Tag: coast

Italian Police Net Record 5-tonne Cocaine Haul Off Sicilian Coast

ROME—Italian authorities have seized a record 5.3 tonne cocaine haul being transferred between ships off the southern coast of Sicily, police said on Friday. The consignment had an estimated value of 850 million euros ($946 million) and five people have been arrested, the Guardia di Finanza said in a statement. Police had been tracking a…


Coast Guard Suspends Search for 3 People Reported Aboard Downed Plane Off San Diego

SAN DIEGO—Rescues crews have suspended their search for three people who were aboard a Learjet that plunged into the Pacific Ocean about a mile from a Navy-owned island off the coast of San Diego, U.S. officials said Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews along with U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Customs and Border…


Kilwa: The Forgotten History of the Swahili People | Arkeo Ep28

Along the eastern coast of Africa, the Swahili people have long intrigued scientists. It is believed that between the 10th and 15th centuries, the Swahili erected dozens of stone-built opulent cities in this area. …


California’s Wild Coast

Soar with the seabirds over the wild and beautiful north coast of California. The rugged coastline of Mendocino is a vast wilderness full of wildlife, sea caves, bird colonies, and crashing waves that can only be fully appreciated from an aerial view. …


Coast Guard Members Still Fighting Vaccine Mandate Encouraged to Consider Joining Class Action Lawsuit

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard who sought a religious accommodation request (RAR) from the U.S. Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine mandate and were denied are encouraged to consider joining a class action lawsuit filed by Thomas More Society. The Chicago-based nonprofit legal organization filed a class action lawsuit against the Coast Guard, Stone et…


1 Dead, 2 Injured in Helicopter Crash Off Louisiana Coast

NEW ORLEANS—One person died in a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast, and two survivors were reported in critical condition, authorities said Thursday. The crash was reported Wednesday evening south of Morgan City. An oil rig crew boat spotted the two survivors in a raft and a Coast Guard Jayhawk MH60…


Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing at Least 9, Flooding Low-Lying Areas

DHAKA—A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees, and disrupting road, power, and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known after…


Europe Storms: Ships Collide Off Dutch Coast; Crew Evacuated

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Rescue helicopters evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless in a wind turbine park off the Dutch North Sea coast Monday after it collided with another ship and began taking on water during a powerful storm, emergency services said. The collision happened as Storm Corrie lashed parts…


New South Wales Sees Spike in Coastal Drownings This Summer, Warning for Australia Day

The New South Wales (NSW) Government is urging beachgoers to be responsible for their own safety ahead of the Australia Day holiday (Jan.26) after an increase in coastal drownings so far this summer. According to a media release on Saturday, since Dec.1, 15 coastal deaths and drownings have occurred, which is two up from the…


Coast Guard Retiring Key Ocean Science Vessel, Replacement Delayed yet Again

OTTAWA—The federal government says it is being forced to retire one of the country’s most important science vessels, even as work on its replacement has hit yet another snag. The Canadian Coast Guard announced this afternoon that age has finally caught up to the 59-year-old CCGS Hudson, and the science vessel is being decommissioned. The…