Dramatic video as Coast Guard plucks ailing 8-year-old from deck of cruise ship on the high seas
Heart-stopping, shocking video captures the moment the US Coast Guard rushed an eight-year-old boy with appendicitis from the deck of a cruise ship on the high seas near California. Footage showed a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovering above the Royal Princess on Tuesday and a crew member lowered onto the deck and picked up […]
Carnival Cruise ship plucks 27 Cuban migrants from rickety wooden boat off US waters
A Carnival cruise ship veered off course to rescue 27 Cuban migrants stranded on a rickety wooden boat in waters between the states of Florida, according to reports. The Carnival Paradise had just set sail from Tampa when it spotted the desperate U.S.-bound migrants about 32 miles off the coast of Cuba. The ship set […]
NJ environmental group plucks ‘bizarre’ finds from state beach shores
Clean Ocean Action volunteers are preparing for another year of strange discoveries across the state’s coasts. In 2023, volunteers collected 176,206 items along New Jersey’s 197 miles of coastline, ranging from mundane debris to bizarre objects. Notable finds include a voodoo doll, a whoopee cushion, zip ties, and denture powder. Jersey Shore beach season is […]