Adrift Italian cruise ship towed to Seychelles
March 1st, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Victoria (Seychelles), March 1 (IANS) The Italian cruise liner Costa Allegra docked in Seychelles' Port Victoria Thursday, three days after it lost power some 260 miles off the archipelago's main ... Read more...
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Four bodies found aboard sunken ship
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Four bodies were found Wednesday aboard the cruise ship that sank off Italy's western coast bringing to 21 the number of dead in last month's tragedy.The ... Read more...
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Italy shipwreck: 23 Indian survivors return to Mumbai
January 20th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian survivors of the sunken Italian cruise ship 'Costa Concordia' arrived in Mumbai Thursday.While two members arrived in the afternoon, 21 others arrived in the ... Read more...
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Italian cruise tragedy: 17 Indians return, others on way
January 19th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Seventeen of over 200 Indians rescued from the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which hit a rock and sank off the coast of Italy last ... Read more...
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200 Indians passengers of capsized Italian liner returning
January 19th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The 200 Indians, who were rescued from the Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, which had hit a rock and sank off the coast of Italy ... Read more...
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Rescuers blast holes in Italian cruise liner
January 17th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti reported) Italian Navy specialists carried out two controlled explosions Tuesday to facilitate a search inside the cruise liner that capsized off the country's coast.The operation will ... Read more...
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Captain blamed for Italy cruise ship accident
January 17th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 17 (IANS/AKI) The head of the company that owns the cruise ship involved in a deadly accident off Italy's Tuscan coast has blamed the captain for the disaster."The ... Read more...
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Italian cruise ship captain detained
January 15th, 2012 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian prosecutors have detained the captain of the luxury ship cruiser that ran aground near the coast of Tuscany early Saturday, Italian media reported.The 290-metre-long, ... Read more...
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Toll in cruise ship accident off Italy rises to eight (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight people died in the early hours of Saturday after a cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast, media reports said.The 290-metre-long, 1,500-cabin Costa ... Read more...
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Shark kills elderly German tourist of Egyptian resort
December 6th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sharm-el-Sheikh (Egypt), Dec.6 (ANI): A 70-year-old German woman died after being savaged by a shark off the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday.The woman's right thigh and elbow were torn off ... Read more...
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Human noise population in oceans leading fish astray
August 4th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): Rising amount of human noise pollution in the ocean could lead fish away from good habitat and to their death, according to new research.Baby tropical fish rely on ... Read more...
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Hurricane winds will hit Bermuda on Wednesday
February 10th, 2010 - 4:57 am ICT by BNO News
BERMUDA (BNO NEWS) – Hurricane force winds are expected to sweep over the Island nation of Bermuda on Wednesday and Thursday, meteorologists said on Tuesday.Wednesday will likely start off with strong wind ... Read more...
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Coral reefs are hotspot for evolution, say scientists
January 8th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 8 (ANI): A new study has determined that coral reefs give rise to many more new species than other tropical marine habitats, thus making them the hotspot for evolution.According ... Read more...
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UK’s Sarah Outen becomes first woman to row across Indian Ocean
August 5th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.5 (ANI): Britain's Sarah Outen has become become the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean. She took nearly six months to achieve this feat.It was by no means ... Read more...
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Coral reefs more resistant to seaweed than previously thought
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): A new study by a team of marine scientists from the US and Australia has suggested that coral reefs appear to be more resistant to seaweed than previously ... Read more...
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Osama bin Laden applies for Best Job in the World!
February 4th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 4 (ANI): The Great Barrier Reefs dream job is attracting jobseekers from all over the world including the terrorism sector!A man claiming to be the world''s most wanted terrorist, ... Read more...
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Over 9000 people from 162 countries in race for Best Job in the World
January 29th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 29 (ANI): The Great Barrier Reefs dream job has attracted more than 9000 jobseekers from 162 countries, who would love to swim, snorkel and blog about it.Desperate to win ... Read more...
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130 migrants survive after ship sinks off Yemen (Lead)
January 18th, 2009 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), Jan 18 (DPA) At least 130 passengers managed to swim ashore after a ship with around 300 Somali and Ethiopian migrants capsized off the coast of Yemen Saturday, Yemeni coast ... Read more...
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Oz woman gets tattoo to land Best Job in the World
January 15th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Desperate win the "Best Job in the World", thousands of jobseekers are seen bragging, begging, singing, and even getting tattooed to become Great Barrier Reefs new caretaker. ... Read more...
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New Manta Ray species discovered
August 2nd, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new Manta Ray species that is a highly migratory animal wandering the worlds seas.Manta rays are graceful giants in the ray family ... Read more...
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