Boat Disaster News

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina not only almost destroyed New Orleans and wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast.

An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.

Krista Bouchard was married to a Mountie for 13 years -- a quirky, funny, chatty guy she'd met on a blind date.

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Technical problems at Prince William's RAF Valley base meant rescuers had to be scrambled from Yorkshire to stricken cargo ship off North Wales coast RAF crews had to be scrambled from Yorkshire when a ship ran aground on the North Wales coast because every helicopter at the Anglesey base where the Duke of Cambridge is stationed was out of action, ... (more)

About 2 p.m. the F&M Transportation Inc. truck, hauling a tanker of propane, crashed onto its side, prompting police to shut down numerous surrounding roads as emergency workers tried to offload the propane, said Capt.

After seven days spent hostage in Jimmy Lee Dykes' underground bunker in Midland City, 5-year-old Ethan is free.

Many midstaters have been inquiring as to how they can help victims of the midwest tornado that left 24 people dead.

Other than the occasional patch of fog, the morning commute around the Harrisburg area is running smoothly as of 6:30 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through... President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on ... (more)

About 700 customers of the East Chelmsford Water District need not worry about the safety of their water after an oil tanker overturned Friday night on Route 3, a water district official said Monday.

RCMP in Musquodoboit Harbour say a man contacted police around 8 a.m. after the boat capsized on Trout Lake.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, wearing a scarf, rides on a jeep with commanders of security forces as he inspects a guard of honor during a war victory parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 18, 2013.

This May, 14, 1942, U. S. Army Air Corps photograph, provided by the National Archives, College Park, Md., shows the burning tanker Potrero del Llano, a Mexican ship heading to New York that was sunk on May 14, 1942 by a German U-boat, about 15 miles southeast of Miami's Biscayne Bay.

What should have been a leisurely day out on the boat turned into a workout for those pulling and tugging at a small but heavy vessel that capsized in Pompano Beach Sunday afternoon.

Two bodies have been found close to a submerged boat off the coast of New Brunswick, a day after a boat capsized with three crew members on board.

A ship is seen from the shore of the Bay of Bengal before Cyclone Mahasen approaches in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on May 16, 2013.

Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.

What do you first visualize when Ocean City comes to mind? If it's the Boardwalk, you're not alone.