Category: sink

Instant Hot Fans Let Off Some Steam

By Ed Del Grande From Tribune News Service Q: Hi Ed: Read your previous article on filling an extra hole in a kitchen sink. You recommended a beverage faucet as one of the solutions. How could you not mention installing an instant hot unit? Please supply us with some instant info! — Freddy, Canada A:…


Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, authorities said. Rescuers were trying to account for all of the vessel’s 30 crew members. Capt. Nizar Qaddoura, operations manager of the company that owns the ship, told The…


Ship Sinks Off Madagascar Coast: 17 Dead and 68 Missing

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar—A cargo ship illegally carrying 130 passengers sank off Madagascar’s northeastern coast, killing at least 17 people and leaving 68 missing, officials said Monday. At least 45 people have been rescued from the waters of the Indian Ocean, according to a report from the Maritime and River Port Agency. The ship, Francia, had left…


Nineteen Killed as Boat Sinks on Southern Coast of Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Nineteen Haitians died when a boat transporting them between the southern coastal settlements of Anse-a-Pitre and Marigot sank in the early hours of Saturday morning, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Twitter. Local media quoted a survivor identified as Marie Lucienne Pola as saying the boat, which was used for transporting gas, cement, food, and…