A North Carolina teen shows strength of character as she recovers from her shark attack. Paige Winter, 17, of New Bern, North Carolina, survived the shark attack but suffered injuries that resulted in her leg being amputated. Her father Charlie, a former Marine and a local fire fighter helped Paige during the ordeal. There is…
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USS Batfish Submarine Afloat Again
Spring rains are hitting the historic flood plains in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The rains are so heavy, the USS Batfish located in Muskogee, OK was floated once again. The local fire department was brought out to add ballast to the boat to keep her steady. My guess is the original lead ballast was sold long…
Jean-Jacques Savin, 72, Completes Atlantic Crossing in Barrel
At 72, your never too old to have an adventure. A retired French army paratrooper, took on a new trip. This is his official web site in French: https://tinyurl.com/y2a44om7 Here are some links from Jean-Jacques Savin’s grand adventure! The sailor in 2018: https://nypost.com/2018/12/27/meet-the-man-attempting-to-cross-the-atlantic-ocean-in-a-barrel/ When he left by the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46690647/ He departed from El Hierro,…
Dog Dives To Help Clean Polluted Oceans
A great little video on 4 Ocean non-profit efforts to clean the ocean. Enjoy! Dog Dives To Help Clean Polluted Oceans Lila, a Black Lab, was originally trained to dive down to fetch lobsters. https://youtu.be/0nBldzJWNjM Now she is going after trash. Trainer: Alex Schulze Email: emailalexschulze@yahoo.com Dog: Lila – Black Lab