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Death toll from Indonesian boat accident climbs to 54: Official

The death toll from a speedboat accident in Indonesia has climbed to 54, an official said on Friday, after dozens of bodies were found floating in the ocean.

Nov 04, 2016, 17:51 PM IST

18 dead, 36 missing in Indonesian boat accident: Police

At least 18 people are dead and dozens missing after a boat carrying nearly 100 suspected migrant workers capsized and sunk in Indonesian waters, police said Wednesday. The speedboat was ferrying 93 passengers from Malaysia to Batam, an Indonesian island just south of Singapore, when it sank, local police chief Sam Budi Gusdian said.

Nov 02, 2016, 12:28 PM IST

Malaysian oil tanker taken over commercial dispute, not hijacked: Maritime official

Vier Harmoni, carrying 900,000 litres of diesel, went missing after leaving the Tanjung Pelepas port on the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Aug 17, 2016, 14:57 PM IST