Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Philippine naval forces transported food and other supplies to hotly contested shallow waters in the South China Sea that are occupied and heavily guarded by Beijing’s military, but there were no reports of clashes, Philippine officials said Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement that it was the Philippine government’s […]
Bodies of thrill-seeking couple mysteriously found in life raft after duo set sail on cross-ocean voyage in yacht over a month ago
The bodies of a thrill-seeking Canadian couple were reportedly discovered inside a life raft on Wednesday, about six weeks after they set off on a trans-Atlantic voyage. Brett Clivery, 70, and Sarah Justine Packwood, 54, appear to have died before abandoning the yacht and being washed ashore in a life raft on Sable Island, nicknamed […]
Scammer cancels unsuspecting Calif. family’s $900 Carnival cruise trip just days before ship set sail
A California mother was scammed out of a Carnival cruise she’d planned with her kids a year ago, and initially lost $900 after falling prey to a scammer, according to a new report. Castaic resident Brittany Payne had planned to travel to Ensenada, Mexico, over Mother’s Day weekend, but her plans were devastated when her […]