‘Seas Have Gotten Very Rough’: Historic Automaker Weighs First Plant Closure Ever As China Encroaches On EV Market
Volkswagen (VW) AG is considering closing factories in Germany as European automakers struggle to compete with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers. The company has never closed a German factory in its 87-year history but is now considering its options as it faces slowing car sales in Europe and tough competition from Chinese electric vehicle maker […]
Typhoon Gaemi: oil tanker and cargo ship sink amid stormy seas | Taiwan
A tanker and a cargo ship sank and three other vessels were stranded as Typhoon Gaemi crossed Taiwan, bringing torrential rains and strong winds to the island, causing widespread flooding and leaving three people dead. Philippine authorities were scrambling to contain an oil spill after a tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of crude oil capsized […]
Tragic icon of the Seas jumper fell 90 feet: staffer
A passenger who jumped from the world’s largest cruise ship on Sunday fell a whopping 90 feet to his death, officials said, and that staff on board knew exactly what had happened before the passenger hit the water. The man, whose identity has not been released, jumped from a running track on the fifth floor […]
US aid to Gaza stalls after temporary pier breaks apart in heavy seas | Gaza
US aid efforts in Gaza A temporary pier built by the military The Pentagon said Tuesday that the ship broke apart in rough seas. The $320 million pier was meant to be a vital supply conduit to deliver aid by sea to starving Palestinians and alleviate the humanitarian disaster — efforts that have now been […]
U.S. Army Vessels Beached as Heavy Seas Hit Gaza Aid Deliveries
On Saturday, four U.S. military vessels attempting to help deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip were pulled from their moorings by rough seas. Two of the ships are stranded along the Israeli coast near Ashkelon, while the other two are anchored on shore near a temporary pier built and set up by the U.S. […]
Stormy seas pause construction of Gaza pier, Pentagon says
The U.S. military had to suspend plans to build a pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies due to bad weather, the Pentagon announced Friday. U.S. Central Command officials said in a statement that they were halting “offshore assembly of floating docks” off the coast of Gaza as strong winds and sea […]
Coastal storm impacts millions along Eastern Seaboard with heavy rain, rough seas
Millions of people along the flooded Interstate 95 corridor on the East Coast are bracing for another round of rain from the storm, which is moving north up the East Coast, including into Baltimore. Work continues in Baltimore after a catastrophic bridge collapse early Tuesday morning. Many cities along the East Coast, including Providence, Rhode […]
Civilized Nations Have Lost Control of the Seas
The “defense minister” of the Yemeni terrorist group Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, praised civilized countries such as the US, Israel and the UK for losing their “influence on the high seas” in remarks on Sunday. Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Atifi was speaking at a “graduation” event for Houthi terrorist operatives, celebrating the results […]
Icon of the Seas, world’s largest cruise ship that’s the size of nearly four city blocks, to set sail on Saturday
It’s already causing ripples. The world’s largest cruise ship departs on its maiden voyage. royal caribbean sea iconsThe 1,200-foot ship, roughly the size of four city blocks, will set sail from the Port of Miami on Saturday. of huge ship With 20 decks, worth $2 billioncan accommodate 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members. It also […]