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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 …
Read More »U.S. Coast Guard releases damning report on OceanGate, 2 years after fatal Titan implosion
Two years after the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible, the United States Coast Guard has released the results of its investigation. (Galafilm Productions) The United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation has released its final report on the company responsible for operating the Titan submersible, which imploded two years ago while attempting …
Read More »Orcas off B.C. coast face ‘high probability of extinction’ if conditions don’t change: report
A new report from a group of more than 30 experts says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is showing no sign of recovery under current conditions. There is an “urgent need for more robust actions” to save the southern resident killer …
Read More »B.C. Premier Eby says he’s not opposed to privately backed oil pipeline to north coast
As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a crude oil pipeline to British Columbia’s north coast, B.C. Premier David Eby says he’s not simply saying no. Instead, Eby said he’s against the public funding of such a pipeline. “What I don’t support is tens of billions of dollars in federal …
Read More »Judge orders rethink of preservation plan for endangered piping plovers on East Coast – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 3, 2025 11:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A federal judge has ordered Ottawa to rethink its strategy to preserve an endangered shorebird. In a decision released yesterday, Justice Richard Southcott sent the piping plover …
Read More »6 killed, 39 rescued after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast
Six Russians died on Thursday and 39 foreign tourists were rescued when a viewing submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the local governor’s office said on Facebook, adding that no passengers or crew were still missing. The Russian consulate in Hurghada said the submarine, named “SINDBAD,” had 45 Russian tourists on board, in addition to …
Read More »South Africa Air Show Plane Crash Video Update | Saldanha West Coast | साउथ अफ्रीका में एयर शो के दौरान प्लेन क्रैश… VIDEO: पायलट की मौत; हादसे के दौरान गोता लगाता दिखा प्लेन
केप टाउन21 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक एयर शो के दौरान प्लेन हादसे का फुटेज। साउथ अफ्रीका के सलदान्हा शहर में वेस्ट कोस्ट एयर शो के दौरान प्लेन क्रैश होने से पायलट की मौत हो गई। शनिवार को हुए इस हादसे का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल है। वीडियो फुटेज में …
Read More »An oil tanker and a cargo vessel have collided off England’s coast, authorities say
An oil tanker and a cargo ship have collided off the coast of eastern England and a rescue operation is underway, Britain’s coast guard said Monday. Several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane and …
Read More »‘Rare’ cyclone Alfred swirls off Australia’s east coast, residents urged to evacuate
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling toward Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon. Storm warnings on Wednesday stretched for more than 500 kilometres across the coast in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, impacting millions …
Read More »Tsunami warning cancelled after quake off northern California coast, no threat to B.C.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit off a sparsely populated stretch of northern California coast on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning that was later cancelled. Emergency Info B.C. says there is “no tsunami threat to B.C.” No deaths or injuries were reported. There were no …
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