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Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of its missing crew. It was the second Greek bulk carrier sunk this week by the …
Read More »Scientists thought this Antarctic sea floor would be barren. But it’s teeming with life
As It Happens5:29Scientists thought this Antarctic sea floor would be barren. But it’s teeming with life When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing …
Read More »U.K. police arrest cargo ship’s captain on suspicion of manslaughter in North Sea collision
The ship’s captain arrested in connection with a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the German company that owns the vessel said on Wednesday. The Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate, a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, on Monday. A …
Read More »Russian-linked ships are suspected of sabotage in the Baltic Sea. Some say it may be just the beginning
Finland says it has found more than two dozen serious deficiencies aboard the impounded Eagle S, a ship that was carrying Russian oil and is accused of deliberately dragging its anchor in the Baltic Sea on Dec. 25, damaging an underwater power line and four telecommunication cables. On Tuesday, Finnish …
Read More »Cape Breton coastal communities concerned as climate change eliminating sea ice in Gulf
Ice has been steadily disappearing from the Gulf of St. Lawrence — record low levels were recorded last winter — and federal officials say it could be gone altogether within 20 years. Officials say it’s a clear sign of global warming and it’s raising concerns about the effects on the shoreline …
Read More »‘The sea took all of our things’: Floodwaters devastate beach encampment in Khan Younis
Just two days after taking out a loan to set up a makeshift home in a tent encampment for his family, Mohammed Kark felt water at his feet as the family was sleeping Sunday night. “All of a sudden I saw the ocean attacking me and my kids and people …
Read More »16 missing after tourist yacht sinks in the Red Sea, Egyptian officials say
A tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea on Monday after warnings of rough waters and 16 people were missing, Egyptian officials said. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some …
Read More »Recent deadly strikes on ships in Black Sea could scare away commercial traffic, warn analysts
After three cargo ships were hit in Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian ports this week, killing at least 10 and injuring several others, maritime analysts are warning that ship operators could start refusing to transit that stretch of the Black Sea due to the increased threat. “If attacks continue, it will eventually …
Read More »Sea Bears season comes to an end with loss to Surge in West Play-In Game – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There would be no playoff roars from the Winnipeg Sea Bears this postseason. The Sea Bears fell 84-82 to the Calgary Surge in the CEBL Western Conference Play-In Game Friday night and their season is over. It was a valiant effort for …
Read More »Winnipeg Sea Bears clinch playoff spot for second year in a row – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Sea Bears are going back to the post-season for the second year in a row. The Sea Bears overcame a double-digit deficit to beat the Calgary Surge 111-104 to claim their playoff spot on Tuesday. The Sea Bears trailed by …
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