The 2015 sinking of the SS El Faro, which killed all 33 mariners aboard, has led to safety reforms in the maritime industry. Advocacy from victims' families has helped empower crew members to speak up ...

A passenger ship’s voyage turned into one of the deadliest maritime disasters ever recorded. When it sank, all 364 people aboard were lost, with not a single survivor. This is the tragic story of the ...

What if an earthquake struck so violently that it wiped out entire regions? In 1556, that’s exactly what happened in China. But how did it happen? California company wins $1.6M payout against 'greedy ...

Maeve McGoran, the reporter and host of the podcast "Shipwreck: How a Captain, Company and Culture Sank the SS El Faro" joined WLRN's Danny Rivero on "The Florida Roundup" to discuss the series.

Fleet-Queens Jewels LLC said 1,000 silver coins (Reales) and 5 gold coins (Escudos) were recovered by Captain Levin Shavers and Just Right crew.

The sinking of the Titanic may have happened over 113 years ago, but the curiosity surrounding the disaster remains at its peak. Numerous documentaries and a box-office smash hit have since come out, ...

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday deployed its largest vessel to the central Philippines to support medical operations following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck a densely populated ...

In July 2025, the Sri Lanka Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling where it ordered the owners of MV X-press Pearl to pay USD 1 billion as compensation based on the Polluter Pays Principle for the ...

Ship collisions are infrequent, but not uncommon, and the legal and environmental effects of the disasters can continue on for many years.

"In high-stakes scenarios like disaster response, trust in AI-generated results is crucial," Nava said. "Through this challenge, we aim to bring transparency to the model's decision-making process, ...

The disaster of the ferry boat Express Samina on September 26, 2000 off the coast of Paros that claimed the lives of 81 people ...

Time is running out for Hamas to accept Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan - or face US-sanctioned "destruction" by Israel. A source close to the militant group says it faces a "bitter choice" as it ...