Source: Bruno Boelpaep, Juan Antonio Dominguez, bbc.com, May 16,2021, This is the biggest known tragedy involving migrant boats in the Canary Islands. A 17-year-old from Ivory Coast has shared her incredible story of being rescued after spending three weeks adrift at sea. Out of 59 passengers, Aicha is one of only three to survive –… Continue reading After 22 Days Drifting at Sea, Teenage Girl Found
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Inconsistencies cast doubt on harrowing tale of women lost at sea for months
Source: Caleb Jones, The Associated Press, October 31, 2017 HONOLULU — Two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea on a sailboat for months never activated their emergency beacon, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding to a growing list of inconsistencies that cast doubt on their harrowing tale of survival. The women previously told… Continue reading Inconsistencies cast doubt on harrowing tale of women lost at sea for months
Women rescued after 5 months lost at sea finally set foot on ground
Source: Ken Mortisugu, The Associated Press, October 30, 2017 Two women from Hawaii who were adrift on a storm-battered sailboat in the Pacific for months set foot on solid ground Monday at a U.S. Navy base in southern Japan. The USS Ashland rescued Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava and their two dogs about 1,450 kilometers southeast of Japan, and… Continue reading Women rescued after 5 months lost at sea finally set foot on ground
Dozens of Shipwrecks Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea
By Rossella Lorenzi, Seeker.com, October 26, 2016 An ROV that had been deployed to collect data linked to sea level changes, stumbles across huge archaeological discoveries. Researchers mapping ancient submerged landscapes in the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea have stumbled upon a shipwreck graveyard with dozens of perfectly preserved vessels from the Ottoman and… Continue reading Dozens of Shipwrecks Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea
Deepest Underwater Cave Discovered
By Kieran Mulvaney, Seeker.com, October 3, 2016 Czech abyss is so deep the Empire State Building could fit inside. A team of explorers has found the deepest underwater cave yet discovered, with a bottom that lies at least 1,325 feet below the water’s surface. Polish explorer Krzysztof Starnawski, who led the team, first explored the… Continue reading Deepest Underwater Cave Discovered
Family reunion ahead for man who spent week lost at sea
By Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press, September 27, 2016 BOSTON — A Vermont man who spent a week at sea in a life raft before being rescued by a passing freighter will be reunited with his family in Boston, while his mother is still unaccounted for and presumed dead. Nathan Carman, 22, of Vernon, is expected… Continue reading Family reunion ahead for man who spent week lost at sea
Salt Spring Island sailor missing at sea somewhere between Hawaii and Victoria
By Jill Slattery, Global News, September 23, 2016 A Salt Spring Island man is missing somewhere in the Pacific Ocean after leaving Hilo, Hawaii, on a sailboat in August. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for Paul Lim, who reportedly left Hilo bound for Victoria, B.C. on a 35-foot (10-metre) sail boat on Aug. 1.… Continue reading Salt Spring Island sailor missing at sea somewhere between Hawaii and Victoria
Man, 79, tossed into sea by humpback whale off Newfoundland
By The Canadian Press, July 28, 2016 WHITBOURNE, N.L. — When his son’s small boat hit a 40-tonne humpback whale and almost capsized, 79-year-old Tony Morgan remembers flying through the air, hitting the water and then — utter blackness. He thought he was about to drown as he inhaled a few gulps of sea water… Continue reading Man, 79, tossed into sea by humpback whale off Newfoundland