I knew if I cut the anchor rope at the wrong moment, the Hispaniola would make a sudden move out to sea, and my boat might be knocked out of the water.
The leaders of France and Britain say they've agreed to increase surfers to prevent migrant crossings after at least 27 people drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of northern France.
A French official said more than sixty people were on board the boat which capsized, most from Afghanistan but with a few Sudanese among them, all trying to reach the UK.
Wireless operator Harold Bride stayed at his post until the last second. After jumping off the sinking ship, he managed to climb onto the same overturned lifeboat as Jack Thayer.
The authorities in Britain have confirmed that at least three people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized while crossing the Channel from France in freezing conditions.
Forty-one are so far confirmed after the bus crash in the southwestern province while at least ten students died in the boating accident in the northwest, officials said.
The authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say their Coast Guard has thwarted intruders attempting to board a support vessel near the wreck of a capsized oil tanker.
At least four bodies have been recovered after a fishing vessel capsized in the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram of Bangladesh, over 240 km southeast of capital Dhaka.
In the latest incident, up to four hundred people are feared to have drowned, when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean. Quentin Sommerville is in Libya.