Salvage crews have lift the wreckage of a torpedo boat, thought to have been commanded heroically by John F Kennedy, from New York City’s Harlem River. One engine frame, two bottom parts with propellers and axles (one propeller in place, two missing) and one rudder, were excavated on June 1, while on June 3 a … Read more
Salvage crews have begun to lift the wreckage of a torpedo boat thought to have been commanded heroically by John F Kennedy in WWII from New York City’s Harlem River. JFK’s valiant record, rescuing several of his PT 109 crew members in August 1942 after being rammed by a Japanese warship, memorialized him as a … Read more
Feline ungrateful! Stranded cat gives lifeboat crewman the runaround as he tries to rescue it from rising river tide A black cat was stranded at the bottom of a 20ft wall with the Thames rising up A team from Chiswick RNLI tried to rescue the distressed animal from the bank The cat hissed and snarled … Read more
Loyal pet dog ‘waits on a bridge for four days after watching his owner kill himself by jumping into river’ Heart-breaking images show the faithful pet in China sitting still by the railing Witnesses said it was expecting its owner to return after the tragedy on June 1 It would run away when onlookers tried … Read more
Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an extinct species of wild cattle that roamed Britain 5,000 years old is discovered in the River Severn estuary Horn was found protruding from the sand and was spotted by two brothers After freeing the relic the brothers realised it likely was extremely rare Preliminary analysis indicates this specific horn is around 5,000 … Read more
Two men in their 20s die after being pulled from the River Avon in Bath Emergency services were called to the River Avon on Wednesday afternoon The bodies of two men were pulled out of the water by the rescue crews Police were called to the scene near the Bathampton Mill just after 4pm Avon … Read more
Microplastics shed from tyres are a major source of river and ocean pollution, UK government-backed study finds Researchers from Plymouth studied the sources and transport of microplastics These tiny polluting particles have been found in oceans and waterways globally Tyres now join plastic bags, clothes and cosmetic microbeads as key sources The findings may help the … Read more
Two dams burst after several days of rainfall Tuesday forcing the evacuation of around 10,000 people in mid-Michigan, where the governor said one county could be ‘under approximately 9 feet of water’ by Wednesday morning. For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along two lakes and a river were ordered Tuesday … Read more
The Missouri River is running at its lowest point in the last 1,220 YEARS due to less snow melt in the Rockies, sparking fears of a midwest mega-drought New research measured water levels in the Missouri River going back to 800AD The team measured tree rings for each year to see yearly changes Climate change … Read more
Quick-thinking boy, seven, jumps into river to save his toddler brother who slipped and fell in during family walk Kate Palmer took her children to a river near their Pengam, south Wales home While skimming stones, two-year-old Louis-Arthur Palmer slipped and fell in Mum Kate, 31, jumped in after him but the fast moving current … Read more