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NEWS ABOUT: sea

sea stories: 8 news summaries

 Blaze Erupts on Aussie Oil Rig 

Leak spewing 400 barrels of oil daily

Nov 2, 09 1:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A massive blaze has erupted from an oil rig in the Timor Sea off northwest Australia. The fire was sparked as workers battled to plug an undersea leak that has spewed 400 barrels of oil a day for the past 10 weeks. No one was injured in the fire and... More »

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oil • Australia • ocean • sea • oil rig • fire • oil leak

 US Lensman 
 Captures 
 Life-Size 
 Whale Pics 

Photog praises 'gentle, friendly' beasts

Oct 6, 09 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US lensman who has opened an exhibit of life-size whale photographs in Norway calls the great beasts "the most friendly and inquisitive carnivores on the planet." Bryant Austin spent five years, including days diving with "exceptional individual" whales he could touch, to collect enough photos to... More »

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art • ocean • Norway • sea • photographers • minke • whales • Bryant Austin




 Acid Ocean 
 Will Dissolve 
 Sea Creatures' Shells 

Researchers uncover another devastating impact of global warming

Oct 5, 09 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Waters around the North Pole are absorbing so much carbon dioxide that acid in the ocean will soon begin dissolving sea creatures' shells, scientists warn. By 2018 10% of the Arctic Ocean will be corrosive, spelling potential disaster for the food chain as crustaceans begin to die off, reports the... More »

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carbon dioxide • global warming • ocean • North Pole • sea • Arctic Ocean • crustacean • sea creatures

(Newser) - Improved security along the US-Mexico border has pushed enterprising smugglers to the sea in any manner of craft, the New York Times reports. Authorities have been catching twice as many illegal immigrants as usual—and seized 7 times the typical quantity of drugs—in recent months from boats and beaches,... More »

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Mexico • ocean • Mexican border • sea • illegal immigration • smuggling • drug smuggling

 Sharks Enjoy a Cuddle 


Jun 3, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - British aquarium managers are going to begin training sharks with rewards and even hugs after US scientists have discovered that certain breeds of the toothsome fish enjoy human cuddles, reports the Telegraph. "Zebra sharks will even roll over to have their tummies scratched or allow themselves to be lifted... More »

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shark • ocean • fish • captivity • sea • Jaws • training • scientific research • aquarium • Sea Life • animal training

(Newser) - An underwater photographer has died of the bends while filming for National Geographic, reports the Telegraph. Carl Spencer, 37, was part of team exploring the the British World War I hospital ship HMHS Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic, off the coast of Greece. He collapsed and was airlifted... More »

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ocean • sea • National Geographic • bends • National Geographic Society • scuba • deep-water dives • dive • decompression sickness

 Pirates Kill Brit Yachtsman 

Wife hears sounds of a scuffle, then silence

Mar 25, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British yachtsman was killed off the coast of Thailand by three fisherman-pirates who locked his wife in the cabin, reports the Times of London. The body of the vacationing 64-year-old businessman was not found, but police believe he was thrown overboard after his throat was cut. His wife managed... More »

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Thailand • yachting • ocean • piracy • sailing • sea • pirates • yachts • fishermen

Panel Links Global Warming to Hurricane Surge

Study backs UN Panel's conclusion that humans are driving dangerous trend

Jul 30, 07 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rising sea temperatures caused by global warming are causing a surge in the number of hurricanes and tropical storms, a new study confirms. The research, which examined the pattern of storms from the last 100 years, buffers a UN panel's conclusion earlier this year that humans are "more likely... More »

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climate change • global warming • ocean • sea • tropical storms • hurricane

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