Most of the lifeboats didn't return to rescue people who had plunged into the water. As they rowed away, some lifeboat passengers feared the suction created by the sinking ship would drag them under.

Update: Efforts to free a lake freighter ship stuck in ice in the Lake ... Michigan. An ice rescue team was able to reach both people and return them safely to shore, officials said.

A small boat carrying 57 migrants across the English Channel, including four women and a toddler, has sunk off the coast of ...

Rather than permitting us to return to nearby Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard orders us to the port of Crotone to disembark ...

When a crew member aboard cruise ship Diamond Princess suffered a serious eye injury, the Northland Rescue Helicopter was tasked with winching them off the ship. The young activists of tomorrow ...

When a crew member aboard cruise ship Diamond Princess suffered a serious eye injury, the Northland Rescue Helicopter was tasked with winching them off the ship. Video / Northland Rescue ...