Ferry accident

Ferry accident

An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video. Photo: BASARNAS/Handout via REUTERS

Ferry and passenger boat accidents in Southeast Asia

Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and the Philippines has more than 7,600, making ferries an important part of the region's transport networks

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard, in a dinghy, guard the burnt MV June Aster ferry that caught fire off the coast of Palawan, Philippines, September 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Death toll from burned Philippine ferry rises to 76

Plumes of smoke rise from a ferry which caught fire off Indonesia's Madura island, according to statement by the Indonesian search and rescue agency, in this screengrab obtained from a video, East Java province, Indonesia, August 2, 2026. Photo: National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERS

Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire in waters off Lombok, evacuations underway

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Another bus plunges into Padma River from pontoon at Daulatdia, no casualties reported

A man walks by the long lines of trucks and other vehicles as two primary ferries went out of order due to mechanical faults at the Narsinghpur Ferry Terminal recently. Photo: TBS

Ferry breakdown on Shariatpur-Chandpur route leaves 400 vehicles stranded

The ferry disaster occurred on 1 October, 2012, when Hongkong Electric's vessel Lamma IV collided with Kowloon Ferry's Sea Smooth catamaran off Lamma Island. Photo: File photo/Collected

Hong Kong ferry disaster ruled 'unlawful killing' after 13 years

Rescue operations underway following ferry accident in Fatullah. Photo: Collected

3 killed as truck rams vehicles off ferry into Dhaleshwari River in N'ganj

A South Korean ferry that had been stranded near a rocky island off Shinan while carrying 267 people is docked at a pier in Mokpo after arriving hours later with all passengers and crew rescued safely, in Mokpo, South Korea, November 20, 2025. Photo: Yonhap/via REUTERS

Stricken ferry in South Korea towed to port as authorities launch probe

A military helicopter flies over a ferry during a rescue operation after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of India's financial capital Mumbai, India, December 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

'People screaming, crying': first responders after Mumbai ferry accident

Philippine Coast Guard respond to the fire incident onboard M/V LADY MARY JOY 3 at the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan, Philippines, March 29, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

Philippines ferry fire leaves 31 dead, at least 7 missing

Probe committee formed after ferry collision kills 1

Probe committee formed after ferry collision kills 1

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Three trapped, 8 missing after flames engulf Greece-Italy ferry

Shipping Ministry forms 4-member committee to probe 'Ferry Shahjalal' accident

Shipping Ministry forms 4-member committee to probe 'Ferry Shahjalal' accident