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Orcas Attack And Sink 50-Foot Sailing Yacht Near Morocco
Maritime experts have not yet understood the reason why orcas attack these ships.
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Atlantic Ocean Faces Fiery Future: Subduction Zone to Spark 'Ring of Fire' in 20 Million Years
A modelling study indicates that a dormant subduction zone beneath the Gibraltar Strait is indeed active and might breach into the Atlantic Ocean in approximately 20 million years, potentially establishing an Atlantic equivalent of the "Ring of Fire.
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Killer Whales Wreak Havoc: Polish Yacht Destroyed By Orca Pod In High Seas Encounter
Reportedly, these marine giants, reaching over 30 feet and weighing 22,000 pounds, relentlessly struck the yacht's steering fin for 45 minutes.
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Sailor Recalls Attack By Killer Whales: "Threw Yacht Around Like Rag Doll"
Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family and belong to the suborder of toothed whales known as odontocetes.
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Indian Crew Of Iran Oil Tanker 'Safe' In Gibraltar: 10 Point Update
The foreign ministry has reached out to both Iranian and British authorities seeking the release and repatriation of the 42 Indian nationals caught in the middle of a standoff between the two countries. The UK seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, earlier this month. Weeks later, Iran responded by seizin...
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Spain Rescues 29 Migrants, Searches for 22 Missing
Spain's coastguard said Friday it had plucked 29 migrants from an inflatable boat in the Mediterranean Sea and were looking for several passengers believed missing after the vessel ran into stormy weather.
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Spain Picks up Almost 1,000 African Migrants in Two Days
Spanish emergency services picked up 755 immigrants travelling in dozens of small boats and makeshift rafts across the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday and 227 from the same stretch of water the day before, the Maritime Safety Agency said.
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Quadruple amputee plans swim from Europe to Africa
Just days after swimming across the English Channel, quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon is already dreaming of a new challenge: crossing from Europe to Africa in the Strait of Gibraltar.Croizon, who swims using leg prostheses with fins attached, also has an inspirational message for anyone discouraged or facing difficulties."You only need to want (...
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Orcas Attack And Sink 50-Foot Sailing Yacht Near Morocco
Maritime experts have not yet understood the reason why orcas attack these ships.
-
Atlantic Ocean Faces Fiery Future: Subduction Zone to Spark 'Ring of Fire' in 20 Million Years
A modelling study indicates that a dormant subduction zone beneath the Gibraltar Strait is indeed active and might breach into the Atlantic Ocean in approximately 20 million years, potentially establishing an Atlantic equivalent of the "Ring of Fire.
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Killer Whales Wreak Havoc: Polish Yacht Destroyed By Orca Pod In High Seas Encounter
Reportedly, these marine giants, reaching over 30 feet and weighing 22,000 pounds, relentlessly struck the yacht's steering fin for 45 minutes.
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Sailor Recalls Attack By Killer Whales: "Threw Yacht Around Like Rag Doll"
Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family and belong to the suborder of toothed whales known as odontocetes.
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Indian Crew Of Iran Oil Tanker 'Safe' In Gibraltar: 10 Point Update
The foreign ministry has reached out to both Iranian and British authorities seeking the release and repatriation of the 42 Indian nationals caught in the middle of a standoff between the two countries. The UK seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, earlier this month. Weeks later, Iran responded by seizin...
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Spain Rescues 29 Migrants, Searches for 22 Missing
Spain's coastguard said Friday it had plucked 29 migrants from an inflatable boat in the Mediterranean Sea and were looking for several passengers believed missing after the vessel ran into stormy weather.
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Spain Picks up Almost 1,000 African Migrants in Two Days
Spanish emergency services picked up 755 immigrants travelling in dozens of small boats and makeshift rafts across the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday and 227 from the same stretch of water the day before, the Maritime Safety Agency said.
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Quadruple amputee plans swim from Europe to Africa
Just days after swimming across the English Channel, quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon is already dreaming of a new challenge: crossing from Europe to Africa in the Strait of Gibraltar.Croizon, who swims using leg prostheses with fins attached, also has an inspirational message for anyone discouraged or facing difficulties."You only need to want (...
