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Nuclear Sub Damage Linked to Tracing Paper

British vessel runs aground because of nautical chart mishap

May 23, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators have found the culprit behind a $10 million nuclear submarine accident: Tracing paper. HMS Trafalgar struck the seabed in 2002 because a piece of tracing paper obscured key details on a nautical chart, the Guardian reports. More »

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United Kingdom • accident • submarine • Britain • submarine training

 Wreck Flattens Oreos;
 No Trace of Girl Scouts 

10 tons carpet Illinois freeway in early-morning crash

May 19, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Illinois freeway got an unscheduled repaving this morning when a truck crash dumped 20,000 pounds of Oreos onto I-80, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police are still investigating what caused the big rig to hit a median, so no word on whether the driver (who was unhurt) had eaten... More »

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accident • Illinois • Girl Scout cookies • Oreo

 Diving Pelican
 Leaves Swimmer
 in Stitches 

Big bird after fish cuts sunbather's face

May 11, 08 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A swimmer in Florida needed 20 stitches to her face after a pelican diving for a fish slammed into her. The big bird died in the collision near Tampa. "It was like I got punched in the face, super hard. Blood was gushing out," said the Ohio housecleaner... More »

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Florida • birds • accident

 Calif. Bill Would 
 Drive Pets Off Laps 

Drivers would have to steer clear of distracting pals

May 7, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - California legislators are pushing a bill banning pets from drivers' laps after a national study ranked pets, along with cell phones, among the leading causes of road distractions and a cause of thousands of accidents. A bill before the state legislature will impose a fine for driving while holding dogs,... More »

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pets • California • cell phones • Arnold Schwarzenegger • accident • driver distraction • Bill Maze • Department of Motor Vehicles

 70 Killed in China Train Crash 

Passenger train jumps tracks, slams into second train

Apr 28, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 70 people were killed early today when a high-speed passenger train traveling from Beijing jumped the tracks and slammed into another train, AFP reports. Some 250 injured were pulled from the mangled wreckage in the city of Zibo in Shandong province. Officials discounted terrorism and blamed human error... More »

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China • Beijing • train • accident • train crash

Tyke Pulled From Lake Michigan Improving

Stiff gust thrusts stroller off Chicago pier

Apr 20, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A toddler pulled from frigid Lake Michigan yesterday after being submerged for some 15 minutes was improving today, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The boy's stroller was blown in as his grandfather was pushing him along a Chicago pier. The grandfather, who leaped in after him as he called for help,... More »

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children • Lake Michigan • accident • toddler • strollers

Gates Orders Full Nuclear Inventory

Missile fuses shipped
to Taiwan were second mishap in a year

Mar 28, 08 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secretary of State Robert Gates has ordered Pentagon officials to take a new inventory of all US nuclear weapons and related equipment, the Washington Post reports. The count, to be completed in 60 days, is in addition to a specific probe into how 4 missile fuses were shipped accidentally to... More »

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China • Taiwan • nuclear program • missile • Department of Defense • accident

 Navy Shot Killed Egyptian: US 

Warning blast to trading vessel in Suez Canal proved fatal

Mar 26, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Navy acknowledged today that warning shots from one of its ships in the Suez Canal killed an Egyptian man, Reuters reports. Sources said the boat trying to sell goods to passing vessels approached the Global Patriot, which fired after warnings in Arabic and flares failed to make the... More »

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US military • Egypt • accident • accidental death • US Navy • Suez canal • warning shots

China Furious Over US/Taiwan Nuke Mixup

Beijing warns
of 'disastrous consequences'

Mar 26, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing unloaded on Washington today, enraged by reports that the US had accidentally sent nuclear missile parts to Taiwan. China demanded a full US investigation, and said the mistake had “disastrous consequences.” China told the US to halt all arms shipments to Taiwan to “avoid endangering the... More »

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China • Taiwan • nuclear program • missile • Department of Defense • accident

Nuke Fluke: US Sent Missile Parts to Taiwan

Defense Dept. didn't realize error through nearly 2 years of Taiwanese queries

Mar 25, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US accidentally shipped components used in nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006, CNN reports. Instead of helicopter batteries, the Defense Department sent fuses designed to allow 1960s ballistic missiles to detonate; no actual nuclear material was involved. Taiwan quickly alerted the US to the error, but it wasn’t... More »

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Pentagon • Taiwan • missile • Department of Defense • accident • intercontinental ballistic missile

6-Year-Old Injured in Pool Accident Dies

Horrific injury led
to new safety regs on swimming pool drains

Mar 22, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The little girl whose injury from a swimming pool drain spurred new safety laws has lost her fight for life, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Six-year-old Abigail Taylor died Thursday evening after transplant surgery failed to restore the part of her intestinal track that was ripped out by a powerful drain... More »

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organ transplants • safety • Minnesota • accident • Abigail Taylor • swimming pool

 NYC Inspector 
Charged in Crane Collapse  

But officials insist inspections wouldn't have made a difference

Mar 20, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York City worker has been charged with lying to authorities about inspecting the crane that collapsed Saturday, killing seven, the Times reports. Edward Marquette is also accused of falsifying business records, after claiming to have inspected the crane March 4. The Department of Buildings chief again stressed that... More »

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New York City • accident • construction crane • felonies • building inspections

 Stingray 
 Kills Boater
 off Fla. Keys 

Creature leaps onto the deck in freak accident

Mar 20, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A stingray leapt out of the water and struck a 55-year-old Michigan woman who was sunbathing on the deck of a boat off the Florida Keys yesterday, CNN reports. The woman, who was with her husband and children, was knocked to the ground and pronounced dead at a local hospital.... More »

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Florida • accident • accidental death • Florida Keys • stingray • spotted eagle ray • boat accident • dead on arrival

 Crane Crash
 Among Worst
 NY Accidents,
 Mayor Says 

Ground-level pics depict shocking scene

Mar 15, 08 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A towering crane that ripped through two buildings and hit a third is one of the worst construction accidents in New York history, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today. "It is a tragic event," he said. "Our hearts go out to all the victims and their families."... More »

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New York • construction • Michael Bloomberg • accident • rescue • fatalities • David Paterson • crane accident • crane

Updated

 Crane Crash
  Kills 4 in
  Manhattan 

At least 4 people trapped; several buildings damaged

Mar 15, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gigantic crane collapsed in Manhattan today, killing four and putting several others in critical condition as it smashed into nearby buildings, Newsday reports. The crane was about 19 stories tall and demolished at least one building entirely. Police have swarmed the area as emergency crews try to rescue people... More »

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New York City • Manhattan • construction • accident • disaster • crane accident • crane

4 Kids Killed in School Bus Crash

Many injured in horrific scene

Feb 20, 08 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Four young students heading home were killed yesterday when their school bus was broadsided by a van on a rural highway in southwestern Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St.Paul Star-Tribune reports. "Some of these kids were so little," said a motorist who helped evacuate children from the rooftop emergency hatch... More »

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children • crash • Minnesota • accident • student

Sour Note: Violinist Busts Strad

British virtuoso Garrett falls on priceless instrument

Feb 13, 08 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - British violin virtuoso David Garrett revealed this week he tripped and fell onto his Stradivarius at the end of a December concert, seriously damaging the priceless 290-year-old instrument. The 26-year-old former child prodigy and male model is left with a violin that will take months and more than $100,000... More »

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accident • Milan • Stradivarius violin • David Garrett

Dog Shoots Goose Hunter

Texas math teacher dies in freak hunting accident, as dog jumps on shotgun

Jan 9, 08 4:48 PM CST
(Newser) - A Texas man died after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun, the Houston Chronicle reports. The teacher, 46, shot down a goose, put the gun in back of the truck, and was about to let the dog out to retrieve it when the gun went off, blowing through the... More »

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accident • hunting • accidental death • dog • guns

Diana, Dodi Split Before Crash, Friend Tells Inquest

Princess described the affair as 'all over'

Jan 7, 08 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed had already broken up when they were killed in a car crash, a family friend of Diana's told the inquest into her death today. When Rodney Turner objected to the relationship weeks before the accident, he says, Diana told him, "Don't fuss, don't fuss.... More »

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Princess Diana • car crash • accident • Diana inquest • Dodi Fayed • Hasnat Khan • Rodney Turner

'Fuzzy Logic' Could Help Create Better Elder Care

Researchers add computational mathematics to monitoring systems

Jan 4, 08 7:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers in the UK and US are collaborating to develop “fuzzy logic” technology to improve care for the elderly. The 6-month project aims to create more discerning medical and accident monitors that can distinguish between, for example, a slamming door and a person falling, CNET reports. So-called fuzzy logic... More »

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technology • elderly • accident • medical devices • eldercare • fuzzy logic • mathematics

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