Indonesian rescuers are searching for 140 people from a passenger ship, which lost contact during bad weather in the Java Sea, according to a search and rescue agency. Officials later said the ship had sunk, without providing further details. #cnn #news #indonesia
Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island
French authorities are investigating whether sabotage caused a train derailment in Normandy that injured 44 people
Months before August’s deadly flash flood, current and former officials say they warned that the fire-ravaged North Kaibab Trail posed safety risks. It reopened anyway.
A cargo ship docked for repairs at one of China's busiest ports caught fire and killed 25 people Thursday, the latest in a string of deadly industrial disasters that Beijing's safety campaigns have failed to prevent. The blaze broke out aboard the Ocean Melody at roughly 11 a.m. local time at the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. […] The post Cargo ship fire at Chinese port kills 25 as Beijing's industrial safety record darkens appeared first on American Almanac .
A cargo ship docked for repairs at one of China's busiest ports caught fire and killed 25 people Thursday, the latest in a string of deadly industrial disasters that Beijing's safety campaigns have failed to prevent. The blaze broke out aboard the Ocean Melody at roughly 11 a.m. local time at the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. facility in the port city of Qingdao, a major shipping hub on China's northeastern coast in Shandong province. Firefighters battled the flames for about three and a half hours before extinguishing them at 2:30 p.m., CBS News reported . Forty-two people were on the vessel when the fire started. Twenty-five died. Twelve were safely evacuated. Five were hospitalized with injuries described as stable. The cause of the fire…Open
A cargo ship undergoing repairs at one of China's busiest ports caught fire on Thursday, killing 25 of the 42 people aboard, the latest in a string of deadly industrial disasters that have exposed persistent safety failures across the country. The blaze broke out around 11 a.m. local time aboard the Ocean Melody, a Liberian-flagged […] The post Cargo ship fire at Chinese port kills 25 during dockside repairs appeared first on American Almanac .
A cargo ship undergoing repairs at one of China's busiest ports caught fire on Thursday, killing 25 of the 42 people aboard, the latest in a string of deadly industrial disasters that have exposed persistent safety failures across the country. The blaze broke out around 11 a.m. local time aboard the Ocean Melody, a Liberian-flagged vessel docked at the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. facility in the port city of Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. Firefighters battled the fire for roughly three and a half hours before extinguishing it at approximately 2:30 p.m., CBS News reported . By then, 25 people were dead. Of the 42 people on board when the fire started, 12 were safely evacuated and five were hospitalized with injuries. Chinese…Open
This screengrab of the handout video from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) taken on Sept. 9, 2026, and received on September 10, 2026, shows the ferry that caught fire off Palawan. At least five people [...]
Dozens were rescued after a ferry caught fire off Palawan island in the Philippines, as search and rescue operations continue for more than 80 people still unaccounted for. #cnn #news #philippines
The European Union isn’t known for firefighting expertise. But with the continent ablaze, Brussels is playing a growing role.
A Polish intercity train carrying roughly 300 passengers slammed into a truck stuck on a level crossing near Gdansk after the driver allegedly ignored warning signals, a collision captured on CCTV that railway officials released as a blunt safety warning. The crash unfolded around 12:30 p.m. on September 3 at a crossing near Gdansk Lipce […] The post Passenger train plows into truck at Polish crossing after driver allegedly ignores signals appeared first on American Almanac .
A Polish intercity train carrying roughly 300 passengers slammed into a truck stuck on a level crossing near Gdansk after the driver allegedly ignored warning signals, a collision captured on CCTV that railway officials released as a blunt safety warning. The crash unfolded around 12:30 p.m. on September 3 at a crossing near Gdansk Lipce station, where a PKP Intercity passenger train traveling from Gdynia to Zielona Góra struck an orange heavy-goods vehicle that had become wedged between the crossing barriers. Footage shows the truck driver attempting to move forward and backward to clear the tracks. He failed. The train hit at full approach speed, obliterating the truck's cargo section, scattering debris across the rail line, and…Open