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Search and rescue
Every Vessel Hunter story on Search and rescue: 20 stories, from 1 August 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "MSC Rossella III finds overboard Odyssey of the Seas passenger after 20 hours". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
MSC Rossella III finds overboard Odyssey of the Seas passenger after 20 hours
A woman who went overboard from Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas in the Ionian Sea was found alive after the containership MSC Rossella III spotted a light.
Argos Georgia sank after a shell door opened in heavy seas, MAIB finds
The MAIB's final report on the longliner Argos Georgia traces the loss of 13 lives off the Falklands to a line-hauling hatch that opened in heavy seas and could not be closed.
Divers recover three more victims from capsized ferry Virgo Transport 8
Basarnas divers recovered three more bodies from the inverted wreck of the ferry Virgo Transport 8, bringing the total to 18, with more than 100 people still missing in the Java Sea.
MSC Hermes III abandoned off Vietnam and declared a derelict adrift
The MSC Hermes III is drifting unmanned in the South China Sea after all 25 crew abandoned the 2,490 teu feeder on 22 September; a navigational warning now lists her as a derelict.
Three dead and four missing as Thai fishing vessel sinks
Three crew died and four remain missing after the Thai fishing vessel S. Kanchanawari 888 sank about 40 nautical miles off Sattahip in severe weather, with 15 of the 22 on board rescued.
Carnival Panorama guest goes overboard on final day of cruise
A male guest went overboard from the cruise ship Carnival Panorama on the last day of a seven-night voyage from Long Beach, with US and Mexican authorities notified and a search under way.
Philippine police back task force on June Aster ferry fire
The Philippine National Police has backed an interagency task force to investigate the MV June Aster fire, which has left 77 dead and eight missing after the ferry burned on passage from Manila to Palawan.
Ferry Virgo Transport 8 Sinks in the Java Sea With 243 People on Board
The Indonesian ro-ro ferry Virgo Transport 8 sank in the Java Sea on 13 September with 243 people and 89 vehicles aboard; 107 have been rescued and 130 remain missing.
Five dead and 86 missing after ferry fire on the Manila to Coron run
A fire aboard the ferry June Aster on passage from Manila to Coron has killed five people and left 86 unaccounted for, with 43 rescued from a complement of 134.
Tug TNS Catcher Capsizes While Turning a Box Ship off Busan, Leaving Six Missing
One seafarer has died and six are missing after the tug TNS Catcher rolled over and sank while assisting the 5,576 teu MSC Ikaria VI off Busan.
Ten Missing After Turkish Cargo Ship Is Feared Sunk in the Sea of Marmara
The 3,970 dwt Tugberk Imamoglu collided with the chemical tanker Alsu 18 nautical miles south of Silivri and is now believed to have sunk with all ten crew unaccounted for.
Search Suspended for Two Crew After French Trawler Sinks in the Channel
A helicopter, a fixed-wing aircraft, four RNLI lifeboats and a large number of civilian vessels searched for two days before the operation was suspended pending further information.
Filo Jet Ferry Capsizes off Cyprus With 267 on Board, Crew Charged
The high-speed catamaran began flooding minutes after leaving Girne and rolled over four nautical miles from shore; 237 people were pulled from the water.
Romania Rescues 12 Crew from Cargo Ship Suspected of Being Attacked
Romanian rescue services took 12 seafarers off the 7,298-dwt Progress IV after a fire that the country's president said appeared to have followed an attack.
Damen Launches Fast Crew Supplier Tumar for Kazakh Emergency Ministry
Damen has launched the Fast Crew Supplier 2710 Tumar for Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, three months after the contract was signed.
Empty Lifeboat Recovered in Search for Ocean Winner's Missing Crew
The Indian Coast Guard has recovered a damaged and empty lifeboat from the bulker Ocean Winner, with 22 crew still missing and investigators examining possible cargo liquefaction.
Two Diverting Ships Rescue 27 From Burning Tuna Seiner Off Galapagos
All 27 crew of the Ecuadorian tuna seiner Drennec were recovered within 11 hours of the first distress alert, 450 nautical miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands.
Bulker Ocean Winner Sinks in Eight Minutes off India, 22 Crew Missing
The Panama-flagged bulker Ocean Winner took a list and went under in about eight minutes in the Bay of Bengal; two of her 24 crew have been rescued and 22 are still missing.
Indonesian Ferry Fire Leaves Five Dead And Missing Total Still Unknown
Five people are confirmed dead and 231 have been rescued after the ferry Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire at sea off Indonesia, but authorities have been unable to establish how many people remain missing.
Rescuers pull 48 from sunken Vietnamese cargo ship
Chinese, Vietnamese and Philippine units have recovered 48 of the 62 people aboard a Vietnamese cargo ship that sank near Fiery Cross Reef.
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