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US Navy Plans to Raise Jet Plane off Hawaii Coral Reef Using Inflatable Cylinders

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in Hawaii before removal from the ocean waters where the aircraft crashed on Nov. 20. Rear Adm. Kevin …

The Cost of Damage from the Record Floods in Greece Estimated to Be in the Billions

ZAGORA, Greece (AP) — The apples were almost ripe for harvesting when the worst storms in more than a century struck Greece`s breadbasket in Thessaly. Now, farmers on the forested slopes of Mount Pilion, which overlooks the plain of Thessaly, …

Car-Carrying Ship that Burned for a Week on the North Sea Towed to Dutch Port for Salvaging

EEMSHAVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Tugboats towed a freight ship that burned for a week on the North Sea while carrying thousands of cars into a Dutch port on Thursday for salvaging, laying to rest fears that it could sink close …

A Freighter Carrying Nearly 3,000 Cars Catches Fire in the North Sea and a Crew Member is Killed

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars was burning out of control Wednesday in the North Sea, and the Dutch coast guard said one crew member had died, others were hurt and …

UN Says Operation to Siphon Oil out of Rusting Tanker Moored off Yemen Begins to ‘Avoid Catastrophe’

CAIRO (AP) — An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the United Nations chief said, a crucial step in a complex salvage operation aiming to prevent a potential …

A Salvage Team Is Set to Begin Siphoning Oil out of Rusting Tanker Moored off Yemen, UN Says

CAIRO (AP) — An international team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the hull of a decrepit tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen this week, a U.N. official said Sunday. It will mark the first concrete …

UN Says Insurance Coverage Secured to Salvage Rusting Oil Tanker off Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has secured insurance coverage to start a ship- to-ship transfer of 1.1 million barrels of crude from a rusting tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen – oil that could cause a major …

Scratched EV Battery? Your Insurer May Have to Junk the Whole Car

LONDON/DETROIT — For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles – leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from …

Maui Businessman Sued for $2 Million After Grounding Luxury Yacht

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A business owner whose luxury yacht ran aground and leaked diesel fuel into waters off the Hawaiian island of Maui last month is being sued for more than $2 million in damages by a trust that …

Luxury Yacht Runs Aground in Maui, Pumps Diesel into Water

HONOLULU (AP) — A luxury yacht that ran aground in waters off the Hawaiian island of Maui accidentally pumped diesel fuel into the ocean after a failed attempt to remove it Tuesday, its owner said. Jim Jones told the Honolulu …