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The National
3 days ago
- Climate
- The National
Best photos of May 31: Tribute to Gaza's children in Portugal to protestor kicking riot police in Argentina
Tour boat operator Marshall Jones's dog, Scooby, lies on ground among tree roots and rubbish that is normally under water in the Florida Everglades. The region, which is the largest wetland in the United States, is experiencing severe drought. AP Photo
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Washington Post
The Erie Canal is turning 200. New York is throwing a summer-long party.
In 1995, Tammee Poinan Grimes's parents purchased a 60-foot-long tour boat to use for sightseeing cruises along the Erie Canal. The expense of shipping the boat from San Francisco to Upstate New York was prohibitive, so they came up with a different solution. Over the course of seven weeks, the family helmed the vessel south through the Pacific Ocean, northwest across the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean Sea, then north via the Atlantic Ocean and into the Hudson River at New York City, before connecting with the Erie Canal in Albany.
CTV News
25-05-2025
- CTV News
50 evacuated from stranded ‘amphibious' tour boat after malfunction on Ottawa River
Dozens of passengers had to be evacuated from a tour boat with wheels after the vessel broke down in the middle of the Ottawa River Sunday afternoon, according to Gatineau firefighters. Gatineau fire says in a news release in French that crews received a call from the captain of the 'Lady Dive' notifying them of the incident at approximately 4:30 p.m. The 'amphibious vessel,' which can drive on land and operate in water, broke down on the river near the Hull Marina, firefighters say. About 50 passengers were onboard the tour boat and all had to be evacuated. Two fire department boats and 14 firefighters had to be called in to help transport the passengers back to the dock. The evacuation took approximately 50 minutes, Gatineau fire says. There were no injuries.
