A Jamaican national has been rescued in the waters off Florida after 36 hours clinging to a boat that capsized as he tried to enter the U.S. from the Bahamas, while six of his compatriots are missing and presumed dead. Captain Chase Cornell, a charter fishing skipper out of Fort Pierce, spotted the man on … Read more
A sailor who went missing off Port Canaveral on Florida’s east coast was found alive almost two days later clinging to his capsized motorboat some 86 miles from shore. The U.S. Coast Guard say 62-year-old boater, Stuart Bee, went missing in his 32-foot boat after setting out at 4pm on Friday afternoon. His family raised the alarm … Read more
Police today arrested the suspected captain of a migrant boat which capsized in the Channel killing a family of five – but he insisted he was simply another passenger trying to reach the UK for a better life. The unidentified 37-year-old Iranian appeared in court this morning and was placed under investigation for aiding illegal … Read more
Two children aged five and eight and two adults have died after a boat capsized off the French coast in stormy weather while trying to cross the Channel to the UK, as a search for a fifth victim – feared to be a baby – continued this morning. Emergency services rushed to the stricken rigid … Read more
RNLI lifesavers rescue three fishermen in the nick of time as they desperately cling to upturned hull of their capsized boat Three fishermen were saved from drowning in a dramatic rescue on Saturday Boat capsized when they were fishing for lobster near Roker Pier, Sunderland Within minutes, RNLI volunteers had arrived and pulled the fishermen to safety … Read more