Read more about the article MIRACLE MAN: Boat Repairman Who Spent 24 Days Adrift Survived On Ketchup, Garlic Powder, And Stock Cubes
Picture shows Colombian Navy crew member and the ship that Elvis Francois, 47, was rescued from, undated. He was rescued after 24 days adrift by the Colombian Navy 120 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Bolivar in La Guajira, Colombia, in January, 2023. (Armada de Colombia/Newsflash)
Bizarre / General News

MIRACLE MAN: Boat Repairman Who Spent 24 Days Adrift Survived On Ketchup, Garlic Powder, And Stock Cubes

A man who spent a month adrift at sea before he was rescued has told how he survived on a diet of ketchup, garlic powder, and stock cubes. Miracle man Elvis Francois, 47, was repairing a sailboat at docks on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin in December when he…

Comments Off on MIRACLE MAN: Boat Repairman Who Spent 24 Days Adrift Survived On Ketchup, Garlic Powder, And Stock Cubes
January 20, 2023
Read more about the article SUB DUED: Police Seize Abandoned Drug Submarine
Crime

SUB DUED: Police Seize Abandoned Drug Submarine

A drug-smuggling sub has been seized by police after it was found washed up on the coast of Ecuador. Fishermen spotted the vessel in the sand in shallow waters off Tachina, near the border with Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. The Counter-Narcotics Unit of the National Police of…

Comments Off on SUB DUED: Police Seize Abandoned Drug Submarine
January 19, 2023
Read more about the article STAY ABOAT: Turkish Specialised Rescue Teams Attend Air-To-Sea Boat Launching Course
This footage shows members of the Turkish Search and Rescue specialized unit completing an air-to-sea boat launching a course in Izmir, Turkey, undated. (@tcsavunma/Newsflash)
General News

STAY ABOAT: Turkish Specialised Rescue Teams Attend Air-To-Sea Boat Launching Course

This impressive footage shows members of the Turkish Search and Rescue specialised unit completing an air-to-sea boat launching course. Crew can be seen flying over the seashore near the city of Izmir and launching a flotation device from the aircraft into the water, then jumping in themselves by using parachutes.…

Comments Off on STAY ABOAT: Turkish Specialised Rescue Teams Attend Air-To-Sea Boat Launching Course
January 18, 2023
Read more about the article FERRY CHEAP: Pair Pedal Hydrobike For Six Hours On Open Sea To Dodge Boat Fare
Two men without life jacket cross the Qiongzhou Strait on a water bike from the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong to Haikou, Hainan, undated. The whole journey took 6 hours. (1015190397/AsiaWire)
Bizarre

FERRY CHEAP: Pair Pedal Hydrobike For Six Hours On Open Sea To Dodge Boat Fare

A pair of travellers who pedalled a hydrobike for six hours across the South China Sea have told how they did it to dodge a GBP 5 ferry fare. The duo - from Guangdong Province, southern China - could have made the trip to Hainan Island in just 60 minutes…

Comments Off on FERRY CHEAP: Pair Pedal Hydrobike For Six Hours On Open Sea To Dodge Boat Fare
January 14, 2023
Read more about the article SINKING FEELING: Dramatic Rescue Of Two Fishermen As Boat Vanishes Underneath Them
Accidents

SINKING FEELING: Dramatic Rescue Of Two Fishermen As Boat Vanishes Underneath Them

This is the moment two people narrowly escape being pulled down by their fishing boat as it sank in the freezing cold waters off the coast of North Carolina. Sea conditions with a heavy swell made the rescue for the US coast difficult after they responded to a commercial fishing…

Comments Off on SINKING FEELING: Dramatic Rescue Of Two Fishermen As Boat Vanishes Underneath Them
January 12, 2023