Posts Tagged ‘coast’

Derailed train ‘going too fast’

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

A freight train engine which derailed on the West Coast mainline may have been going too fast, Network Rail says.

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Derailed train ‘going too fast’

Train derails on West Coast line

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

A freight train derails on the West Coast main line causing all services between London and Milton Keynes to be suspended.

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Train derails on West Coast line

Search Resumes in Shipwreck

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

‘We need a miracle,’ says Coast Guard.

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Search Resumes in Shipwreck

Memo From Rome: Italians Embrace a Hero After Cruise Ship Accident

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Observers say a national propensity for dualism has led to a Coast Guard officer’s portrayal as a hero against the captain of the Costa Concordia.

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Memo From Rome: Italians Embrace a Hero After Cruise Ship Accident

VIDEO: Footage shows divers inside Costa Concordia

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Footage has been released of divers searching inside the stricken ship Costa Concordia off the coast of Giglio.

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VIDEO: Footage shows divers inside Costa Concordia

Italian Cruise Ship Accident Raises Oversight Questions

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Questions about a captain’s maneuvering of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy are raising larger issues about how the cruise industry is regulated.

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Italian Cruise Ship Accident Raises Questions About Crew and Captain

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Rescuers made contact early Sunday with three survivors inside a luxury cruise liner that capsized off the coast of Italy, killing at least three people.

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Ship Passengers Tell of Delayed, Then Panicked, Evacuation

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

At least three bodies were recovered from the sea after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany.

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Ship Passengers Tell of Delayed, Then Panicked, Evacuation

Fuel Tanker Renda and Icebreaker Healy Are Sighted Off Nome

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

The tanker, with help from a Coast Guard icebreaker, is carrying gasoline and diesel to the city, which cannot be reached by road or rail and is running low on fuel.

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Fuel Tanker Renda and Icebreaker Healy Are Sighted Off Nome

Dungeons & Dragons Remake Uses Players’ Input

Monday, January 9th, 2012

On Monday, Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro subsidiary that owns Dungeons & Dragons, announced that a new edition is under development: and players will weigh in on how to reboot the franchise.

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Dungeons & Dragons Remake Uses Players’ Input

Stricken NZ cargo ship breaks up

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

A cargo ship which ran aground off the coast of New Zealand three months ago breaks in in two, spilling containers and other debris into the sea.

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Stricken NZ cargo ship breaks up

Coast Guard Raises Assumed Average Weight per Person

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

The average boat passenger weighs 25 pounds more than in years past, so boat capacities need to be reconsidered, the Coast Guard says.

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Coast Guard Raises Assumed Average Weight per Person

Coast Guard Raises Assumed Average Weight per Person

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

The average boat passenger weighs 25 pounds more than in years past, so boat capacities need to be reconsidered, the Coast Guard says.

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Coast Guard Raises Assumed Average Weight per Person

Missing person hunt as boat found

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

A search resumes for a missing person after the discovery of a boat about a mile off the coast of Conwy.

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Missing person hunt as boat found

Warriors 92, Knicks 78: Warriors Use Second-Half Run to Beat the Knicks

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

The Knicks, who were outscored 28-14 in the fourth quarter when they made just 5 of 19 shots, opened their West Coast trip with a lopsided defeat to the Warriors.

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Warriors 92, Knicks 78: Warriors Use Second-Half Run to Beat the Knicks