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'Titanic'-like scene: Passengers recount panic on cruise ship that ran aground off Italy

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

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

Sea Shepherds monitor Japanese whaling with drones

VIA – CTV Sea Shepherds monitor Japanese whaling with drones In this photo released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, its ship Steve Irwin and a helicopter chase down a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. (AP / Sea Shepherd, Gary Stokes) The Canadian Press Date: Saturday Dec. 24, … Continue reading Sea Shepherds monitor Japanese whaling with drones