Tag: Seals

Spectacular Underwater World in the Northwest of France

Some have called the coast of Brittany the Riviera of the North. The many coves with white sandy beaches appear to be idyllic, but the Atlantic here in the northwest of France is rarely calm. The tidal range can be up to six meters; that is up to three times as high as on the…


Photos: Photographer’s Dream Encounter With Seal Pup in Russia’s Freezing Lake Baikal

The setting was Russia’s frozen Lake Baikal, and photographer Dmitry Kokh was diving deep under the endless cover of ice. Below him, the lake stretched a full kilometer down. His mission was epic, and lonely—until he spotted the little face of a seal pup emerging from its icy burrow. At once, he had the precious…


Former US Navy Sailor Sentenced to 30 Months for Exporting Military Equipment to China

A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring with her husband to illegally ship export-controlled sensitive military equipment to China for profit, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Dec. 21. Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, 37, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was a logistics specialist for the…


Navy SEALs Sue Biden Admin Over Denial of Religious Exemptions to Vaccine

Several dozen Navy SEALs and sailors filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for denying them religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the military, according to a legal group that filed the complaint on their behalf. The unnamed SEALs and sailors, who filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court in…


Navy SEALs Sue Biden Admin Over Denial of Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate

Several dozen Navy SEALs and sailors filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for denying them religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the military, according to a legal group that filed the complaint on their behalf. The unnamed SEALs and sailors, who filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court in…