According to a statement by the Mentawai search and rescue agency, the vessel was carrying 18 people when it overturned around 11:00 am local time on Monday (Jul 14) near the Mentawai Islands—a remote chain of islands off Sumatra’s west coast. 

At least 11 missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Sumatra island, search underway

A tragic incident occurred off the coast of California as a boat carrying migrants overturned, resulting in 3 deaths, 4 injuries, and 7 people still missing. The boat was reportedly carrying migrants, including two Indian children who are among those missing.

California boat tragedy: 3 dead, 7 missing as migrant boat capsizes

Rescue teams on Sunday resumed searching for at least 48 migrants who went missing the day before when their boat overturned just as it was being rescued off Spain's Canary Islands, killing at least nine people.

Spain: Search Resumes For 48 Missing Migrants After Boat Capsizes In Canary Islands

A tragic incident off the coast of the Canary Islands left at least nine migrants dead and 48 missing after their boat capsized in rough waters on Friday. The journey, which began in North Africa, carried migrants attempting to enter Europe. Spanish coastguards rescued 60 survivors from the vessel.

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At least 21 people perished in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday. It was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off the Horn of Africa nation, which lies on the perilous so-called Eastern Migration Route from Africa to the Middle East.

Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti leaving 21 dead

Six peopl,e including four children, died while six were rescued alive after a boat capsized in river Jhelum at Ganderbal area of Batwara in Srinagar. Authorities said that around 15 people were on the boat early Tuesday morning.

Six dead, three missing after a boat capsizes in river Jhelum in Srinagar

A small boat carrying 16 migrants heading from northern France to Britain capsized, killing a seven-year-old girl who drowned Sunday (Mar 3), the prefecture in France's Nord department said.

Channel crossing: Seven-year-old girl dies as boat carrying 16 migrants capsizes

French prosecutors on Wednesday officially charged four individuals with involuntary manslaughter. They have been charged over the tragic incident in which a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel over the past weekend.

Four charged over tragic migrant boat capsizing in English Channel

In another migrant shipwreck incident, around 40 people are missing after their boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said on Friday. The United Nations agency released a statement saying that the survivors, who were from sub-Saharan Africa, arrived in Lampedusa on Thursday after they were rescued from the shipwreck by another vessel.

Around 40 migrants missing after boat capsizes between Italy and Tunisia

In one of the Mediterranean's most devastating boat disasters, a fishing trawler sank off the coast of Greece, leaving hundreds of people missing and presumed dead.

Islamabad observes 'day of mourning' for Pakistanis dead, missing in Greek boat tragedy

About 100 people lost their lives in Nigeria on Monday after a boat carrying them capsized in the Niger River in the state of Kwara. According to police and residents, the deceased victims hailed from nearby villages, who were returning from a wedding in the village of Egboti.

100 people returning from wedding killed in Nigeria as boat capsizes in Niger river

An overloaded boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria, killing 15 children while 25 others are reported missing, according to a local official quoted by AFP.

Nigeria: 15 children drown as boat capsizes, 25 others missing

At least 17 children of a religious seminary were killed after their boat capsized in the Tanda dam in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. Besides, as many as 13 students were injured and had been taken to hospital, said Furqan Khan, the deputy commissioner of Kohat district in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where the accident took place, reports AFP news agency.

At least 17 kids killed after boat carrying them capsizes in Pakistan

At least 85 people are estimated to have lost their lives when an overloaded boat capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra, reports AFP quoting President Muhammadu Buhari.

85 feared dead after overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria's flooded river

Seventeen people are still missing while three bodies have been fished out, police said a day after a boat capsized in the Yamuna river in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh.

Banda boat tragedy: 17 still missing, 3 bodies fished out; search operation on

Nigerian authorities have recovered the bodies of more than 70 people after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern state of Kebbi on Wednesday, a state spokesman said.

Nigeria: 70 dead after boat capsizes

A boat ferrying about 200 persons in Nigeria sank on Wednesday, and just 20 survivors have been found. Four people are confirmed dead and 156 were missing as of Wednesday afternoon.

Over 150 feared drowned as boat capsizes in Nigeria

Several people missing after a boat carrying at least 50 people capsized in Naugachhia area of Bihar's Bhagalpur on Thursday. The boat, rescue and search operation underway.

One killed, several missing after a boat Carrying 50 People capsizes in Bihar

In a major tragedy, 11 people died on Sunday afternoon when a tourist boat carrying 61 persons onboard capsized in the Godavari River near Devipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said.

Andhra Pradesh: 11 dead after boat capsizes in Godavari River

8 feared dead as boat capsizes in Kosi river in Bihar's Bhagalpur

The boat was carrying around 45 passengers including children and sank off Indonesia?s Kalimantan island on Monday

8 killed, 13 missing after boat capsizes in Indonesia

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