An American archaeologist has died after embarking on an expedition aboard a replica Viking boat that capsized off the coast of Norway on Tuesday, according to reports. Six people were aboard the Naddoddur, a replica Viking ship piloted by the Sail2North expedition group, when the boat capsized near the town of Stad during the sailors’...
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Iceland ice cave collapse kills 1 tourist, seriously injures another
A tourist is dead after an ice cave partially collapsed in southern Iceland, as a group was visiting the Breidamerkurjokull glacier on Sunday. The group of about 25 foreign tourists from several nationalities were exploring ice caves with a guide shortly before 3 p.m., when four people were struck by falling ice, local police said...
Visiting a US national park this summer? Once there, don't do this or you'll be fined
You can “stop and smell the roses” at U.S. national parks — but don’t expect to add them to water. Many visitors pass through America’s 429 national parks, with some 325.5 million people taking in the beauty last year alone, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Visitors may admire the wealth of flowers the...
Co-founder of OceanGate, company that launched imploded Titanic submersible, plans 'portal to hell' mission
OceanGate’s co-founder prepares to go where no human has gone before a year after five people died when the company’s submersible imploded on its way down to the Titanic. Co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein, who runs Blue Marble Exploration, will send a submarine down a 663-foot, underwater sinkhole that completely surrounds the Bahamas. That drop is a...



