The Mermaid carrying mainly South Korean tourists collided on Wednesday with a much larger Viking cruise ship on a busy stretch of the Danube in the heart of Budapest.
The boat was carrying nearly 200 people when it capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week. Over 100 remain missing.
Unions are seeking a five percent pay rise after an eight-year pay freeze under Greece's international bailout programme, which ended last month.
Nine members of one family were killed in the tragedy and an investigation has been launched, which will also bring the focus onto "duck boats". At least 40 people have been killed in the US in accidents involving the amphibious craft since 1999.
The boat was carrying 105 passengers, including 93 Chinese tourists and 12 Thai crew as well as tourist guides, when it capsized off Thailand's Phuket island. Officials say around 23 others are missing.
The boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists was hit by massive waves off the Thai tourist island of Phuket, prompting a rescue operation that stretched into the night and left authorities scrambling to respond.
Search for 192 missing passengers continues in Lake Toba two days after a wooden tourist boat sank in one of the world's deepest volcanic lakes in Sumatra. Four people have been confirmed dead so far.
Sixteen more were missing after the boat carrying at least 100 migrants from the port of Bossasso in Somalia capsized as it approached Yemen, UN migration agency said.
The accident happened on the Momboyo river Wednesday night. The boat was transporting passengers and a large amount of goods from the town of Monkoto to the city of Mbandaka.
The vessel carrying 56 people, mostly women and children, was intercepted by Malaysian maritime authorities near the northwestern island of Langkawi.
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A major rescue effort involving Colombia's air force and firefighters looks for survivors at the Guatape reservoir in Antioquia state where the accident took place.
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