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The Canadian Coast Guard fired one of its captains on the grounds he “willfully” ignored a distress call about a sinking boat in cold and choppy P.E.I. waters, according to a recently posted federal labour board decision. “His misconduct was significant, both in terms of the reputation of the coast …
Read More »At least 53 killed after migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat …
Read More »Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed? The jury is still out, but the navy says no
The commander of the navy says there’s no reason — in circumstances outside of war — to arm Canada’s fleet of coast guard ships. And Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee tells CBC News that in the event of a conflict, there are potential ways the civilian vessels can be quickly given the …
Read More »‘Very unique’: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A pod of orcas surprised people on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast by swimming close to shore and …
Read More »Storm surge threat, higher tides trigger coastal flooding alert for B.C.’s South Coast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A coastal flooding alert is in place this weekend for B.C.’s South Coast, including Metro Vancouver …
Read More »U.S. says it has seized yet another oil tanker near Venezuela’s coast
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, …
Read More »Iran confirms it seized tanker carrying petrochemicals in Gulf waters off U.A.E. coast
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Iran confirmed on Saturday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters that was carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, …
Read More »Brazil’s climate credentials tested by search for oil off Amazon coast
At the river dock in Oiapoque, a frontier city near Brazil’s northern coast, Cleidiney Ribeiro steers his river boat into the water. “Progress is coming to Oiapoque,” he says with optimism, as he motors out an hour and a half to where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Cleidiney Ribeiro …
Read More »Young orcas ram boats off Portugal's coast, sinking one
Two boats were rammed by a pod of young orcas recently off the coast of Portugal. One of the boats sank. Experts say it was play behaviour, but the whales caused quite the fright. News Source link
Read More »Humpback whale tangled in fishing gear on B.C.’s coast freed after 3-day rescue
A humpback whale is swimming free after some major dedication and perseverance from rescuers on B.C.’s coast. The four-and-a-half-year-old whale was spotted tangled up in fishing gear on Thursday, Sept. 4, by vacationing coast guard employees out on a sailboat, according to Paul Cottrell, marine mammals coordinator with Fisheries and …
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