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A U.S. woman from Boston was killed in a shark attack in the Bahamas, police say

1:16am December 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

The victim, who was not identified, was attacked less than a mile off the western end of New Providence island, where the capital, Nassau, is located.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ibis' searches for people missing from a capsized boat off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.

Coast Guard finds 4 more bodies off Florida coast but will call off search

2:35pm January 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Authorities have found a total of five bodies, leaving 34 missing. The Coast Guard says it will call off its active search for survivors at sunset Thursday if it doesn't receive any new information.

The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves the harbor in Charleston, S.C. , in 2013. A 2022 trip by the ship ended in a lawsuit-fueled detour.

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A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

1:33pm January 24, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

Environmentalists warn that exploratory drilling, like that set to begin later this month, can be as or more dangerous that actaul extraction.

Offshore Drilling Set To Begin Off Florida Alarms Environmentalists

5:53pm December 04, 2020

by Greg Allen

The drilling is scheduled to start this month in waters off the Bahamas, just 150 miles from the Florida coast. It's raising alarms among environmental groups and businesses that rely on tourism.

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Hurricane Dorian hit Marsh Harbour on Abaco in the Bahamas particularly hard. This October 2019 photo shows how the storm's powerful winds and storm surge obliterated the island's largest city.

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In Forecasting Hurricane Dorian, Models Fell Short

7:00am April 30, 2020

by Greg Allen

When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last year, it was the strongest ever to devastate the Caribbean country. Now, meteorologists are trying to learn why some of their forecast models fell short.

Parts of Great Abaco Island are eerily empty after Hurricane Dorian.

Health & Safety

After Dorian's Wrath: Little Miracles Amid A Painful Recovery

4:44pm October 15, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

Just over a month after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the northern Bahamas, parts of the island nation are still in ruins, thousands remain displaced and rebuilding efforts have only just begun.

Left: Volunteers take part in a "mapathon" organized by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Right: OpenStreetMap contributors pinpoint dump sites along rivers and waterways in Dar es Salaam in an effort to predict and prevent flooding in the Tanzanian ci

After Hurricane Dorian, The 'Wikipedia Of Maps' Came To The Rescue

2:42pm October 03, 2019

by Joanne Lu

Humanitarians are using crowdsourcing software to fill in blank spots on maps of disaster-prone countries.

"The number of people registered missing with the Bahamas government is going down daily," a spokesman for the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency assured the public.

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Bahamian Government Revises Number Of Missing After Dorian, Down To 1,300

9:59pm September 13, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"The number of people registered missing with the Bahamas government is going down daily," a spokesman for NEMA told reporters, adding that many could be unaccounted for in shelters.

Philip "P.J." Thomas was a captain and harbor pilot who along with his three children died when Hurricane Dorian roared through Grand Bahama island on Sept. 1.

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Friends Remember One Of Dorian's Victims On Grand Bahama

8:05pm September 12, 2019

by Greg Allen

P.J. Thomas was an experienced boat captain and harbor pilot who guided some of the world's largest cruise ships to the dock. During the hurricane, he died saving his wife.

Reknowned chef José Andrés (right) is interviewed by ABC News last week in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, before heading to the Abaco Islands to deliver food to people stranded left by Hurricane Dorian.

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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Survivors In The Bahamas

5:09pm September 11, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Cash is king. For us to rebuild these communities, we need funds," the president of Rotary International says. The Bahamas' government has also posted a list of desperately needed items.

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