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At least 14 dead after migrant boat collides with coast guard off Antalya

Six migrants and one Turkish national were rescued, but that 14 were found dead and 15 others were caught after continuing in their boat until they reached land.

 FILE PHOTO: Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025.
A Cuban soldier waves a national flag as he takes part in the "Anti-Imperialist" protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026.

Four killed after boat from Florida entered Cuban waters, occupants opened fire

US President Donald Trump holds a reception at the White House, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Trump announces plan to send US hospital boat to Greenland, says sick are not being treated

Sudanese and people from other nationalities cross the river Nile in a ferry, after being evacuated from Khartoum to Abu Simbel city, at the upper reaches of the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, April 27, 2023.

Passenger ferry capsizes on Sudan's Nile River, at least 15 dead


Israeli among four killed in boating accident in Italy

The boat was reportedly still on the water after other boats had already returned to shore because of extreme weather.

 Illustrative image of Lake Maggiore.

Why are orcas capsizing, sinking ships off the Iberian coast?

A group of orcas attacked the Mustique on its way to Gibraltar, prompting its crew of four to contact Spanish authorities for help.

 Orca, illustrative image.

Titanic shipwreck scanned in 3D in 'largest underwater project in history'

Scientists are calling the photos, produced by deep water specialists Magellan, the largest underwater scanning project in history.

 THE ‘TITANIC,’ 1912, prior to the calamity.

Ancient Viking burial ship discovered in Norway - report

The site, a grave mound in Karmoy in western Norway, was discovered by archeologist Haakon Shetelig over 100 years ago.

 The Oseberg ship at archeological site in Norway (illustrative).

Sailing from Israel to Cyprus and back: A unique experience

There is something natural and ancient about using the wind, knowing you can go onto the water and go where you want.

 LEAVING ISRAEL behind, having just set sail from Tel Aviv Marina.

Over 400 migrants died crossing Mediterranean early in 2023 - UN agency

Thousands of mostly African migrants embark on the dangerous journey from the shores of Libya and Egypt, often in small, inflatable boats, in search of a better life in Europe.

 migrant boat

Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta, support service says

The boat sent out a rescue call last night but no rescue mission has been launched yet.

 Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Spanish patrol boat surveils two Russian ships in Mediterranean Sea

The two Russian ships were identified as the frigate Admiral Kasatonov and the tanker Akademik Pashin. 

THE RUSSIAN Navy’s landing ship ‘Caesar Kunikov’ sails in the Bosphorus near Istanbul earlier this month on its way to the Mediterranean Sea.

Heinz tries to find marooned sailor who survived on only ketchup, spices

Sailor Elvis Francois survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while he was marooned in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days.

Packets of Heinz ketchup are shown in this photo illustration taken April 7, 2021.

US defense agency contracts out long-range flying boat designs

A US Department of Defense agency is developing a heavy-duty, fast-flying, low-altitude transport seaplane.

 Concept design of the DARPA seaplane