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  • August 2008

    • Drug Smugglers' Subs Could Open US to Terrorists

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 17, 08 11:21 AM CDT

      Drug Smugglers' Subs Could Open US to Terrorists

      (Newser) - Semi-submersible boats used to smuggle drugs into the US could provide a path into the country for terrorists or their weapons, the Boston Globe reports. “If drug cartels can ship up to 10 tons of cocaine in a semi-submersible, they can clearly ship or rent space to a terrorist organization,” wrote a Navy official in a military journal. More »

  • May 2008

    • 15 Dead in Brazil Ferry Accident

      Associated Press  |  May 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      15 Dead in Brazil Ferry Accident

      (Newser) - A ferry taking passengers home from a nighttime party capsized yesterday in Brazil, killing at least 15 people, AP reports. Dozens more were missing in the Solimoes River, one of the Amazon's largest tributaries. Most of those killed were women. Some passengers swam to shore and others were picked up by nearby boats. The ferry, which was carrying at least 80 people, was grounded earlier this year after failing an inspection. More »

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      Brazil  • death  • Amazon  • boat  • missing boater  • boat accident

  • March 2008

    • Swan-Boat Romance Takes Wing (Again)

      Associated Press  |  Mar 28, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Swan-Boat Romance Takes Wing (Again)

      (Newser) - After her real-life avian lover flew the coop, a German black swan has returned to her ex—a swan-shaped paddleboat, the AP reports. Petra was joined at the wing with the craft in 2006—but that relationship seemed to have sung its swan song when both were taken to a zoo for the winter—where she dumped it for a real male. More »

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      Germany  • animal  • zoo  • romance  • relationship  • birds  • boat

  • February 2008

    • Nine Dead, 10 Missing in Amazon Boat Wreck

      Associated Press  |  Feb 21, 08 1:59 PM CST

      Nine Dead, 10 Missing in Amazon Boat Wreck

      (Newser) - Nine people died, and 10 more are missing and feared dead after a ferry in Brazil sank this morning after colliding with a barge on the Amazon River, the AP reports. Authorities, who rescued 92 passengers near the town of Itacoatiara, say  "visibility was very poor" at the time of the accident due to the lunar eclipse. More »

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      Brazil  • disaster  • Amazon rainforest  • boat

  • June 2007

    • QE2 to Dock, for Good, in Dubai

      BBC  |  Jun 18, 07 10:41 AM CDT

      QE2 to Dock, for Good, in Dubai

      (Newser) - After 40 years at sea, the glamorous passenger liner QE2 will be sold by Carnival Cruise Lines to a Dubai firm for $100 million, then turned into luxury lodgings. The company promises to restore the interior of the ship, which will be anchored off three man-made islands, and to build a museum celebrating its history. More »

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      Dubai  • Persian Gulf  • boat  • ship  • QE2  • Carnival Cruise Lines

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