An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective "Gumby suits."
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- Gulf Coast Blew in Heavy Rain, High winds and Anticipated Floods 2 years 14 weeks ago
Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical storm that was crawling toward the Gulf Coast blew in heavy rain.
- Canadian helicopter with 18 people on board crashes into Atlantic 2 years 48 weeks ago
A Canadian helicopter with 18 people on board plunged into icy Atlantic waters Thursday morning off its Newfoundland coast.One person was confirmed dead and another one was rescued. The remaining 16 were missing. Four coast guard ships, military helicopters and a plane were searching for survivors of the crash. For more information click below
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- Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua coast 2 years 14 weeks ago
Newly born Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast on Thursday after forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes and knocking out power to some parts of the impoverished region.
- Whale Wars: Boat Sliced in Two in Antarctic Clash 2 years 5 weeks ago
"SYDNEY — A conservation group's boat had its bow sheared off and was taking on water Wednesday after it collided with a Japanese whaling ship in the frigid waters of Antarctica, the group said. The boat's six crew members were safely rescued.
- Gulf Spill: US Confirms Second Gulf Spill—but It's Very Small - CNBC 1 year 36 weeks ago
The U.S. Department of Interior confirmed Tuesday that oil has been leaking from a non-BP well into the Gulf of Mexico, but put the size of the leak at less than a barrel a day.
- Cyclone Laila Moves towards Coast 1 year 39 weeks ago
CHENNAI: Heavy rains battered the coastal areas of north Tamil Nadu today as Cyclone Laila further intensified and moved to lay centred in the Bay of Bengal around 190 km east-northeast of Chennai and is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast on Thursday.
- Indian mega meteor may have wiped out dinosaurs 2 years 17 weeks ago
The dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a meteor four times bigger than the one previously thought to have caused their extinction.Scientists believe a 25-mile wide meteor crashed into the ocean off the west coast of India, creating the 310-mile wide Shiva basin.Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University and his team are now analysing the submerged basin, in the hope it will prove their theory.
- Mexico flu sets alarm bells ringing in India 2 years 42 weeks ago
India on Sunday went on an alert after a swine flu outbreak, that has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and sickened more than 1,300others, appeared to be spreading to countries like the US and New Zealand.The health ministry has called an emergency preparedness meeting of experts from National Institute of Communicable Diseases and Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday morning to chalk out preliminary containment measures if the virus springs up in Asian countries.
- Apple's iPhone emerges as gaming platform 2 years 45 weeks ago
Apple's iPhone has emerged as a serious videogame platform, fulfilling the long-held promise of mobile phone gaming and positioning itself as a legitimate competitor to handheld consoles.