MORE: An adult and a child were standing on the beach, both were swept into the water by a wave. The adult was able to be washed back to the shore. The search for the juvenile male continues. #CowellIncident pic.twitter.com/kkDSLKIeiJ … [Read more...] about Rescuers Searching For Boy Swept To Sea At Cowell Beach In Santa Cruz
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Navy fast-tracks ‘on-time’ delivery of nuclear-armed Columbia-class submarine
Yet another way to remain less detectable is through the use of missile-tube launched undersea reconnaissance drones. Many of these drones are now being built by the Navy to bring new launch and recover surveillance systems to undersea warfare through the use of missile tubes. The technical ability to dispatch and track unmanned sonar and underwater reconnaissance systems, increasingly able to share data in real-time with larger host submarine platforms, can enable a large Columbia class boat to linger more safely in "impossible to detect" locations, allowing forward-operating undersea drones to enter higher-risk areas to patrol for threats such as enemy subs. … [Read more...] about Navy fast-tracks ‘on-time’ delivery of nuclear-armed Columbia-class submarine
The global internet is powered by vast undersea cables. But they’re vulnerable.
"Before the cable-laying vessels go out they send out another specialized ship that maps the sea floor in the area when they want to go," said TeleGeography's Stronge. "They want to avoid areas where there's a lot of undersea currents, certainly want to avoid volcanic areas, and avoid a lot of elevation change on the sea floor." … [Read more...] about The global internet is powered by vast undersea cables. But they’re vulnerable.
Egypt inaugurates Suez Canal expansion
"The launch of navigation in the new waterway ... surpasses the achievement of economic or political goals, as it highlights a humane goal that achieves dignity, justice and stability to the Egyptian people in a modern and democratic country," said el-Sisi. … [Read more...] about Egypt inaugurates Suez Canal expansion
Serbia Intercepts Over 3,000 Illegal Migrants In A Month
Balkan countries along the route processed hundreds of thousands of migrants over their borders last year, but clamped down in February to stop the mass influx and many migrants now resort to people smugglers to try to reach the EU. … [Read more...] about Serbia Intercepts Over 3,000 Illegal Migrants In A Month
