by Kaitlyn M. Wolodkewitsch On Friday, Oct. 20, crew members from the Greenpeace Ship Arctic Sunrise gave a group of Norfolk State University students and faculty a private tour of the ship explaining their mission and their goals, as well as showing what everyday life is like on the Arctic Sunrise. Greenpeace ships travel the world peacefully … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra ‘s upcoming performance of “New Water Music” will literally be on the water. Musicians will perform from the decks of a moored barge and moving shrimp boats on Lake Ponchartrain (PONCH-uh-trane) — the big tidal basin bordering New Orleans. More than a dozen additional shrimp boats will … Continue reading
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Two foreign tourists were killed and about 20 other people were injured in an explosion Thursday, September 15, 2016, on a speedboat that was ferrying them from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali to neighboring Lombok, police said. Karangasem district police chief Sugeng Sudarso said the “Gili Cat 2” fast boat … Continue reading
TOFINO, British Columbia (AP) — Most of the passengers on a whale watching boat carrying 27 people that capsized off Vancouver Island were on the left side of the top deck when a wave struck the boat’s right side, causing the vessel to tilt and roll over, investigators said Tuesday. Five British nationals were killed, … Continue reading
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A retired French secret service agent has apologized for planting the bombs which sank a Greenpeace ship 30 years ago, killing a photographer and causing an international incident that tarnished the image of France. Jean-Luc Kister told Television New Zealand on Sunday that he and his colleagues never meant to kill anybody … Continue reading
Big catch: Charter fishing boat rescues 2 men off Va. coast VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A charter fishing boat landed an unexpected catch when the crew spotted something floating in the water. Captain Mike Bean tells WAVY-TV (http://bit.ly/1UhiyKL ) that they thought they were going to catch some dolphins. When their boat, the Matador, … Continue reading
SMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) — The body of a 75-year-old boater missing since late January has been found in Smithfield. According to media reports, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission says a medical examiner has identified the man as William Johnson. He was last seen alive on Jan. 26 in the James River. Johnson’s 18foot boat was … Continue reading
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