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A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday. The icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov, with 101 passengers on board, got stuck in the ice earlier this week near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea. It took the ship five days to get out of the ice, Fareastern Shipping Co. spokeswoman Tatyana Kulikova said. British-based Exodus Travels Ltd. also said the ship was in open water and i

It's impossible to avoid worsening ice conditions with rapidly changing weather   -Tatyana Kulikova

 

Two motor boats, both carrying two men, collided as the men attempted to travel a canal between their camps, said Richard Benoit, one of the men. Benoit said the collision was fast and, in the dark, unexpected. "I left my camp," he said.

Next thing I know, I'm pulling 3 people out of the water.   -Richard Benoit

 

THE world's biggest cruise ship - boasting its own open air park and mall - was unveiled yesterday. The £800million, 225,000-ton leviathan Oasis Of The Seas, was shown to the media and public at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by US company Royal Caribbean. The event was covered live on American breakfast television.  

She can carry the entire population of Banchory on Royal Deeside and features an open-air park the size of a football field. The world's biggest cruise liner, the Oasis of the Seas, was unveiled yesterday during a star-studded launch, live on American TV. The liner, which is 400 yards long and can carry almost 6,300 passengers, is 40% bigger than any other cruise ship.  

The Coast Guard says a New Bedford fishing boat became rapidly unstable as a full fishing net was lowered on deck, causing it to sink and kill its captain a year ago. The Coast Guard said Friday that its investigation showed the 71-foot dragger Costa & Corvo capsized and sank quickly, killing 57-year-old Antonio Mesquita. Another fishing boat rescued three other crew members.  

With severe weather upon us, the Coast Guard reminds boaters to be prepared and stay aware. Strong winds and heavy surf remain in the forecast over the next several days. With the continued heavy weather in the Pacific Northwest the Coast Guard is strongly encouraging mariners to take the necessary steps to ensure that their boats are properly secured.  

When Alvin Little entered the U.S. Navy in June 1945 at age 18, six of his brothers were already serving in the military. "My mother, Louella Little, had seven sons in the service in World War II," Little said. One brother, Ernest Little, was killed in an F-4U plane during overhead gunnery training near Jacksonville, Fla. "We were winding down the war," he said.  

As they wait their their turn, seaport volunteer Steve Pearson, left, and riggers Paul Cipriani and Sarah Clement watch Friday as head rigger Matthew Otto climbs a ladder to board the Mystic Seaport's training ship Joseph Conrad so they can remove dock lines from the deck of the drydocked ship. The Conrad was lifted out of the water to undergo several weeks of maintenance and repairs at the seaport's H.B. DuPont Preservation Shipyard. Go to www.theday.com to view a photo gallery of the ship's move.  

With a team of experts on board and a crowd of well-wishers on the shore, the 91-year-old W.P. Snyder Jr. was towed away from Marietta Friday, just as the boat had towed hundreds of barges during its 37-year career. The historic boat, the last remaining steam-powered sternwheel towboat in existence, is on its way to South Point for a hull replacement and is expected to return to town in about eight months. "She was lovingly sent off," said Mona Abele, of Marietta, who watched the Snyder unmoor and dep

The work being done is all work you can't see, but we have to make sure the structure beneath the deck is secure   -George Kane