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A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

2:53pm February 16, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

French inventor Franky Zapata has successfully flown over the English Channel on a personal flying machine.

This Time, Franky Zapata Makes It Across The English Channel On A Hoverboard

1:07pm August 05, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Nobody else has ever tried to cross the body of water by hoverboard, which is powered by a backpack full of fuel. The last time he tried, he plunged into the sea.

Third graders on board a floating school in Bangladesh run by the nonprofit group Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha.

'Floating Schools' Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises

7:17am September 12, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Monsoon floods won't stop these kids from going to school in Bangladesh — especially if the school comes to the student!

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Indonesian rescuers scan the horizon from the deck of a rescue ship as they search for a ferry which sank in Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia on Monday.

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Rescuers Search For At Least 180 Missing After Ferry Sinks In Indonesia

12:15pm June 20, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Rescuers say only 18 survivors have been found so far. The boat capsized late Monday afternoon during Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Flames engulf a boat Sunday in the Tampa Bay area. Officials said one person died after the boat ferrying patrons to a casino ship caught fire near shore, forcing dozens of passengers and crew to jump overboard.

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Woman Dies After Florida Boat Fire Sends Dozens Of Panicked Passengers Overboard

2:45pm January 15, 2018

by Amy Held

About 50 people were aboard the casino shuttle boat that was reduced to its hull, and officials initially believed that everybody was OK. In all, officials said 15 people were hospitalized.

A ferry crew member walks from the truck level to where the passengers sit.

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PHOTOS: A Tranquil Ferry Between Indonesian Islands

3:00pm October 31, 2017

The public ferry system is a key link for a diverse nation spanning some 17,000 islands. "We serve all the people," says the captain of a ferry linking majority-Hindu Bali with majority-Muslim Lombok.

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3 Scouts Dead After Sailboat Hits Power Line In Texas

11:29pm August 07, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Boy Scouts were attending a camp on the shores of Lake O' The Pines in east Texas when a Hobie Cat they were aboard snagged an overhanging transmission cable.

Kala Tanaka marks "stays" at the front of the canoe so they can go back in the same place after the mast is taken down to fit under the George Washington Bridge. The garlands of ti leaves, a Hawaiian tradition, were placed on the Hokule'a by well-wishers.

Hokule'a, The Hawaiian Canoe Traveling The World By A Map Of The Stars

9:37am May 27, 2016

by Sara Kehaulani Goo

A voyaging canoe built to revive the centuries-old tradition of Hawaiian exploration is circumnavigating the globe. Its crew has already traveled 26,000 miles navigating with the sun, stars and waves.

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