3 d. ago The luxury superyacht with personal butlers and onboard helicopters that you can buy a home on

Ulyssia, a planned 1,050ft (320m) vessel bigger than the Titanic, is made up of 133 lavish onboard apartments, said to 'meet the standards of a five-star hotel'.

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8 d. ago Hudson helicopter crash: three adults and three children confirmed dead in New York accident – latest

Family of five and pilot were onboard the helicopter when it crashed into the Hudson RiverSix people dead after helicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson RiverThe spot where the helicopter crashed is less than three miles (4.8km) south of where US Airways Capt Chesley Sullenberger expertly landed the passenger plane he was piloting, on the water, with no lives lost, after the engines were put out in a bird strike after take-off from the airport.The 2009 rare successful emergency landing on water became known as the miracle on the Hudson. But the scene at the Hudson today is grim, as New York fire department divers emerge from the water. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Six people killed after helicopter crashes into Hudson River in New York

Pilot and a family with three children who are believed to have been Spanish tourists were killed onboard aircraftHudson helicopter crash - latest updatesA helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, killing all six people onboard, including the pilot and a family with three children who are believed to be Spanish tourists.The fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the huge tidal waterway that runs up the west side of Manhattan at 3.17pm ET. Videos posted on social media showed the aircraft mostly submerged, upside down in the water, and rescue vehicles crowding on to the streets on shore as emergency workers raced to save those onboard. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hudson helicopter crash: six people reportedly killed after aircraft plummets into water

Media reports say family from Spain were onboard the helicopter when it crashed into the Hudson RiverMultiple casualties reported after helicopter crashes in Hudson River The spot where the helicopter crashed is less than three miles south of where US Airways Capt Chesley Sullenberger expertly landed the passenger plane he was piloting, on the water, with no lives lost, after the engines were put out in a bird strike after take-off from the airport.The 2009 rare successful emergency landing on water became known as the miracle on the Hudson. But the scene at the Hudson today is grim, as Fire Department divers emerge from the water. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scotland to host luxury superyacht with tickets starting from £16,000

The luxury superyacht will begin its journey in Reykjavik, stopping in multiple Scottish locations, and conclude in Amsterdam

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2 w. ago Danish PM tells US ‘you cannot annex another country’ on visit to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, who met island’s new and outgoing PMs, says she wants to cooperate with Trump on Arctic securityThe Danish prime minister has put on a show of unity with Greenlandic leaders in her first visit to the Arctic island since Donald Trump’s renewed threats to acquire the territory, telling the US: “You cannot annex another country.”Speaking onboard an inspection ship in front of a military helicopter, alongside Greenland’s new prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Greenland’s outgoing prime minister, Múte B Egede, Mette Frederiksen switched from Danish to English to address the diplomatic standoff with the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Close call between Delta plane and military craft at Reagan National airport

Both flights received corrective instructions to avoid possible collision two months after crash killed 67 at same airportA passenger flight preparing to take off near Washington DC and an incoming US military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision on Friday, officials said.The close call at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport came about two months after a passenger jet and US army helicopter collided near the airport, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft. The earlier crash – on 29 January – prompted federal investigators to recommend a ban on some helicopter flights in that area. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grieving father of American Airlines pilot killed in DC chopper crash says tragedy was 'completely preventable' as he calls for apology from US army

Samuel Lilley (pictured, his father Tim Lilley), 28, was the copilot onboard American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC last month.

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