Death boat 'inherently unstable'
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Poor safety equipment and an unqualified crew contributed to the deaths of nine Britons when a boat capsized in Bahrain.
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By Charles J. Hanley  JINJA, Uganda - At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just 6 feet deep - and dropping. "The scientists have to explain this," said ship's engineer Gabriel Maziku.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 19--A federal judge Monday called invasive species possibly stored aboard the ballast water of ships an "irreparable" degradation to the nation's coastal environment, and ordered federal regulators to take a much tougher stand.
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Boats have become a necessary means of transport in the flooded streets of Quxian, north-east of Sichuan province. Picture:Reuters.
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Is a sea change about to occur? Don't count on it.
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Writer, The Associated Press. The spill _ the worst on the river in nearly a decade _ stranded commercial vessels trying to move goods through the busy Port of Philadelphia
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&quot;It does not look good. I&#39;m not predicting a disaster or anything like that, but it would be really miraculous if we didn&#39;t have some impacts,&quot; Department of Natural Resources
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The Suez Canal remains closed after desperate attempts to move a broken-down oil tanker ended in failure. The situation remains chaotic two days after the Liberian ship became disabled as it was passing along the canal.
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Wrecks and abandoned munitions around the British coast risk exploding unpredictably, an expert says.
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The first bomb fatality in one of the U.S. Armyâs new armored vehicles has raised questions on its design.
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The full scale of the catastrophe around the shores of the Indian Ocean is only slowly emerging. The death toll rises by tens of thousands each day, with the prospect that it could redouble
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A stricken cargo ship off the Devon coast is at risk of sinking if weather deteriorates over the next few days.
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By CHARLES J. HANLEY  JINJA, Uganda - At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just six feet deep - and dropping. "The scientists have to explain this," said ship's engineer Gabriel Maziku.
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Set phasers to "puke"? The military works on a weapon that makes people so dizzy they fall over and throw up. It can supposedly shoot through walls, too. In Danger Room.
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CAN THO, Vietnam  - A boat capsized in heavy winds on a river in northern Vietnam, killing 16 people, an official said Saturday.
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New figures reveal at least 112,000 people died in the wave disaster, as agencies struggle to provide vital aid.
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One misstep on this former U.S. Navy bombing range can be fatal.