9 h. ago Dozens of whales saved after becoming stranded on beach in desperate rescue mission

Around 60 pilot whales were found stranded on Ólafsfjörður beach in Iceland on Sunday, June 22, with locals and emergency services rushing to save the mammals

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7 d. ago Dog 'lucky to be alive' after tumbling down 250ft cliff while chasing rabbits

What was meant to be a relaxing Father's Day walk for dad-of-two Miles Pettit along the scenic cliffs of the Isle of Man with his pet turned into a daring rescue mission

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9 d. ago Person falls from Scots ferry as frantic rescue mission launched

A multi-agency response is attending the urgent search.

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1 week ago Olympian Heath Ryan suspended by Equestrian Australia for allegedly whipping horse

Video appears to show Ryan repeatedly striking horse with whipThe 66-year-old says the incident was part of a ‘rescue mission’Australian Olympian, Heath Ryan, has been suspended from national and international equestrian competition after a video emerged that appears to show him repeatedly striking a horse with a whip.Ryan, who represented Australia in dressage at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, acknowledged the video in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday. The 66-year-old defended the incident in his statement as part of a “rescue mission” in rehabilitating a problem horse. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Absolutely shocking’: Netflix documentary examines how the Titan sub disaster happened

New film Titan: The OceanGate Disaster looks back at the many bad decisions that led to the devastating 2023 tragedyIf you were sentient in the summer of 2023, you probably remember the feverish speculation, vicarious horror, snap consternation and armchair sleuthing after the disappearance of the submersible called Titan during a commercial voyage to the wreck of the Titanic. The Titan sub disaster was inescapable for weeks as the story evolved from critical rescue mission – the best-case scenario being a mechanical failure deep in the North Atlantic with 96 hours of oxygen for the five passengers, which you better believe became a countdown clock on cable news – to tragic recovery operation.The sub, it turned out, had imploded at 3,300 meters beneath the surface, 90 minutes into a dive that was supposed to reach 3,800 meters deep. All five passengers – British explorer Hamish Harding, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, French diver Paul-...

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2 w. ago Humanitarian vessel on aid mission to Gaza rescues 4 migrants at sea; dozens returned to Libya

A ship carrying high-profile activists including Greta Thunberg to Gaza rescued four migrants on Thursday who had jumped into the sea to avoid being picked up by a Libyan coast guard vessel

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3 w. ago Girl, 13, who fell into Baitings Reservoir and died while taking pictures named

The 13-year-old fell into the water at Baitings Dam near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday while out on a half-term walk with her dad - sparking a huge search and rescue mission

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3 w. ago Oldham chairman saved club after rowing Atlantic solo as Latics bid for EFL return

In the battle of clubs who beat the Grim Reaper, fearless eccentric Frank Rothwell reveals rowing 3,000 miles across the Big Pond and scaling Africa's tallest peak were simple exercises compared with his rescue mission at Oldham Athletic

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3 w. ago Girl 'falls into water' at Baitings Dam with huge search and rescue mission underway

Emergency crews were called to assist the search at Baitings Dam reservoir

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