Commercial Ship on Fire After Houthi Missile Attack, Crewmember Injured
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday announced that the Palau-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated bulk carrier MV Verbena The ship was hit by two anti-ship missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. A fire broke out on board the ship after the missile hit, leaving one crew member seriously […]
Cruise passenger falls overboard while ship sails through fjord: officials
A passenger fell overboard while the cruise ship was sailing through a Norwegian fjord early Thursday morning, Norwegian authorities said. A rescue operation was launched around 3:30 a.m. local time after the man fell from MSC Cruises’ MSC Eurybia near Norway’s Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest fjord, the HRS Southern Norway rescue service said […]
In South Carolina, out-of-control ship speeding through harbor forces major bridge closure
A large cargo ship lost control of its engines on Wednesday and sped through a South Carolina port at nearly full speed, forcing the closure of the Ravenel Bridge, one of the state’s busiest. While the Coast Guard investigated, harbor pilots helped the roughly 1,000-foot-long ship safely pass under the bridge and anchor several miles […]
United Airlines passengers mysteriously fall ill on flight after disembarking cruise ship
After disembarking from a cruise ship, dozens of travelers fell ill with unknown symptoms on a United Airlines flight to Texas. The flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, arrived at Houston’s Bush Airport around 6:20 p.m. on Friday with about 30 passengers feeling ill. According to ABC 13. The 75-person travel group had been on a […]
Man plummets to his death after jumping 90 feet from the world’s largest cruise ship
A male passenger who jumped from the largest cruise ship in the world on Sunday fell 90 feet into the water and died, according to the New York Post. report Cruise ship staff knew what had happened before the man fell overboard. The passenger jumped from the fifth floor of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the […]
Women of D-Day: while men stormed the beaches, women worked as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators
On D-Day, as soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, hundreds of thousands of women served as code breakers, shipping planners, radar operators and cartographers. During World War II, over 1.1 million women served in the Western Allied armies, of which 640,000 served in the British Army. In total, around seven million British women served their […]
Houthis Bomb Ship Carrying Grain to Iran, Claim Another Reaper Drone Shot Down
Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen claimed on Wednesday to have shot down another US military MQ-9 Reaper drone worth $30 million, backing up their claim with footage of the missile launch and wreckage in the desert. French naval authorities said the civilian ship damaged in a Houthi missile attack on Tuesday was carrying grain bound […]
Man Dies After Jumping Off World’s Largest Cruise Ship
A passenger who reportedly jumped from the world’s largest cruise ship while sailing from Florida to Honduras on Sunday has died, authorities said. The ship from which the man fell has been identified as Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the U.S. Coast Guard said. New York Post,outlet report Tuesday. “The cruise ship dispatched a […]
REPORT: Man Dies After Leaping Off World’s Largest Cruise Ship
A man has reportedly died after jumping off the world’s largest cruise ship while sailing from Florida to Honduras on Sunday. Authorities said the incident occurred when an unidentified passenger jumped off Royal Caribbean’s 1,200-foot Icon of the Seas shortly after it departed Florida. New York Post. The US Coast Guard (USCG) told the media […]
Passenger dead after jumping off world’s largest cruise ship
A passenger jumped to his death from the world’s largest cruise ship on the first night of a week-long voyage, authorities said. The Coast Guard told The Washington Post that the unidentified man jumped shortly after Royal Caribbean’s new, 1,200-foot Icon of the Seas, carrying 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members, set sail from Florida […]