SYDNEY (AFP) - Twelve people were feared dead on Tuesday more than 24 hours after an unidentified boat sank in rough seas far off Australia's northwest an official said. More »
11 passengers are missing feared drowned after a boat sank off the coast of Australia. More »
An oil rig has burst into flames off the coast of Australia sparking fears it will cause devastating environmental damage. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - About 15 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying 39 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia despite frantic rescue attempts by a passing merchant ship and fishing vessel. More »
An oil rig has burst into flames off the coast of Australia sparking fears it will cause devastating environmental damage. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 20 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying about 40 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia during a rescue attempt by a passing merchant ship and fishing vessel. More »
An urgent search and rescue mission is under way for people who were aboard a boat that sank off the coast of Australia. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - Fifteen people have been rescued after a boat carrying about 40 people sank off Western Australia, an official told AFP on Monday, adding there were "grave concerns" for the others. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian authorities were Sunday ordered to help extinguish a fire which broke out on a leaking oil rig that has been pumping thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea for months. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - An oil rig which has been leaking thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea off Australia's northwest coast for more than two months was on fire Sunday, the company said. More »
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