Russell Crowe rescued by coast guard
September 4th, 2012 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Actor Russell Crowe was involved in a dramatic sea rescue after a kayaking trip went wrong.The "Gladiator" star and a friend paddled out to ... Read more...
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One killed as drug plane makes forced landing in Honduras
July 4th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 4 (IANS/EFE) One person was killed and another injured Tuesday when their small plane loaded with cocaine made a forced landing near the eastern Honduran town of Catacamas, ... Read more...
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US seizes $26 mn cocaine shipment
July 4th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Miami, July 4 (IANS/EFE) The US Coast Guard has announced that it had seized a shipment of more than 900 kg of cocaine valued at more than $26 million in ... Read more...
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Dominican Republic shipwreck toll rises to 16
February 6th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, Feb 6 (IANS/EFE) The toll in the shipwreck off the northeastern Dominican Republic has risen to 16, a navy spokesperson said Sunday."We have recovered five bodies, four men ... Read more...
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US forces rescue six more Iranian sailors
January 11th, 2012 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US forces have rescued six more Iranian sailors in distress after freeing 13 Iranians from pirates earlier this week, the Pentagon said Tuesday.The rescue took place ... Read more...
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Honduran police find burnt aircraft
December 20th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 20 (IANS/EFE) A small twin-engine airplane suspected of being used to smuggle cocaine was found burned in the Caribbean province of Colon, Honduran police said.Though first detected in ... Read more...
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Seven tonnes of cocaine found in submarine
July 31st, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), July 31 (IANS/EFE) A huge consignment of cocaine - 7.3 tonnes - has been found in a submarine off the coast of Honduras in the Caribbean, a top ... Read more...
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Cocaine found on submarine in Honduran waters
July 30th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 30 (IANS/EFE) Honduran authorities and the US Coast Guard found 2.5 tonnes of cocaine aboard a small submarine that was scuttled by its crew off the Central American ... Read more...
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“Poor safety culture” onboard Deepwater Horizon led to last year’s massive Gulf oil spill
April 23rd, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): The US Coast Guard has revealed that a "poor safety culture" and "safety management system failures" aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had contributed to an explosion, which ... Read more...
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Pawan Hans receives Eurocopters’s 1,000th Dauphin (With Image)
April 19th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Eurocopter Tuesday delivered to Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited(PHHL) the 1,000th twin-engined medium-lift Dauphin chopper the European helicopter major has manufactured. The AS365-N3 is especially configured for ... Read more...
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Investigation report blames failure of ‘blowout preventer’ for Gulf of Mexico oil spill
March 24th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Houston, Mar 24(ANI): A buckled section of drill pipe prevented a blowout preventer from properly sealing to stop last year's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a report released by ... Read more...
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Japan tsunami waves crush boats on US coast
March 12th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.12 (ANI): Tsunami waves from Japan's massive earthquake have damaged boats on the US West Coast and left one man missing after racing thousands of miles across the Pacific.Cindy Henderson, ... Read more...
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Fire Hit Carnival Splendor Being Rescued By Tug Boats
November 10th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The carnival Splendor which was hit by a fire that led to the power outage and a stalemate situation is about to be rescued. The ... Read more...
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Disastrous BP oil well finally killed
September 20th, 2010 - 7:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (DPA) The final seal on BP PLC's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is finally complete, the US official in charge of the disaster said Sunday.
Five ... Read more...
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Seal completed on BP’s Gulf of Mexico disaster well
September 19th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (DPA) The final seal on BP's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is complete, the US official in charge of the disaster said Sunday.
Five months after the ... Read more...
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13 rescued after Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion
September 3rd, 2010 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (DPA) An offshore oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard said.
All 13 rig workers abandoning the rig and were ... Read more...
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BP to pour cement into damaged well
August 5th, 2010 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (DPA) BP Plc got the green light late Wednesday to inject cement down the pipe into its damaged well - the next step in sealing off the Gulf of ... Read more...
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Greenpeace founder Dorothy Stowe is dead
July 24th, 2010 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, July 24 (IANS) Greenpeace founder Dorothy Stowe died here Friday. She was 89.
She and her husband founded the environmental movement here in 1971 along with Jim Bohlen who also died ... Read more...
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Sharks near US beaches create panic
July 18th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 18 (IANS) Reports of the appearance of two, five-foot-long sharks near three beaches in New Jersey have created panic among the people.
The two sharks were seen Thursday about 50 ... Read more...
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Urgent:Teen Sailor Abby Sunderland Feared Lost; Emergency Rescue Launched
June 11th, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Abby Sunderland, the sixteen year old who is hoping to be the youngest sailor to ever circumnavigate the world alone is feared to be lost at sea, after her crew ... Read more...
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Clam Boat Pulls Up Canisters, Off New York, Leading To Widespread Ailments
June 8th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
The US Coast Guard has uttered that a fishing boat that was scouring for clams off New York has pulled up 10 canisters. One of the canisters crumbled. This was responsible for ... Read more...
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Clam Boat Canisters Make Crewmen Fall Sick
June 8th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by GD
A fishing boat which had been dredging for clams back at the Long Island of New York accidentally netted 10 canisters. Out of them, one was broken and it released a ... Read more...
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Obama extends drilling halt as top-kill stops oil leak
May 28th, 2010 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (DPA) US President Barack Obama extended a moratorium on new deepwater offshore drilling Thursday as oil giant BP's critical top-kill operation had likely temporarily stopped an oil leak ... Read more...
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BP’s top-kill operation temporarily stops oil leak (Lead)
May 27th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (DPA) Oil giant BP's top-kill operation was proceeding as expected Thursday and may have already succeeded in temporarily plugging the leak at a ruptured oil well at the bottom ... Read more...
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BREAKING: BP ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Says ‘Top Kill’ Method Has Stopped Oil Leak
May 27th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A wire which was read by Fox News from the United States Coast Guard has stated that the 'Top Kill' method which they had used in an attempt ... Read more...
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Tense wait as BP says no news on top-kill operation
May 27th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (DPA) Oil giant BP, watching tensely with the rest of the world, said Thursday that so far it had no news to report about the risky attempt to ... Read more...
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BP begins top-kill operation to curb oil leak
May 27th, 2010 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (DPA) BP Wednesday began a long-awaited operation intended to seal off its ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, raising hope after five weeks of massive crude oil ... Read more...
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BP working on new approach as Obama loses patience
May 15th, 2010 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 15 (DPA) BP hoped to start siphoning crude oil out of a ruptured well by Saturday, pending its success in inserting a smaller pipe into a larger one to ... Read more...
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US oil rigs inspect their own key safety equipment
May 12th, 2010 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
New Orleans (US), May 12 (DPA) Government regulators are not required to conduct independent reviews of an oil rig's blow-out preventer, the fail-safe mechanism that failed to seal off the well ... Read more...
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Investigation begins into Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 11th, 2010 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (DPA) Energy company BP grappled with containing a massive oil leak on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as officials prepared to open investigations Tuesday into the ... 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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Dome Lowered In The Sea To Cap The Oil Spill
May 8th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): To manage the oil spill from getting closer to the coastal zones, employees on Friday lowered an enormous dome into the position over the oil ... Read more...
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BP caps first of three leaks in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 5th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (DPA) British Petroleum (BP) has stopped the flow in one of three leaks in the Gulf of Mexico oil rupture, the US Coast Guard said.
"They were able to patch ... Read more...
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President Obama to tour oil spill disaster area
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Venice (US), May 2 (DPA) US President Barack Obama was headed to Louisiana Sunday to survey the oil spill from a damaged off-shore well and the efforts to battle an environmental ... Read more...
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Major oil leak in Gulf of Mexico
April 27th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A considerable oil spill was threatening in the Gulf of Mexico as the US Coast Guard officials corroborated on Saturday that the well at the ... Read more...
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