ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - 7 dead after ferry carrying 260 passengers capsizes off Cyprus, officials say
A ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the northern coast of Cyprus on Sunday, local officials said.
NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni) - Italian Diver Discovers Hundreds of Ancient Amphorae in Sicily
Hundreds of ancient amphorae were found piled up about 150 feet underwater, suggesting the relics came from a Roman shipwreck from about 2,000 years ago.
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NYTIMES (Zane Irwin, Peter Eavis, Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar) - Two Tankers Hit in Apparent Drone Strike in Egypt
An explosion at a port on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast set fire to two ships, including a U.S. gas storage tanker, according to maritime tracking firms.
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NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni) - Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril
The ship, which carried fuel and natural gas, has been adrift for weeks in the Mediterranean Sea after a drone attack, alarming officials who fear an environmental disaster.
NYTIMES (Elisabetta Povoledo) - An Abandoned Russian Tanker Is Drifting at Sea. Will Anyone Stop It?
An attack forced its crew to abandon ship in early March. No country has intervened, despite fears of environmental disaster.