Passengers unhurt after Antarctic ship hits iceberg
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One hundred passengers and crew escaped unhurt after their cruise ship hit ice in the Antarctic and started sinking on Friday, the ship's owner and coast guard officials said.
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National Guard officials mounted a rescue effort Thursday for two Korean backpackers stranded on an ice floe in the Bering Strait.
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An oil tanker is sent to the aid of a British yachtsman who was badly injured during an Atlantic crossing
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U.S. ships have delivered food, fuel and equipment to Antarctic science bases, despite fears they would not be able to pass through the ice pack formed behind the world's largest iceberg, officials said Thursday.
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A Coast Guard rescue helicopter ferrying crew members from a powerless bulk freighter that was drifting toward shore crashed into the Bering Sea, and six of the aircraft's 10 passengers were still missing in the rough and frigid waters.
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Ice threatened to trap a damaged  Japanese whaling ship stranded off Antarctica, anti-whaling  activists said on Monday, raising fears of an environmental  disaster close to a major penguin colony.
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The 60-foot yacht of a British sailor competing in an around-the-world race nearly capsized Thursday in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean.
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A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people jumped its rails and crashed in eastern Australia. Most of the passengers on board the City of Townsville express were injured and six were airlifted for treatment.
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By Kathy Marks Asia-Pacific Correspondent  There are fears of an environmental disaster in the unspoilt waters off Antarctica after fire broke out on board a Japanese whaling ship, leaving it adrift near penguin breeding grounds.
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At least five people have serious injuries after a high-speed train derailment in south-east Queensland. A Tilt Train commuter service with 157 passengers and seven staff on board came off the tracks north of Bundaberg just after midnight.
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A remnant of the largest iceberg ever recorded is blocking Antarctica&#39;s McMurdo Sound, threatening tens of thousands of penguin chicks with
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A cruise vessel owned by Norwegian Hurtigruten Group with 370 people on board briefly ran aground near Deception Island in Antarctica on Tuesday, the company said.
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KOROLYOV, Russia - A rookie crew of two Russians and an American had a few scary moments as their craft approached too quickly to the International Space Station for docking before they put on the brakes in time to avoid a potential crash.
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Anti-whaling protesters lost in the Southern Ocean on Friday after a clash with a Japanese whaling ship tied their damaged boat to an iceberg for protection from icy winds as they drifted in fog, media reported.
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More than 100 people were injuredwhen a high-speed passenger train overturned in southern Queensland early Tuesday. The train was traveling from Brisbane, capital of Queensland
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Rescue operations are under way after two ships run aground amid stormy seas
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Lifeboat crews saved the lives of three people after a pleasure boat went down off Whitby.   The former fishing vessel Iled'yeu hit motor tanker Dutch Progress four miles off the town soon after 10pm last night.   It quickly took in water from a damaged bough and began to sink.