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HONG KONG, May 06, 2014 (AFP) - An air and sea rescue mission scoured choppy waters near Hong Kong Tuesday in a desperate search for 11 crew still missing more than 24 hours after their Chinese cargo ship sank.The Zhong Xing 2, which was…

Panic moments during a freestyle session. The video from Jordi Searle face a rescue moment of the kayaking in NZ. Kayakers helps one to escape from a really dangerous situation. Whitewater is inherently dangerous. Be safe while you text…

The South Korean Coast Guard on Monday released footage of captain Lee Joon-seok fleeing the passenger ferry Sewol as it sank in coastal waters off Jindo Island on 16 April.In the video Lee, wearing only a sweater and underpants, can be…

(THE TELEGRAM, CANADA) - The Harper government has been under pressure to address the issue since last year’s stinging critique by the auditor general and the high-profile death of Burton Winters, 14, off Makkovik in Labrador, two…

(CALIFORNIA) - A rescue effort by Yosemite SAR brought Blake Parkinson to the hospital where could tell the dramatic event. Parkinson, 26, had landed on a five-foot outcropping, slamming his back into the rock just as his safety line went…

(GUARDIAN) - All 338 high school students and teachers on board a South Korean passenger ferry that began sinking on Wednesday have been rescued, according to reports. The ferry, identified as the Sewol, was carrying about 470 passengers,…

The Fire and Rescue Department had to be called in to help transfer an overweight patient from the Banting Hospital to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, reported Berita Harian. According to the daily, the 200kg patient, Norfaizah…

(RNLI Press Office) - On the morning of Wednesday 2 April Chiswick RNLI lifeboat crew were called to investigate reports of a dog in distress in Barn Elms Reach. When the lifeboat arrived two crew were put ashore to assess the…

Search operation for Malaysia Airlines aircraft continues: here below Update 19 from AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) Today’s search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in the Australian Search and…

Collapsed building research, forest control during an arson, recon on a gas leak. Now firefighters and rescuer can face it with a new kind of drone, called “Gimball”. It’s a spherical flying robot created by two young…