Last Titanic survivor dies, age 97, in UK
GenevaLunch News [CNN video] Millvina Dean of Hampshire, England, died Sunday at the age of 97. The last living survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, she had to sell some of her mementoes, report CNN...
View ArticleIndonesian ferry sinks: 240 saved but 29 die
GenevaLunch News (AP video) A ferry with more than 242 people aboard sank in heavy seas off the island of Sumatra Sunday. A dramatic rescue operation brought some 240 people to safety, but at least 29...
View ArticleShip with 83 sinks off Lebanon
GenevaLunch News A commercial ship carrying 83 passengers and crew, plus livestock, has sunk off the coast of Lebanon in stormy seas. Rescue operations have been hampered by bad weather and choppy...
View ArticleN Korea severs ties with the South
GenevaLunch News S Korea and US will have joint sea missions Late Tuesday North Korea announced that it is severing all communication and relations with the South, and South Korea said that it is...
View ArticleMauritania’s capital could sink into the sea by 2050
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, could have a lifespan of only 40 years if measures are not taken soon: the city is being invaded by the sea, at a rate of 25...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea ferry sinks, rescue operation underway
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Rescuers were reporting 219 saved at 08:00 Swiss time but another 350 are missing after a boat disaster in Papua New Guinea. The MV Rabaul Queen, operated by Star...
View Article2nd ship accident in week brings Australian asylum debate to head
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A ship loaded with asylum seekers has sunk 107 nautical miles north of Christmas Island, Australia, and rescue workers are looking for 19 missing people while...
View ArticleDozens of migrants dead off Turkish coast
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Some 60 migrants seeking refuge in Europe died when a fishing boat they were traveling in hit rocks and sank off the western coast of Turkey, early Thursday 6...
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