Drownings

Bab al-Mandab Strait Boats and Boating Deaths (Fatalities)Djibouti Drownings Illegal Immigration Maritime Accidents and Safety Refugees and Displaced Persons Rescues Yemen

October 11, 2026 Leo Sands and Saeed Al-Batati

Over 100 Migrants Are Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Djibouti

The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said. Dozens remain missing, and the bodies of 15 children were recovered.

Borneo (Indonesia)Drownings Ferries Indonesia internal-eafs Java (Indonesia)Maritime Accidents and Safety Missing Persons Oceans and Seas Rescues Surabaya (Indonesia)

September 14, 2026 Yan Zhuang and Muktita Suhartono

More Than 120 Are Unaccounted For After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia

At least six people were killed and more than 100 rescued after the vessel sank in the Java Sea on Sunday, the authorities said.

Drownings Maritime Accidents and Safety New York Harbor

August 10, 2026 Benjamin Weiser, Patrick McGeehan and Miles G. Cohen

Captain Charged in N.Y.C. Accident That Killed Mother and Daughter

Manuel Hernandez knew there were no life vests for children when he allowed an infant on board, according to a federal complaint. The child and her mother died in the accident.