A man from the island of Dominica, located in the Caribbean, survived on the high seas on a sailboat for 24 days. The only food he had was bouillon cubes and ketchup. The Independent writes about it. “I had no food to eat.…
The Coast Guard near the Spanish city of Marbella rescued a man who fell from a cruise ship and drifted on the high seas for three days. Writes about this Lenta.ru. On Monday, August 24, the crew of the yacht "Estelar" noticed a man on the high seas, who of the last ...
While fishing on the pier, Texas resident Alyssa Ramirez decided that a clump of algae had become entangled in her net. Having pulled it out, the girl saw that the lump was squirming - she had caught a strange sea creature, which, as it turned out later, was very dangerous...
A tourist, who drifted for two days in the Aegean Sea, survived thanks to a small supply of candy. Kushila Stein from New Zealand was rescued on Sunday, November 3. Writes about this BBC. She spent 37 hours on an inflatable boat as she was carried away by the current. She has…
A Russian sailor, who was intoxicated, ran aground off the coast of Scotland, the British bulk carrier Lisblin Seaways. This was the conclusion reached by the Maritime Accident Investigation Department, which was investigating the circumstances of the shipwreck in early 2015. Dry cargo ship "Lisblin Seaways" with a deadweight of 7 thousand tons ran aground at full speed, poured into the sea ...
The commander of the Chinese naval forces, Admiral Wu Shengli, demanded that the United States stop "dangerous and provocative actions" in the South China Sea. The Chinese military leader made this statement on the eve of the videoconference with the American admiral John Richardson. The officers held talks to prevent conflicts after the American missile destroyer Lassen ...
Two sharks have been sighted near the shore in the Tobay Beach areas in Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York. The approach of sea predators made the vacationers rush to land in panic. According to witnesses, the size of the sharks reached almost two meters. They swam to the shore ...
The reforms to be carried out by the Greek government may directly affect tourism. In exchange for financial assistance from the European Union, Greece will have to implement a series of tough reforms. These will include tax increases, which will affect the tourism industry: for cafes and restaurants, the tax will increase ...
In Israel, on the sea coast from Ashkelon to Rosh HaNikra, giant jellyfish appeared. Warm currents and winds brought huge flocks of jellyfish. Because of this, swimming in the sea has become dangerous. Several dozen people in the Haifa and Krayot areas were burned by jellyfish ...
According to the American non-governmental organization Oceans Without Piracy, in 2014, about five thousand seafarers were attacked by pirates along the three busiest shipping routes. The organization's report notes that almost 90% of attacks in Southeast Asia result in the hijacking of ships. Wherein,…