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Severe drought forces authorities to bar the biggest ships into the canal in Panama
The Panama Canal. (Graham Chadwick/ALLSPORT, Getty Images) Panama will temporarily limit the size of ships using the waterway because drought has lowered water levels in Gatun and Alhajuela lakes. The Panama Canal Authority said Friday the restrictions take effect…
Red Alert Issued For Approaching Super Typhoon Soudelor to China
Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in the town of Hsiulin in eastern Hualien county at 4..40am (0640 AEST) Saturday morning, bringing fierce winds and torrential rain. Forecasters had predicted the storm would have maximum sustained winds at landfall of about…
Typhoon Soudelor threatens China after leaving 6 dead and 4 missing in Taiwan
A man passes a damaged structure from Typhoon Soudelor in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Soudelor brought heavy rains and strong winds to the island Saturday with winds speeds over 170 km per hour (100 mph) and gusts over…
Dramatic pictures show rescue from fire and ‘explosion’ on Lake Baikal tourist boat, Russia
All those on board – including foreigners – escaped the inferno into life rafts or plucked to safety by a passing yacht called Princess. Picture: Ilya Filippenko Raging flames engulf vessel in ten minutes, but 122 passengers escape safely in…
Boat explosion badly injures 1 in Naples, Florida, USA
A man is in the hospital after suffering burns to his arms and face in a boat explosion. Fire officials say the boat was in for a routine maintenance at Absolute Performance located on Exchange Avenue. “Apparently there…
Oil tanker catches fire off Shanghai, one dead
Oil tanker Ye Chi (45,740dwt, built 2009), operated by China Shipping Group’s oil shipping arm China Shipping Tanker, caught fire yesterday afternoon off Dayangshan Island, Shanghai. Five crew members were injured and one died after been sent to hospital,…
Boat Explosion Injures 6 On The River Thames , UK
Six people, including a three-year-old boy, have been taken to hospital following a boat explosion on the Thames. The explosion occurred at about 12.40pm at Bray Lock in Taplow, near Maidenhead. A police spokesman said: “A man and…
OIL SPILL ALERT IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, USA
Coast Guard crews are monitoring an oil spill that occurred when a tugboat struck a pier in northern New Jersey. The spill at the International-Matex Tank Terminal in Bayonne was reported around 10 p.m. Saturday to watchstanders at Coast…