article_snippet: Naypyidaw, Myanmar (CNN)Twenty-one people are dead and 21 missing after a ferry capsized in the Southeast Asia nation of Myanmar.
article_snippet: Myanmar's Ministry of Information said in a statement that the ship capsized Friday night as the ship sailed, in bad weather conditions, around the city of Sittwe.
article_snippet: That's when a large wave crashed into a ferry capsized in the Southeast Asia nation of Myanmar, causing a large wave capsize near Myaybone and Myaukkyine islands.
article_snippet: Fatal ferry disasters are nothing new to the region.
article_snippet: Last month, at least 68 people died when a packed double-decker ferry sank while on the Padma River north of neighboring Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, officials said.
article_snippet: A cargo vessel hit a ferry capsized in the Southeast Asia nation of Myanmar, causing A cargo vessel to overturn and trapping passengers on A cargo vessel lower deck.
article_snippet: at least 68 people died in an accident on the same river in August.
article_snippet: In May 2013, several boats carrying as many as 150 people were thought to have capsized near Myanmar's western coast ahead of a storm approaching the area.
highlights_snippet: The ferry capsized after being hit by a large wave in bad weather conditions .