A Spanish tourist is missing at sea after a Turkish tour boat caught fire and sank in the Aegean region of the Mediterranean. Turkish officials say 18 tourists and five crew jumped into the water after flames engulfed the ship on its way from the Turkish resort of Marmaris on Wednesday night. Rescue boats evacuated [...]
The Coast Guard says it’s not giving up hope in the search for a 16-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man believed to have been aboard an amphibious sightseeing boat that flipped over and sank on the Delaware River in Philadelphia yesterday.
A tropical depression slamming into parts of Mexico isn’t taking aim at the massive Gulf oil spill β for now β though any system can quickly change course and send cleanup efforts grinding to a halt. The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are mind-boggling even in ideal conditions. Things [...]
The U.S. Government says it won’t take over oil clean-up operations in the Gulf of Mexico from BP. Washington had criticised the oil giant for being too slow in its crisis management efforts. BP is pinning its hopes of stopping the gusher on yet another technique never tested 1,500 metres underwater: a ‘top kill’ in [...]
With rescue teams searching the area in the Gulf of Mexico by helicopter and boat, conflicting reports emerged about the status of the missing workers. A spokesman for Plaquemines Parish said they had been found by rescuers before noon Central time, but the Coast Guard said they were still missing. βItβs a little bit difficult [...]