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Mauritius oil disaster: Race to drain stricken ship before it splits in half
Environmentalists in Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean, say they are “expecting the worst” in a race to drain an estimated 2,500 tons of oil from a stricken Japanese ship before it breaks in half and further pollutes the sea. The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef two weeks ago near the island nation off the eastern coast …
Apollo 13: Enhanced images reveal life on stricken spacecraft
Image copyright NASA / Andy Saunders Image caption Apollo 13’s commander Jim Lovell selects music on a portable tape player while Jack Swigert naps off to the right Image enhancement techniques have been used to reveal life aboard Nasa’s stricken Apollo 13 spacecraft in unprecedented detail. Fifty years ago, the craft suffered an explosion that …
Coronavirus Live Updates: Stricken Cruise Ship to Dock in California on Monday
Cruise ship turned away from San Francisco will instead dock at the port of Oakland. A cruise ship that has been held off the coast of California as more than 20 people on board have tested positive for the coronavirus will dock on Monday at the port of Oakland, the vessel’s operator has said in …
Gulf crisis: Close up to stricken oil tanker with the US Navy
The US military says one of the oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a mine resembling those used by the Iranian security forces. The attack was the second such incident in the strategic shipping lane in a month. Tehran has denied any involvement. The BBC was one of …
