The ferry, traveling to Japan's Sado Island from the port of Niigata, still arrived at its destination on time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

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Over 80 people were injured – some seriously – after a ferry collided off a Japanese island with what appears to have been a whale. The incident occurred off Sado Island and left at least five people ...

TOKYO (AP) — A ferry collided with what apparently was a marine animal off a Japanese island on Saturday, injuring more than 80 people, local media reported. The accident happened just after noon off ...

Dozens of passengers were evacuated from a ferry off the coast of northern Japan on Friday after a fire broke out, but one crew member was missing, officials and local media said. A distress call was ...

Cruise ships and passenger ferries are some of the maritime means of transportation that have made serious steps in reducing harmful emissions. Some switched to hybrid-electric propulsions, others are ...

The ferry's passengers and crew prepare to be rescued Credit: Photo: Akira Takayanagi / Facebook Rescue boats were rushing to a ferry with nearly 100 passengers and crew off the coast of northern ...

March 9 (UPI) --At least 80 people were injured Saturday after a jetfoil ferry may have hit a whale in the Sea of Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard said 13 people had serious injuries out of the 80 hurt ...

The only ferry service between North Korea and Japan has been suspended after Japanese authorities threatened to comb it for suspect cargo. North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Japan's plan to ...

In this Saturday, March 9, 2019, photo, firefighters, bottom, prepare to taken injured passengers to a hospital at a port in Sado city, Niigate prefecture. A ferry collided with what apparently was a ...

2015 is completely different than the 1940s. Crew standards today are much stricter than 70 years ago. Plus of course there was a war going on in the 40s. There were also massive loss of life in other ...