing work STORYLINE: Ten children were killed when a boat capsized in a dam in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, an official said. The boat with 25 children onboard capsized in Tanda Dam of the district earlier in the morning, and the divers rescued 16 out of them and shifted them to a hospital, Deputy Commissioner of Kohat district Furqan Ashraf said. Ashraf said that the bodies of nine others were recovered from the dam, whereas one child breathed his last at the hospital. Talking to Xinhua, sources from a rescue organization the Edhi Foundation said that the children were students of a seminary who were visiting the dam for recreational activity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

12 fishermen missing after boat capsizes, sinks in E. China Sea

12 fishermen missing after boat capsizes, sinks in E. China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A lifeboat from the fishing ship Daiei Maru No. 11 is seen drifting off Hirado Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 14 after the ship capsized and sank near there. Twelve of the 22 crew members aboard the ship went missing.

12 fishermen missing after boat capsizes, sinks in E. China Sea

12 fishermen missing after boat capsizes, sinks in E. China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship searches off Hirado Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 14 after the 135-ton fishing boat Daiei Maru No. 11 capsized and sank there. Twelve of the 22 crew members aboard the ship went missing.

Boat capsizes in East China Sea

Boat capsizes in East China Sea

AMAMI, Japan - At Naze port on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of March 24, 2012, officials of the Japan Coast Guard carry a fisherman who was rescued the previous night with another crew member after their boat capsized off the island in the East China Sea. Two more fishermen were saved on the following morning, but two others remain missing.

Boat capsizes in East China Sea

Boat capsizes in East China Sea

AMAMI, Japan - At Naze port on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of March 24, 2012, officials of the Japan Coast Guard carry a fisherman who was rescued the previous night with another crew member after their boat capsized off the island in the East China Sea. Two more fishermen were saved on the following morning, but two others remain missing.

5 die after boat capsizes in Hokkaido

5 die after boat capsizes in Hokkaido

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - A helicopter flies over the shore of Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 12, 2009, after a boat with seven anglers aboard capsized the previous night. Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were killed and another went missing in the sea accident.