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boating accident 16 Apr 1870: near Mokoia Island on Lake Rotorua: 18 [32] Clyde: shipwreck 6 Nov 1884: Horseshoe Bay, near Akaroa, Banks Peninsula 18 [33] Canoe on Motu River: boating accident 4 Aug 1900: Motu River – 25 miles from Opotiki [34] There were 16 children and 2 adults in the six person canoe 18 [35] ketch Enterprise and steamer ...
The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 pm (NZDT, UTC+13). The accident resulted in the deaths of 29 miners.
There is a long history of shipwrecks and vessels capsizing or being lost in the seas around the Southland Region of New Zealand. [1] The worst incident was on 29 April 1881, when the SS Tararua struck Otara reef 13 km (8.1 mi) off Waipapa Point. [2] [3] [4] Of the ship's 151 passengers, only 20 survived.
The role of alcohol became a much bigger question the next day when officers hauled the capsized boat back to shore. They found 61 empty alcohol bottles and cans stashed on the boat, along with a ...
One person is dead and two are missing after a boat crash in the Connecticut River Monday night, according to officials.. At around 9:15 p.m. EDT, DEEP Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police ...
The Coast Guard responded with air and water support, Kellems said. Search and rescue teams from mutual aid agencies conducted search and rescue efforts until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Healey said ...
Antipodes Islands, New Zealand New Zealand sailor, writer and ornithologist Clark and his friend Roger Sale were sailing to recover satellite transmitters used to track albatrosses. Both of them disappeared while on the trip, and have never been located. [253] 30 November 2000 Scott Smith: 45 near San Francisco, California, U.S.
On 4 April, a boat capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj District. The boat was carrying at least 50 passengers. [49] 34 2009 Kiribati: Kiribati ferry accident – The sinking, on 13 July, of an inter-island ferry. The accident is believed to have killed 33 of the ship's 55 passengers and crew. 33 2015 United States