Blowing off the storm, Norwegian whaler stays in for the kill
120272
&quot;It was an easy shot. That's probably why my father let me take it,&quot; says Bjoern Hugo Bendiksen, explaining how he harpooned his first whale at age 22. Now, at 40, this jovial Norwegian has notched up dozens of kills.
534949
Environmental campaigner Greenpeace said a stricken Japanese whaler off the Antarctic coast had asked its protest ship Esperanza to stay close as fears of an ecological disaster mount.
724959
The Seattle Mariners never saw it coming. Not in the middle of a long winning streak. Mike Hargrove stunned his team Sunday when the manager resigned hours before the Mariners rallied past the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 for their eighth consecutive victory &#151; the longest current run in the major leagues.
49064
Scientists apparently freed a young whale from more than 150 feet of lobster-fishing gear Friday after riding alongside the animal on a Coast Guard cutter for nearly 24 hours.
546714
RESCUE workers will know this morning if their attempts to save whales beached yesterday on Maria Island, off Tasmania&#39;s east coast, were successful.
456846
On the skipper's command, deckhands haul in tarred ropes to lower the flax sail. Oars splash into the water. The crew, grimacing with strain, pull with steady strokes sending the sleek Viking longship gliding through the fjord.
154269
Survivors of a fatal fire on a Canadian submarine that was left drifting in the north Atlantic described yesterday how they thought they would suffocate in the choking fumes.
44830
Tropical Storm Lisa inched north Monday in the open Atlantic, and appeared to stay on a track that would keep it far from land.
576198
With the final seconds ticking off the clock in a tie boys' soccer game, Coyle-Cassidy forward Blake Brailsford dribbled past three Nantucket defenders and rifled a shot on goal. But Russell Bartlett was able to make a diving stop to preserve the 1-1 tie for the Whalers.
363888
Rescuers said they were not confident the last three whales of a pod of more than 70 that beached on New Zealand's east coast since Sunday night could be saved.
324417
The shipper will keep sailing higher until freight rates go out with the tide.
37008
A Norwegian helicopter rescued all 12 crew members of a Russian freighter that lost power and struck rocks in a strong gale Tuesday off the Arctic port of Murmansk, officials said.
166576
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Bill Nylander survived Hurricane Charley, but the storm still managed to hurt him days after it cut a swath of destruction through his hometown...
534263
Injured captain is winched to safety at the second attempt as stricken ship rolls in gale-force winds
483218
A Japanese whaling ship caught fire Thursday in icy waters near Antarctica and most crew members were safely evacuated but one was listed as missing, officials said.
509404
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - One of six Newfoundland fishermen who was saved after a dramatic rescue at sea is attributing their survival to a swift response from search and rescue personnel and a united desire to leave no man behind.
381236
By RAY LILLEY  WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A Japanese whaling ship crippled by fire drifted off the world's largest penguin breeding grounds Friday, and New Zealand alerted other countries it may need help if the vessel leaked oil into the pristine Antarctic waters.