Her 18 crew were evacuated by helicopter. Storm Corrie: The German-operated Maltese-flagged bulk carrier was abandoned while sinking at the IJmuiden outer anchorage, in the North Sea after being struck by the tanker Pechora Star ( Malta) while at anchor in a storm. The boat encountered heavy waves and strong winds and sank after departing the Port of Celestún on 29 January. Of the estimated 70 people aboard, six died, 34 were rescued, and another 30 were missing. Ī migrant boat sank off the coast of Zarzis, Tunisia after departing from Libya on a voyage to Italy. The container ship ran aground while on a voyage from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi. The damage is considered irreparable, and on 1 February, United Salvage of New South Wales started salvage work. No people were aboard the tugs at the time of collision. It is currently submerged on the bottom, but still secured to its dock, and the Tasmanian Environmental Protection Authority has started a cleanup effort to deal with large amounts of leaking fuel. The tugboat was rammed by the cement carrier Goliath ( Australia) in Devonport, Tasmania at 11:50 AM while docked in Berth 4 West. The vessel was then towed to a shipyard on 10 February. Although the yacht was quickly moved further up the beach by salvage crews, proper salvage work started on 5 February, and completed on 9 February at 12:30 PM. Two people were aboard at the time one person was evacuated, while the other stayed on the boat. The 55-foot (17 m) yacht ran aground on South-Head Beach, Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States at 1:00 AM after its steering system failed. Five bodies were recovered, and the search for the rest of the passengers was called off on 27 January. Of the people aboard, one person, Juan Esteban Montoya Caicedo, survived. Ī 25-foot (7.6 m) motor boat capsized in rough weather roughly 40 miles (64 km) miles east of Florida's Fort Pierce Inlet while smuggling 40 migrants from Bimini, Bahamas to the United States. The prehistoric stone circle with more than 100 standing rocks was discovered by German archaeologist Hugo Obermaier in 1926 and dates back to around 7,000 years ago.The cargo ship ran aground on the northwest Crete coast in Kissamos Bay in a storm, reportedly broke in half.

The Dolmen of Guadalperal, or “Spanish Stonehenge,” in Spain’s province of Cáceres is fully exposed‎ from low water levels. Spain in July experienced its hottest month since at least 1961, leaving Spanish reservoirs at just 40 percent of capacity on average earlier this month, according to Reuters.

Three ancient Buddhist statues believed to be around 600 years old were revealed on a previously submerged island in the Yangtze River amid a severe drought and heatwave in China’s Southwest. What is a flash flood watch or warning? Here's what to know about this deadly weather hazardĮerie photos show reemerging artifacts once lost to natural forces or for the sake of humans. Here's a look at what's been rediscovered. Poor people and other marginalized groups often bear the greatest brunt of climate change, according to the United Nations.įlooding across the US: Overnight floodwaters inundate Dallas area, rain threatens New Jersey with flash floods It also upends the physical and mental well-being of those who are most impacted.

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