World War II era shipwreck could trigger $200m oil spill cleanup
The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government ...
WWII RMS Niagara shipwreck oil spill risk ignored despite $200m cleanup threat
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
The $200m threat lying beneath the Hauraki Gulf
Documents reveal the RMS Niagara shipwreck could cause a $200 million oil spill clean-up, and while Maritime NZ has ...
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Meet the WWII veteran hoping to receive 100 birthday cards in time for his 100th
But the veteran of WWII's Battle ... have alerted the German submarines. "We were never supposed to make any noise. We got ...
As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story.
Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about ...
80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine
The capture of the bridge at Remagen, a surprisingly intact path into Germany, helped U.S. troops hasten the end of World War ...
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Meet the WWII veteran hoping to receive 100 birthday cards in time for his 100th
But the veteran of WWII's Battle of the Atlantic is hoping ... as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. "It was to transport food, airplane parts or whatever was needed in England ...