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Boat with 200 capsizes near AustraliaA boat carrying about 200 suspected asylum seekers has capsized in Indonesian waters 120 nautical miles (220 km) north of Australia's Christmas Island, rescue officials said on Thursday. An Australian customs spokesman said border protecti More… |
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QSTec hosts top solar boat at Doha pierQatar Solar Technologies (QSTec), a leading solar grade polysilicon company, will host MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, at the Pearl pier for three weeks on its longest stopover in the region. The MS Tûranor More… |
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Yemen's navy foils potential boat attackYemen's navy sank a speed boat suspected of carrying explosives as it approached Yemeni naval vessels patrolling the Gulf of Aden on Saturday night, a military official said. Major General Ruwais Mujawar, commander of the Yemeni navy, More… |
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Boat sinks off Sudan coast, 197 killedA boat packed with refugees bound for Saudi Arabia sunk off the Sudanese coast, killing 197 people, Sudanese media linked to the government said. Only three people were rescued, the state-linked news agency Sudanese Medi More… |
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About 250 refugees missing in MediterraneanAbout 250 people are missing in the Mediterranean after the vessels carrying them illegally to Europe got into difficulty off the Tunisian coast, a Tunisian security official told Reuters on Thursday. Tunisian coastguards and military resc More… |
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Boat breaks apart off Australia island; 27 deadA wooden boat packed with asylum seekers smashed against jagged rocks in a storm off an Australian island yesterday, flinging terrified occupants into churning waters and killing at least 27 people. Christmas Island residents on a cliff ab More… |
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Somali pirates hijack Yemeni fishing boatSomali pirates hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat and have taken it further out to sea, indicating that the pirates will likely use the boat to launch attacks on other ships, Yemen's Interior Ministry said. Yemen's coastguard said Somali pirat More… |
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Tourist boat capsizes in Kerala, 39 deadA boat carrying 74 tourists capsized in a lake in a wildlife sanctuary in southern India on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people, officials said. The tragedy occurred when the state-run double decker boat 'Jalakanyaka' carrying 74 tourist More… |
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Sunseeker to launch new yacht serviceA new service designed to offer seamless yacht management to Sunseeker owners will be launched at the 2009 London International Boat Show. Sunseeker Superyacht Management looks after every aspect of the maintenance, operation and administr More… |
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'Recycled bottle' boat at Dubai Creek raceBafco, the region’s premier architectural office interiors and office furniture supplier, had launched its ‘recycled’ flagship at the ‘Whatever Floats Your Boat’ Race’ held in Dubai Festival City Marina on Saturday. The company joined More… |
