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17 dead after 2 dragon boats overturn

NANNING-SeventeenpeoplehavediedaftertwodragonboatsoverturnedonSaturdayinSouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangautonomousregion,localauthoritiessaid.Theaccidenthappenedatabou

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17 dead after 2 dragon boats overturn in south China's Guangxi

SeventeenpeoplewereconfirmeddeadaftertwodragonboatsoverturnedonSaturdayinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,localauthoritiessaid.Theaccidenthappenedatabo

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Deadly Volvo yacht race 'like a slalom': competitor

TeamscompetingintheVolvoOceanRacehadtoslalomtheirwayaroundcountlessfishingboatswhileapproachingHongKongonthefourthlegofthejourney,FrenchsailorFranckCammastoldAF

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China concerned over ROK warning shots on fishermen

ChinahasvoicedgraveconcernoverreportsoftheRepublicofKorea(ROK)CoastGuardfiringwarningshotstowardChinesefishingboats,aspokespersonforChina’sMinistryofForeignAffa

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Qatar slams Bahrain's accusation of illegally seizing boats, fishermen

QatarcondemnedaBahrainistatementaccusingQatarofillegallyseizingitsboatsandfishermen,Qatarnewsagency(QNA)reportedTuesday.Qatardescribedthestatementasadesperateat

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At least 10 dead in boats capsizal in India

Atleast10peoplewerekilledafterthreesmallboatscarryingthemcapsizedinIndia'snortheasternstateofAssam,officialssaidMonday.Accordingtoofficialssofar10bodieshadbeenf

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Brazilian cargo ship looted after containers go overboard

Brazilianofficialshavearrestedatleast11peoplecaughtlootingcontainersthathadfallenfromacargoshipneartheportofSantos.Localpeoplehadgoneoutinsmallboatstothefloatin

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Dynamite fishing, drugs, threaten Myanmar's 'sea gypsies'

With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand, but below him lies nothing but a graveyard of broken, grey coral.

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Bangladeshi fishing boat builders rely on traditional techniques

InriverineBangladesh,boatsarestillthekeymeansoftransportationandlargenumbersofpeoplearestillreliantonboatstocatchfishtoearntheirdailybread.Thecountry'ssoutheast

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Thailand urged to probe shooting at Vietnamese fishing boats

The Vietnamese foreign ministry has sent a diplomatic note denouncing shooting at Vietnamese fishing boats and urged Thailand to probe the incident.

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Indonesia to sink at least 30 foreign illegal fishing boats early next month

Indonesia has scheduled a plan to sink at least 30 foreign fishing boats caught by the authorities when conducted illegal fishing activities in the nations waters, a minister said here on Tuesday.

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Annual South China Sea fishing ban begins

​Some 8,000 fishing boats from south China's Hainan Province returned to port on Monday as the 18th seasonal fishing moratorium began in the South China Sea.

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Thailand beefs up security on Koh Samui island for festival

Police have stepped up security measures on Koh Samui island in preparation for the Songkran festival, when large number of travelers are expected to visit the popular island in the Gulf of Thailand.

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India says Pakistan captures 30 Indian fishermen off Gujarat coast

Indian officials Monday said Pakistani Marine Security Agency (PMSA) has captured five Indian boats with 30 Indian fishermen on board off the Gujarat coast.

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Iran navy detains 2 U.S. boats with 10 crew in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards detained two U.S. boats with 10 crew aboard after the boats entered Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf "illegally," the country's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

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South-east Asia must prepare for more boat people over the next 6 months, say experts

Crackdowns in Thailand and Bangladesh have disrupted the people smugglers who prey on Bangladeshis and Rohingya from Myanmar - but the effect may be temporary and the region must prepare for more boat people over the next six months, migration experts say.

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Indonesia to sink 70 illegal fishing boats

​Susi Pudjiastuti, Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said on Thursday that the ministry plans to detonate bombs on 70 illegal boats and apparatus as part to commemorate the nation's 70th Independence Day that falls on Aug. 17.