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Embarrassing moment sailor is spotted stuck on a reef after his boat gets stranded by falling tide

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High and dry: Embarrassing moment sailor is spotted stuck on a reef after his boat gets stranded by falling tide A man’s mistake about the sea tides left him and his boat stranded for hours His boat became accidentally lodged on an oyster bed in South Carolina The man was spotted by two kayakers who filmed … Read more

Lifeboat rescuer leaps into raging waves to save teenager from being pulled out to sea by the tide 

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Moment lifeboat rescuer leaps into raging waves to save teenager from being pulled out to sea by the tide Portrush RNLI team under Des Austin was called out at 2.42pm on September 25 The team found a stranded teenager fighting the tide near Portstewart Head Footage shows one mechanic leaping into the choppy water to … Read more

Flood fears and ‘dangerous sea conditions’ as Storm Ellen’s 70mph gales stir up the high tide

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Storm Ellen is set to continue battering Britain with 70mph gale force winds expected ahead of the weekend, bringing the potential for travel disruption and flooding.  More than 50,000 homes and businesses in Ireland will remain without power as the Met Office imposed a yellow weather warning of strong winds stretching across England, Wales and parts … Read more

Man dies after three children ‘got caught in a rip tide’ in the sea on Welsh coast

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Tragedy as hero father dies after saving his three children when they got caught in a rip-tide off Welsh beach Man in his 30s died after being flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor this afternoon Witnesses reported children in difficulty in water and a man swam to their aid Two of the children were taken to hospital … Read more

Onlookers battle in vain to rescue van being swamped by rising tide after driver parked it on beach

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Sea you later! Onlookers battle in vain to rescue van as it is swamped by the rising tide after hapless driver parked it on the beach A white van became stranded out at sea on Redcar beach in Teeside on Sunday The coastguard battled for hours to try and pull the empty car out of … Read more

CLARISSA FARR: School closures mean a generation is being cast adrift on tide of unfulfilled dreams

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Schools, with their familiar landscape of corridors and classrooms, sounds of bells and chatter, and the whiff of the changing rooms, are for so much of their life a child’s world. And it is a world in which students learn from their friends, just as they do from teachers. Today, however, children are at home, … Read more

Bioluminescent waves on the coast of California have turned into a red tide that stinks like sulfur

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Residents of Southern California witnessed a stunning electric blue surf over the past month, but the breathtaking display has now taken a turn for the worst – and it stinks. The microorganisms that produce the bioluminescent waters are starting to breakdown, resulting in red tides of staining seawater that smells like sulfur. The once luminous … Read more

Has Italy started to turn the tide on coronavirus?

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Italy may have started to turn the tide on coronavirus after data showed a significant slowdown in infections and deaths at the weekend in the first evidence that a draconian nationwide lockdown may be working.  Italy remains the world’s worst-affected coronavirus country – with almost 5,500 people killed by the disease in total and confirmed … Read more