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Abdoul Aziz Balde sobbed as he spoke of his son Idrissa, who left Guinea in search of a better future, but has not been heard from since capsizing off the Moroccan coast.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Before the U.S. military strikes, he said, his main concerns were capsizing, drowning and arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Team USA had failed to race in Sydney after capsizing in the practice rounds, causing equipment failures that forced the team to withdraw from competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

The rafts were met by rescue vessels at about 11:00 on the morning of 25 November, about eight hours after the capsizing.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

They plunge back into the sea, creating an enormous wave that hits the ship broadside, and tips us within inches of capsizing.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman