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Containers with toxic cargo spill into ocean off New Zealand

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Problems are escalating for a cargo ship that has been dumping oil into the ocean for days. The severely listing ship is now dumping toxic cargo containers into the ocean and they heading for shore.

A ship called Blue Sky M docking in southern Italy on New Year’s Eve 2014 after being rescued. Locals interrupted their celebrations to help the hundreds of freezing refugees on board.

Southern Italians ditched their New Year’s Eve parties to help freezing refugees rescued at sea

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VIDEO: 11 dead, 24 still missing from cruise ship crashed off Italy

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Critical moments for sinking freighter off New Zealand

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Cash-strapped governments turning to sunken treasure

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Saudi oil tanker in pirate hands

A Saudi-owned oil tanker loaded with $100 million dollars worth of crude oil destined for the U.S. was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia.

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New technology unearths sunken treasure

Business, Economics and Jobs

A shipwreck off Ireland with an $18 million dollar cargo of silver has been discovered recently. Mark Gordon, president of Odyssey Marine Exploration. He was aboard the company’s Odyssey Explorer when the first live video came up from the shipwreck site.

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Combating Bio-Invaders

Many American harbors are polluted with invasive organisms, often transported in the ballast water of ships. The problem is particularly bad in California. But, scientists there are developing aggressive ways to combat invasive species. Nathan Johnson reports.

Supertanker Saftey Today

Congress passed sweeping laws after the Exxon spill, which forced the oil industry to invest in spill prevention and clean-up preparedness. These efforts have paid off: the number of tanker spills is dramatically lower today. We climb aboard a tanker and head to sea to examine how alcohol testing and updated navigation technology make these […]

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Not In Our Trainyard

Residents of Gardner, Kansas are concerned a major new trading hub will mean an increase in diesel pollution to their community.

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