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Atlantic Sailor Was Told Not to Open Container 47. But Then, He Heard Breathing: ‘Open’

There are things that lurk beneath the surface that humans were never supposed to know about. A man named Eric, a sailor in the Atlantic Ocean, told a story about Container 47. Mikey Grimm (@mikeygrimm13) on TikTok shared Eric’s tale—perhaps whatever was inside that container shouldn’t have ever been dug…

The Mary Sue

Timmy, Germany’s humpback whale, likely lived for only five days after controversial rescue effort

The whale, nicknamed ’Hope’ by German media, was found dead on May 14

The Independent UK

France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker

The captain of the Tagor, a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s “ghost fleet” that was boarded in the Atlantic Ocean by the French Navy, was taken into custody on Tuesday, announced Brest prosecutor Stéphane Kellenberger.

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Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, remind us that the next health crisis is never far away. They also illustrate the World Health Organization’s key role in global coordination and the importance…

The Conversation

Who were the American mothers to France’s orphaned children during the First World War?

During the entire course of World War I, approximately 25,000 American women crossed the Atlantic Ocean to attend to the needs of wounded soldiers and civilian communities in Europe. Women traditionally operated in medical units and helped care for wounded soldiers. Following US entry in the conflict, the newly established…

The Conversation

Rescuers found them clinging to a life raft after a plane went down off Florida and what the pilot did next saved everyone

Rescuers pulled 11 survivors from the Atlantic Ocean after their plane went down off Florida’s coast, and the pilot’s quick thinking in those final moments made sure everyone made it out alive. The small Beechcraft twin-propeller aircraft ditched about 80 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, leaving passengers and crew stranded…

The Mary Sue

Two Indians aboard cruise ship hit by deadly Hantavirus outbreak

Two Indians were among 149 people aboard a luxury expedition cruise ship stranded in the Atlantic Ocean after a deadly hantavirus outbreak left three passengers dead and eight others infected or suspected to be infected, according to BBC.

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How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean as passengers and crew members fell sick

The Independent UK

‘We want to go home’: US travel blogger breaks down as hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on Atlantic cruise ship

An American travel blogger has described panic and uncertainty aboard a luxury cruise ship struck by a suspected hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Verde, which has killed three passengers and left dozens stranded at sea.

The Times of India

Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here's what we know

Three people have died and four more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses are confirmed to be the culprit in two cases so far.

LiveScience

Three People Death in A Cruise Ship That Departed from Argentina Towards South Arica After an Outbreak of the Deadly Hanta Virus

Three people have died and at least three others have fallen ill after a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch-operated cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, prompting an international public health investigation and urgent medical evacuation efforts, the World Health Organization said.

Latin Times

What is hantavirus? Symptoms and how it is different from Covid

The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

The Independent UK

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says

The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others

The Independent UK

Three dead and British tourist in intensive care after hantavirus outbreak on polar expedition ship

A 69-year-old British national remains in intensive care in South Africa

The Independent UK

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Timmy, the whale stranded off Germany's coast, swims off and gets stuck...again

The plan was to lift the whale from the seabed using inflatable cushions and transport it with pontoons back to the North Sea or possibly as far as the Atlantic Ocean.

LiveScience

Sørvágsvatn: The lake that 'floats' above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusion

Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears to hover above the Atlantic Ocean.

The Independent UK

A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital

The Independent UK

Photos show aquagym classes in Senegal helping people with reduced mobility

Participants of all ages gather on a beach in Dakar for low-impact aquagym sessions in the Atlantic Ocean, moving in the water to ease pain and improve mobility.

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Fighting climate change in the Sahel is worsening conflicts - new research shows how

The Sahel, the semi-arid African region stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, has become the epicentre of global terrorism, given the high number of attacks by armed groups and the resulting fatalities, including those suffered by civilians. This development is rooted…

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Thunderstorms and heavy rain hit Iberian peninsula

Severe conditions caused by deep area of low pressure to north-west of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean

Euronews

Portugal intercepts narco-submarine carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine en route to Iberian peninsula

Portuguese authorities intercepted a drug-carrying vessel in the Atlantic Ocean with 1.7 tonnes of cocaine destined for European markets. Four crew members were arrested.

The Independent UK

Endangered loggerhead sea turtle released to Atlantic Ocean from Florida beach

An endangered loggerhead sea turtle has been released into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat

The Independent UK

A Democrat candidate vanished at sea. Republicans fought to keep him on the ballot

Republicans fought to keep missing Democrat candidate Petros Krommidas on the ballot, but his supporters still want him to be elected

The Independent UK

As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance

The Independent UK

Humberto becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Humberto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean but is not currently threatening land

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