The $200m threat lying beneath the Hauraki Gulf
Documents reveal the RMS Niagara shipwreck could cause a $200 million oil spill clean-up, and while Maritime NZ has ...
WWII RMS Niagara shipwreck oil spill risk ignored despite $200m cleanup threat
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
World War II era shipwreck could trigger $200m oil spill cleanup
It is unknown how much oil is on the ship, but Maritime NZ believes it's "furnace oil" which is described as dark, thick and ...
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Derry’s pivotal WW2 role features on new BBC series ‘Nazis, U-boats And The Battle For The Atlantic’
‘Nazis, U-boats And The Battle For The Atlantic’, made for the BBC by Alleycats TV, starts on BBC iPlayer and BBC1 NI on ...
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Lost at Sea: Four Famous Shipwrecks Waiting To Be Discovered
Items from the Belitung shipwreck can be seen at Asia Society Museum's 'Secrets ... The sinking of the Indianapolis is now remembered as the worst American naval disaster of World War II. Despite ...
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‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris triggers major rail disruption
Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station. Almost 500 trains were ...
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WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
PARIS — The disposal of what Paris police called an ‘’excessively dangerous'' unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos Friday on rail and road networks in the French ...
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Unexploded WWII bomb halts high-speed rail travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
The discovery of an unexploded WWII bomb near Paris' Gare du Nord has halted high-speed rail travel to London and Brussels. Eurostar has canceled all services to and from Gare du Nord, affecting ...
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500-year-old shipwreck turns out to be oldest-of-its-kind find off Sweden. Take a look
Marine archaeologists plunged into the Baltic Sea near Landfjärden to explore the mysterious ship, dubbed Vrak 5, or Wreck 5, because it is one of five shipwrecks in the area, the Vrak Museum of ...
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Eurostar suspends services after unexploded Second World War bomb discovered
Eurostar has suspended services between London and Paris after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb near tracks in the French capital. Thousands of passengers are disrupted as the ...