Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various incidents with at least 1,000 fatalities are listed. Death tolls vary by source.

BEIJING — Hopes had dimmed Wednesday that the nearly 300 missing passengers who were trapped aboard a sunken ferry had survived after divers spent hours searching the vessel and had yet to find anyone ...

JINDO, South Korea -- South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 ...

On the night of September 27, 1994, the cruise ferry Estonia was sailing from Tallinn to Stockholm when disaster struck in the Baltic Sea. As powerful waves battered the ship, the bow visor failed and ...

GILIMANUK, Indonesia -- Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort island of Bali.

GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 29 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the tourist ...

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people, officials said. Rescuers saved hundreds ...

A member of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) talks on his radio during a search search for the victims of a sunken ferry in the waters off Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, July 4, ...

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