boat capsize – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com Impart Educate Propel Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:53:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://nepalireporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-RN_Logo-32x32.png boat capsize – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com 32 32 2 dead; over 3 dozens missing in Saptakoshi boat capsize incident https://nepalireporter.com/2013/08/15147 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/08/15147#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:29:46 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=15147 SUNSARI: At least two persons died and nearly three dozens are missing when a boat capsized in Chatara Canal of Saptakoshi River in Sunsari district today. The overcrowded boat was heading to Thoksila of Updayapur from Barahchhetra VDC of Sunsari district at around 2:30 this afternoon.

The dead bodies of two women have been recovered. However, identity of the deceased is not confirmed yet. Locals have assumed that over three dozens people are still missing in the canal.

Nearly 15 persons have been rescued so far. Efforts are underway to rush the rescued persons to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan.

Army persons, police and locals are working to rescue the missing persons.

 

]]> https://nepalireporter.com/2013/08/15147/feed 0 Packed boat capsizes near remote Australian island https://nepalireporter.com/2013/07/14448 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/07/14448#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2013 04:06:09 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=14448 SYDNEY: A boat carrying around 150 asylum seekers capsized in the Indian Ocean, spilling men, women and infants into rough waters and killing four people, Australian officials said Wednesday.

The boat rolled over on Tuesday in choppy seas 125 kilometers (78 miles) north of Christmas Island, Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare told reporters. The Australian island is 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Two navy ships had been sent to assist the vessel earlier in the day, but rescue crews were unable to board as waves reached as high as 4 meters (13 feet), said David Johnston, Commander of Australia’s Border Protection Command.

The navy ships instead began escorting the boat to Christmas Island, where Australia operates a detention camp for asylum seekers. Several hours into the journey, the boat started leaning and some passengers began jumping into the water. Shortly after, the boat rolled and capsized, Clare said. Officials don’t know what caused the boat to flip.

Rescuers dropped life rafts into the water and plucked 144 people to safety. The bodies of two women and two men were recovered before the search was called off Tuesday night.

The survivors, from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq, were taken to Christmas Island, along with three Indonesian crew members. There were several infants and children on board, Johnston said.

“It is a dreadful feeling in the stomach when we hear that a vessel has capsized, or that it is in some difficulty,” Johnston said. “Recovering 144 people in the conditions they had yesterday was extraordinary work.”

Christmas Island is a popular destination for asylum seekers who crowd into rickety boats at Indonesian ports and pay people smugglers to ferry them to Australian shores. Hundreds have died while attempting the journey in recent years.

Last week, another boat carrying asylum seekers sank off Christmas Island. Officials recovered the body of a baby boy and were unable to find 8 passengers who vanished in the water.

]]> https://nepalireporter.com/2013/07/14448/feed 0 Two die in Begnas Lake boat capsize incident https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/10062 https://nepalireporter.com/2013/04/10062#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:36:41 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=10062 POKHARA: Two toddlers drowned while three others have gone missing in a boat capsize incident in Begnas lake in Lekhnath Municipality this afternoon. The deceased are Kibina Gurung and Anupama Gurung of Pokhara Sub-metropolis-10, Pokhara.

Eight among the 12 picnic goers were enjoying a boating when the strong wind caused the incident.
Sushma Gurung, Prakash Gurung and Pushpa Gurung have gone missing in the boat capsize.

 

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