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    More than 80 people rescued from Philippine ferry fire

    27 Aug 2022

    Passenger Benedict Fernandez told DZMM radio Friday night that smoke and flames suddenly rose from the second deck as crew members were apparently trying to turn an engine on and off as the ferry approached the port.

    Seven dead after blaze on Philippine passenger ferry

    23 May 2022

    The ship caught fire just before reaching the port of Real in Quezon province, about 60km (37.28 miles) east of the capital Manila. It had left Polilio Island at 5am local time (2100 GMT Sunday) and made a distress call at 6:30am.

    31 rescued, 11 still missing after Indonesia ferry sinks

    30 May 2022

    Rescuers have deployed a helicopter and extended the search area to 20 nautical miles from where the boat sank in the search for the missing, Djunaidi said.

    Kiribati accused of trying to hide ferry disaster report

    04 Oct 2019

    The government of Kiribati was accused on Friday of attempting to bury a damning report into the Pacific island nation’s worst ferry disaster, which claimed 81 lives last year.

    VIDEO: At least 39 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire

    24 Dec 2021

    The latest maritime tragedy to hit the impoverished low-lying nation happened in the early hours in a river near Jhalokathi, 250 kilometres (160 miles) south of Dhaka.

    UAE expresses condolences, solidarity with Bangladesh over ferry fire victims

    26 Dec 2021

    The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the Bangladesh government and to the families of the victims of this tragic accident, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

    Video: RTA starts Ferry service to Sharjah with 42 daily journeys

    27 Jul 2019

    Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has launched on Saturday a ferry service to commute passengers between Al Ghubaiba Marine Station in Dubai and Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah.

    Ferry fire kills 3 in southern Philippines; 245 rescued

    28 Aug 2019

    Search and rescue efforts were continuing after the fire on the M/V Lite Ferry 16 off Dapitan city in Zamboanga del Norte province, coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo said.

    Public transport modes lift 4m riders

    15 Aug 2019

    RTA’s Public transportation modes have lifted 4,003,195 riders during the recent Eid al-Adha holiday.

    Sharjah-Dubai round trip ferry popular

    02 Aug 2019

    The newest and novel Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) inter-emirate mass transportation to service thousands of commuters every day is convenient as it has become a “picnic ride.”

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