A team of investigators has boarded the main support ship of the Titan submersible after it returned to the harbour following the deep-sea vessel’s fatal implosion. Flags on board the Polar Prince were at half-mast as it arrived at the port in St John’s in Newfoundland on Saturday, after four passengers and the pilot of … [Read more…]
The pilot and four passengers on board the Titan submersible likely died instantly in a catastrophic implosion amid the intense water pressure in the deep North Atlantic, experts say. Maritime researchers called an implosion the worst possible outcome of all the scenarios envisioned during the desperate around-the-clock search to find the missing vessel. The craft … [Read more…]
Two nurses and three doctors at South Australia’s Port Pirie Hospital have been injured in an incident involving a mental health patient, which has prompted a security investigation and counselling for staff. The incident occurred on Saturday night with the patient approaching a nurse in a corridor, stepping on her foot and then punching her … [Read more…]
More than 30 migrants are feared dead after a dinghy headed for Spain’s Canary Islands sank, two migration-focused organisations say. Walking Borders and Alarm Phone said the dinghy was originally carrying 59 people. Helena Maleno, head of Spain’s Walking Borders migrants charity, said in a tweet that 39 people had drowned, without giving further details, … [Read more…]
The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck last week are expected to face manslaughter charges in a Greek court this week while Pakistani authorities detained a dozen suspects over the disaster. Greece recovered three more bodies on Monday, bringing the confirmed toll to 81, after a fishing boat … [Read more…]
The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck last week are expected to face manslaughter charges in a Greek court this week while Pakistani authorities detained a dozen suspects over the disaster. Greece recovered three more bodies on Monday, bringing the confirmed toll to 81, after a fishing boat … [Read more…]
Singleton Roosters AFL club members are suffering “unfathomable heartache” given the fact a significant number of those killed or injured in the tragic NSW Hunter Valley bus crash belonged to the tight-knit sports group. The close-knit community of Singleton was hit hard by the crash just over a week ago, which killed 10 mostly young … [Read more…]
A 15-year-old Queensland girl injured in a car crash near Gympie has died after a week of fighting for her life, as police continue to investigate what caused the collision. Lilly Hayes, from Curra, succumbed to her injuries over the weekend. She died surrounded by family in Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. WATCH THE VIDEO … [Read more…]
One person is dead and at least 25 others missing after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains battering east Nepal, the first known fatality since the annual rains began last week. Heavy rains washed away a hydro-electric project under construction on the Hewa River in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal where 16 workers … [Read more…]
A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care, her family says. Gilberto Barbera Montoya, the woman’s son, told the Associated Press that doctors at the state hospital where she was rushed after … [Read more…]