VIA – MSNBC ‘Titanic’-like scene: Passengers recount panic on cruise ship that ran aground off Italy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy By NBC, msnbc.com staff and news services NBC’s Claudio Lavanga reports. PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Survivors from a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped … Continue reading 'Titanic'-like scene: Passengers recount panic on cruise ship that ran aground off Italy
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Star skier Sarah Burke seriously hurt in fall
VIA – MSN FOX SPORTS Star skier Burke seriously hurt in fall Updated Jan 10, 2012 9:07 PM ET Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital Tuesday after being seriously injured while training on the superpipe. The Canadian freestyle team sent a Twitter message Tuesday afternoon saying Burke had … Continue reading Star skier Sarah Burke seriously hurt in fall
Monster from the deep… on the Norfolk coast: 40ft sperm whale washes up on Christmas Eve
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Monster from the deep… on the Norfolk coast: 40ft sperm whale washes up on Christmas Eve It is believed the mammal was dead before it was washed up on the beach By Charles Walford Last updated at 2:03 PM on 28th December 2011 A 40ft sperm whale has been washed … Continue reading Monster from the deep… on the Norfolk coast: 40ft sperm whale washes up on Christmas Eve
BC's Japan Tsunami Debris Problem
Maybe Japan could pay the whaling ships or use some of the relief funds they are using to whale on cleaning up the garbage? BC’s Japan Tsunami Debris Problem Tuesday, 27 December 2011 Trevor Williams Image courtesy U.S. Navy. Debris from the March 11th 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami is rapidly approaching the BC coastline … Continue reading BC's Japan Tsunami Debris Problem
Orcas, sharks in feeding frenzy
VIA – STUFF CO NZ Orcas, sharks in feeding frenzy ALEX FENSOME Last updated 05:00 28/12/2011 WASHED UP: A bloodied shark washed ashore on Blue Cliffs Beach as orcas just off the coast hunted on Boxing Day. Boxing Day at Blue Cliffs Beach, near Tuatapere in Southland, turned into a feeding frenzy, as a pod … Continue reading Orcas, sharks in feeding frenzy
Surf-forecasting pioneer Collins dies
VIA – ESPN Frank Quirarte – RIP Sean Collins, 1952-2011. Surf-forecasting pioneer Collins dies By Jake Howard ESPN.com Archive The surf world is in mourning Monday evening as word of Surfline founder Sean Collins’ passing is reverberating around the globe. Collins died Monday afternoon near his home in Seal Beach, Calif., according to the Orange … Continue reading Surf-forecasting pioneer Collins dies
Surf legend Sean Collins dies @SurfLine
RIP Sean, thanks for being such a rad dude… VIA – SIGNS ON SAN DIEGO Sean Collins founded Surfline.com of Huntington Beach, a forecasting service that is widely used by surfers in San Diego County. — Orange County Register/Surfline Surf legend Sean Collins dies Written by Gary Robbins :07 p.m., Dec. 26, 2011 Updated 6:48 … Continue reading Surf legend Sean Collins dies @SurfLine
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Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
Ventura surfer does trick never seen in contest to benefit cancer victims
VIA – VC STAR Ventura surfer does double duty to win event By Gareth Dodd Posted September 18, 2011 at 9 p.m. A local surfer used a maneuver never seen at the California Street Longboard Classic to win his division and a bunch of oddball surfers in strange costumes helped raise money for a cancer … Continue reading Ventura surfer does trick never seen in contest to benefit cancer victims
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Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff
VIA – MERCURY NEWS Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff By Jessica M. Pasko [email protected] Posted: 04/19/2012 05:01:43 PM PDT Updated: 04/19/2012 05:01:45 PM PDT DAVENPORT — A 56-year-old man was rescued from a cliff after becoming stranded Wednesday night. The man was windsurfing in the Davenport Landing area that … Continue reading Wind surfer stranded, rescued from Davenport cliff