Deaths of U.S. Coast Guard members at Alaska base likely homicides
April 14th, 2012 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- The shooting deaths of two U.S. Coast Guard members at a communications station on Kodiak Island off Alaska are likely the result of a double homicide ... Read more...
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Two U.S. Marines rescued after fighter jet crashes off San Diego, CA
August 11th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two U.S. Marines were rescued safely after their fighter jet crashed off Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday night, officials said.The two marines, who are based in ... Read more...
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Enterprise Petroleum Plant Fire Scares Neighborhood
February 9th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Enterprise Products Petroleum plant at Mont Belvieu that has been ravaged by a series of powerful explosion and fire is hogging headlines. The neighborhood ... Read more...
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Carnival Splendor Left Stranded Near Coast Of Mexico
November 9th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Carnival Splendor, the largest ship of the noted Carnival Cruise Lines caught fire early morning today and thereafter the gigantic vessel was left motionless near ... Read more...
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Six missing after going on fishing trip off New Jersey
October 11th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by BNO News
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said it is searching for six people who went missing after going on a fishing trip off the coast ... Read more...
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U.S. Coast Guard says six missing off the coast of New Jersey
October 11th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by BNO News
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said it is searching for six people who went missing after going on a fishing trip off the coast ... Read more...
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Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens killed in Alaska plane crash, fate of ex-NASA head unknown
August 11th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens was killed on early Monday evening when a small plane crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska, his family ... Read more...
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Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens killed in Alaska plane crash
August 11th, 2010 - 1:30 am ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens was killed on Monday when his aircraft crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska, CNN reported on Tuesday.CNN said ... Read more...
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Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, former NASA head O’Keefe aboard crashed plane in Alaska
August 11th, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- A plane carrying eight to nine people crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska on early Monday evening, officials said on Tuesday. Former U.S. ... Read more...
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Vessel carrying Lankan Tamil refugees heading for Canada
July 31st, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver (Canada), July 31 (ANI): A vessel believed to be carrying over 200 suspected Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers could arrive in British Columbia in the next three weeks.CTV News and the ... Read more...
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BP Receives Fourth Bill Of $99.7 Million From The White House
July 14th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The oil giant BP has received another Bill of $99.7 Million from the White House, which is the fourth bill. This amount is for ... Read more...
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Teenager California sailor Abby Sunderland found alive
June 11th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by BNO News
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- 16-year-old American sailor Abby Sunderland was found alive on Friday, a day after her distress beacon was activated and a massive search and rescue operation had launched ... Read more...
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NASA’s ICESCAPE to study impacts of climate change on Arctic
June 9th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): NASA's first dedicated oceanographic field campaign kicks off June 15 to probe the effect of climate change on the Arctic.The "Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of ... Read more...
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NASA to undertake new mission to study arctic climate change
June 9th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – NASA on Tuesday said it will be taking an up-close look at how changing conditions in the Arctic are affecting the ocean's chemistry and ecosystems that play ... Read more...
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Obama wants to kick ‘ass’ of real oil spill culprit
June 8th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun 8 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is consulting with experts to find out who is the real culprit for the oil spill accident in the Gulf of Mexico."I ... Read more...
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Progress reported in efforts to stop the BP’s oil spill
June 6th, 2010 - 2:27 am ICT by BNO News
THEODORE, ALABAMA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Saturday said that progress was made in effors to slow the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill off Alabama's coast.BP captured ... Read more...
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Gulf Coast Poison Centers respond to oil spill
June 4th, 2010 - 3:18 am ICT by BNO News
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) – More than 100 people have called Gulf region poison centers since the Deepwater Horizon oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, the ... Read more...
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At least 9 Oil spill cleanup workers fell sick
May 31st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Orleans, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The workers who were working to clean up the oil spill are falling sick. As a result of the chemicals and the devastating oil spill, the ... Read more...
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NASA develops new technology to enhance search and rescue operations
May 25th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): NASA has developed new technology that will more quickly identify the locations of people in distress and reduce the risk of rescuers.The Search and Rescue Mission Office at ... Read more...
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U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency and Coast Guard to hold news conference on next steps to combat oil spill
May 25th, 2010 - 2:10 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry will hold a press briefing on Monday afternoon to discuss BP’s ... Read more...
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Coast Guard rescues two from burning motor yacht off Los Angeles
May 22nd, 2010 - 3:08 am ICT by BNO News
SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people from a burning motor yacht off Los Angeles on Friday, the agency said.A 25-foot Response Boat from Coast Guard ... Read more...
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Florida Keys tar balls not linked to BP oil leak
May 19th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by BNO News
KEY WEST, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- According to Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory tests, the tar balls discovered on Florida Keys shoreline on Tuesday were not from the Deepwater Horizon oil ... Read more...
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Two dead after small plane crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida
May 16th, 2010 - 6:02 am ICT by BNO News
NETTLE ISLAND, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on late Saturday morning when their small plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida, authorities said.St. Lucie County emergency operators received ... Read more...
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Florida establishes the Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force
May 11th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by BNO News
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Tuesday signed Executive Order 10-101 that establishes the Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force to support Florida businesses and industries in ... Read more...
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BP will offer training with OSHA and U.S. Coast Guard to help prepare those interested for shoreline cleanup
May 11th, 2010 - 4:51 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – BP will offer training in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Coast Guard to properly prepare those interested in participating in ... Read more...
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RAW — Update on Administration-wide response efforts in the Gulf Coast
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:00 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Officials on Saturday released the following statement regarding the Administration-wide response efforts in the Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill."The response to the BP Oil Spill ... Read more...
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Oil spill threatens shipping along Gulf Coast
May 1st, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now posing a danger to the progress of ships along the Gulf coast. The ... Read more...
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Second drilling rig overturns in Louisiana
May 1st, 2010 - 4:26 am ICT by BNO News
MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that a drilling ring has overturned in the Charenton navigational canal near Morgan City, Louisiana.The rig has a 20,000-gallon diesel ... Read more...
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US Coast Guard says Gulf oil spill to make landfall Friday
April 30th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday said that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will make landfall on late Friday.White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said BP ... Read more...
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At least 12 missing after explosion on oil rig in Gulf of Mexico
April 21st, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 12 people were missing and seven were critically injured after an explosion and fire aboard a mobile offshore drilling unit in the Gulf of ... Read more...
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Oil Rig Blast Off Coast Of La: Critical Injuries & Missing
April 21st, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf Coast has left at least 11 missing and seven critically injured, according to the U.S Coast Guard, CNN reports. ... Read more...
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Bomb Threat On-board Carnival Cruise Ship
March 30th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In reports which were made by the U.S.Coast Guard, one Carnival Cruise turned very scary this past weekend. In the very early morning hours of Sunday, a frightening ... Read more...
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Virginia man causes massive emergency response after Carnival cruise ship bomb threat
March 29th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA (THAINDIAN NEWS) -- A 31-year-old Virginia man who was shouting "we are Jihad" and threatened with a bomb aboard a cruise ship was arrested at a ... Read more...
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Secretary Napolitano delivers remarks at the women in law enforcement ceremony
March 25th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed her remarks on Wednesday to female law enforcement agents and officers from across the Department at the U.S. ... Read more...
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Shipping firm to pay $10 million for oil spill and cover up
February 20th, 2010 - 4:47 am ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – Fleet Management Ltd. was ordered on Friday to pay $10 million after its role in causing the Cosco Busan oil spill and a subsequent cover-up, prosecutors ... Read more...
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