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The questioning of the defendant, Seiji Katsurada, the president of the Shiretoko Cruise Company, begins today, following a tragic incident in which the 'KAZU I' cruise ship sank off Shiretoko Peninsula, resulting in the deaths or disappearances of 26 people.

A man lost his life after falling overboard from the Norwegian bulk carrier Spar Scorpio off the coast of Malta last week, and he has not yet been found.

A fatal accident occurred on a Norwegian-owned ship in the Mediterranean, resulting in the death of an Indian national during deck preparations east of Malta.

A fatal accident occurred on the Norwegian bulk carrier Spar Scorpio near Malta last week, resulting in the death of an Indian national who fell overboard and has not yet been found.

A deck officer from a cargo ship involved in a collision off the coast of Toba, Mie, has been arrested on charges of negligent homicide and endangerment.

The search for 23-year-old Sofía Devries, who went missing while diving in Puerto Madryn, continues for a third day with new resources and an investigation into possible negligence underway.

A Singapore-flagged container ship collided with two ferries at the Port of Santos, prompting four crew members to jump overboard and swim to safety.

Footage captured at the Port of Santos reveals four crew members jumping into the sea just seconds before their ferry was struck by a Singaporean container ship.

The Galeb, a ship once used by Yugoslavian leader Josip Broz Tito, was recently damaged in a maritime accident at the Rijeka port, raising concerns about the costs of its restoration and its historical significance.

In the trial concerning the 2022 sinking of the sightseeing ship 'KAZU I' near Shiretoko Peninsula, a former coast guard officer testified that there was a 70-80% chance of capsizing under the conditions present on the day of the accident.

An elderly female passenger with Swedish citizenship was injured and later evacuated from the Tallink Silja Line ship Silja Serenade during a voyage between Sweden and Finland.

The ship Galeb, historically used by communist dictator Josip Broz Tito, was damaged in a maritime accident in Rijeka's port when a cargo ship lost propulsion and collided with it, but there were no injuries or marine pollution reported.

The commander of a boat that sank in Manaus, Brazil, was arrested after the accident left two people dead and seven missing.

Relatives of a Lithuanian sailor who died in a boat accident are appealing for financial assistance to repatriate the body, as the costs are prohibitively high.

Vladimir Motin has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing a shipping accident in the North Sea, where a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker, resulting in the death of one crew member in 2025.

Russian captain Vladimir Motin has been sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter due to a deadly collision in the North Sea, resulting in the disappearance of 38-year-old Mark Angelo Pernia.

A coast guard ship collided with a migrant boat near the Greek island of Chios, resulting in at least 14 fatalities while rescuers search for survivors using thermal cameras.

A ship that collided with the port dock during strong winds has successfully docked in Megisti, safely disembarking 36 passengers along with vehicles.

After eight hours of deliberation, jurors found Vladimir Motin guilty of the death of 38-year-old Filipino sailor Marko Angelo Pernia, who went missing at sea following a collision between Motin's cargo ship and an oil-laden vessel off the eastern coast of the UK.

An Iranian dry cargo vessel experienced an accident in the Caspian Sea along a route believed to be used for arms shipments to Russia.

The Ursa Major, a heavy cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on December 23, 2024, was carrying an unknown cargo and resulted in the death of two crew members out of sixteen.

The Coral Adventurer, an Australian cruise ship under investigation for allegedly leaving a passenger behind who later died, has run aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea with 120 people on board, though no injuries have been reported.