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World War One: The war at sea
When most people think of World War One, they think of trenches and machine guns. However, there was another side to the conflict – the war at sea. In 1916, the Battle of Jutland saw the war’s ...
The North Sea Is a Graveyard of Unexploded Bombs. Can Scientists Defuse the Threat Before It’s Too Late?
Since the close of World War II, more than 115 people have died from encounters with unexploded ordnance in the North Sea—but ...
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World War One warship wreck discovered in Irish Sea
Researchers have identified the wreck site of a World War One warship after over a century at the bottom of the Irish Sea. HMS Stephen Furness was struck by a single torpedo fired from UB-64 on 13 ...
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Plans for Belfast monument in memory of Irish sailors lost at sea in World War One
Plans are underway for a cross-border project to create a monument in memory of more than 1,600 Irish lives lost at sea in World War One. A fundraising campaign is set to be launched to help with ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023
The move by the Iranian-backed Houthis marks their latest effort to de-escalate their attacks following a ceasefire in Gaza.