India on Alert: Simultaneous multi-city terror attacks possible
After vehemently rejecting the earlier alarm raised by security agencies of probably multi-location attack on India, the central government went on to put five states on a probably terror alert. The urgency of...
Marines-Coast Guard Plane Crash at San Clemente Island
A Marine helicopter and Coast Guard plane crashed near San Clemente Island, off the coast of Southern California. Nine people are missing after the AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter collided with the C-130 plane. Rescue...
created by Jordan Yerman | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico off Texas Releases 18,000 Gallons
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas has released 18,000 gallons of oil in to the ocean due to a tanker collision; thankfully the leak has been secured now. An 820 foot Liberian ship called the Krymsk collided with an offshore supply vessel, but the ship...
Coast Guard Fired on Potomac River near DC: a Training Exercise
It was reported that Coast Guard fired 10 rounds in the restricted area on a suspicious boat in Potomac River near Washington DC, which turned out to be a training exercise. Security is heightened today, the 8th...
Coast Guard Exercise-secure zone on Potomac River causes panic
President Obama was at an event at the Pentagon commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Coast Guard tried to prevent a boat from entering the Pentagon Security Zone on teh Potomac River,...
created by albertacowpoke | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Migrants flock into Greece - and sneak out to Italy UPDATES
UPDATE 1:"ATHENS, 12 July (Reuters) - Greek police raided an illegal immigrants' camp in the port city of Patras on Sunday, moving out 150 people and levelling shacks with bulldozers. Hundreds of immigrants, mostly Afghans, had lived in squalid conditions at the camp...
Staten Island Ferry Crash Shakes Passengers, 14 Injured
The Staten Island ferry that runs between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan hit a pier while docking today, injuring 14 people, which were shaken up, but relatively unharmed. " The Coast Guard spokesman compared the ferry's loss of power as it neared the pier to a car losing... "Together We Served" website helps Military people find friends.
I just found a great website were current and ex-military people get together with old friends and make new friends. All branches of the services are there. It's a well run site and I hope run into a couple of old...
10 Haitian Boat People Killed off Boyton Beach on Florida Coast
At least 10 would be illegal immigrants fleeing Haiti to the United States were killed May 13, 2009 when the boat they were on capsized off the Florida coast. The boat was carrying 28 Haitian refugees when it flipped over in the waters outside of Boyton Beach, 100 kms...
Missing NFL Football Players: Coast Guard Calls Off Search
Update: The Coast Guard has now called off the search for the three men missing off the Florida coast. Officials said that they were sure that they would have found any survivors, had there been any. Previously: The... Missing NFL Players: Capsized Boat, One Person Found
The US Coast Guard has found a capsized boat with one person clinging to it during its search off the Florida coast for four people, including two NFL players. Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper and NFL free agent Corey Smith, who had played for the Detroit...
created by Rachel Nixon | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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