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Frequent ferry disasters are a systemic problem

NEARLY three weeks on from the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 near Basilan on Jan. 26, search and recovery divers are still retrieving bodies of the victims; 52 so far.
Human error by the ferry captain primarily caused the St. Johns River Ferry accident, according to a JTA investigation. The accident caused $670,000 in damage to the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Grieving families of victims from a deadly ferry accident in Bali gathered to receive their loved ones on Thursday, as the ...
BAMAKO, Mali(AP) — A ferry boat trying to land at a Niger River town in the Timbuktu region of northern Mali hit rocks and sank in an accident that left dozens of people dead, local officials and ...