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Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the orcas exactly where to find them

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Some sailors off the Iberian coast are turning to heavy metal to deter orcas from ramming into their boats. A marine mammal researcher told Insider that the strategy could backfire. The music will also add to human-made ocean noise, which is already a major issue for marine animals. Sailors using heavy metal music to deter … Read more

55 Chinese sailors allegedly died after falling into their own undersea trap

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China has, of course, denied the incident ever occurred, but some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead after an accident in the Yellow Sea, off of China’s Shandong Province. British intelligence reports the submariners died after a “catastrophic” failure of the vessel’s oxygen systems on August 21, 2023. “Our understanding … Read more

Acapulco search for missing sailors after Hurricane Otis grows desperate

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ACAPULCO, Mexico — As the winds grew more insistent and the waves jerked his boat, Demetrio Felipe made a last phone call to his wife at home. He urged her to close the windows and stay inside. The ocean was getting ugly, the yacht captain told her. … Read more

U.S. deploys sailors and Marines toward Israel in case Hamas war expands

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Comment on this storyComment The United States is sending an amphibious task force of thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines toward Israel, where they will be positioned aboard warships in case the conflict there with Hamas expands. Two defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss planned military movements, said Monday night that … Read more

3 sailors attain land safely after sharks almost sink their catamaran within the Coral Sea

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Three round-the-world sailors have reached land safely after sharks almost sank their catamaran within the Coral Sea ByThe Related Press September 7, 2023, 2:47 AM On this picture supplied by the Australian Maritime Security Authority, {a partially} submerged catamaran, proper, is proven throughout a rescue of three sailors within the Coral Sea, Wednesday, Sept. 6, … Read more

US Navy sailor’s mother inspired him to go army particulars to China, prosecutor says

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The mom of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with offering delicate army data to China inspired him to cooperate with a Chinese language intelligence officer, telling her son it would assist him get a job with the Chinese language authorities sometime, the prosecution stated Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Fred Sheppard made … Read more