Ships
Aussies say James Cook’s ship was found, US says not so fast
Australian maritime experts said on Feb. 3 they believed they've found the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of the South Pacific after it was scuttled in the U.S. more than 200 years ago.
But archaeologists in the U.S. quickly countered by saying the findings were premature and a breach of contract in their joint research.
Drama in Belgrade primary school; Two students transferred to Tirsova
"It's pepper spray, which a lower grade student accidentally activated in the classroom. Some students were exposed to suffocation and coughing. We relocated them immediately. Some were taken out into the fresh air, some to the ballroom, but the whole group was upset", said the school principal Suzana Lipi.
Watch US F-35 crash into the South China Sea (video)
The incident happened on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
Mavi Marmara victim granted 150,000 Turkish Liras in compensation
A Turkish court has ordered that a man, who was taken by Israeli soldiers from the Mavi Marmara ship and ill-treated in prison, should be paid 150,000 Turkish Liras ($11, 200) in compensation.
Nine Turkish citizens died when Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara ship, which was trying to break the embargo on Gaza in 2010. One more died in hospital in 2014.
Greece: Gastrade received the Final Investment Decision (FID) for INGS Alexandroupolis
The FSRU with a capacity of 153.500 sq.m. LNG will be connected to the national natural gas network of Greece with a 28 km long pipeline
Viking-era wooden sailboats on UNESCO list
For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents.
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Ottoman-style boats being built in historic dock
Old-style single-masted boats are being built for tourism purposes at a historic dock in the Black Sea province of Bartın, where galleys and galleons were built for the Ottoman navy after the 1500s, for the first time in 50 years.
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US offers Greece frigate deal in competition with France
The U.S. State Department announced on Dec. 10 the approval of the potential sale of naval frigates to Athens to challenge a deal announced between France and Greece in September.
The world’s deepest shipwreck has been fully surveyed (video)
The ship, the USS Johnston, is at a depth of 21,180 feet (about 6,500 meters) in the Philippine Sea
Relatives of Passengers from the Burned Bus are Trying to find more Information
Tragedy on "Struma" Highway: Passenger Bus Caught Fire, Leaving at least 46 Dead Including Children
Relatives of the passengers from the burned bus of the Struma Highway are looking for information about their relatives, but so far without success. Some of them went in front of the office of Besa Trans, which organized the trip to Istanbul.