| CDNN SLIDESHOWSInvestigators determined that a string of errors at every level led to the deaths of two Coast Guard divers -- Lt. Jessica Hill and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Steven Duque -- in the Arctic in 2006. This sequence of photographs was taken Aug. 17, the day the two divers died. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Arctic :: USCGC Healy :: Death Under the Ice |
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| On June 11, 2007, the renowned SS Thorfinn scuba diving liveaboard ran aground off Pohnpei after taking on some 80,000 gallons of recycled waste oil. When the vessel grounded, it suffered hull damage and the engine room and other below deck compartments flooded. Bureaucracy and legal wrangling delayed efforts to refloat Thorfinn for 37 agonizing days but on July 17, she was finally pulled off the reef and towed to safe harbor. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Micronesia :: Pohnpei :: SS Thorfinn Runs AgroundAfter several hull punctures were sealed, Saipan Shipping's capable tug, MV 'Don Juan Tenorio', towed Thorfinn to the big Keppel Batangas Ship Repair facility near Manila, a 2,000 mile two-week voyage. Eight months and $1.6 million later, Thorfinn finally steamed back into home port in Truk Lagoon on April 4, 2008. |
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| On Friday, August 5, 2005, the Russian military raced against time to rescue seven sailors trapped on a stranded mini-submarine 190 meters (623 feet) down in Russia's Pacific waters with enough air to last less than 24 hours. The AS-28 "Pris" mini-submarine, itself a rescue vessel, ran into trouble on Thursday August 4, 2005 when its propeller got entangled in fishing nets during a military exercise off the Kamchatka peninsula. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Russia :: Kamchatka :: Trapped Russian Mini-Sub |
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| On July 23, 2005, Al-Qaeda linked suicide car bombers unleashed a trail of carnage in Egypt's tourist-packed Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. At least three bomb blasts ripped through a luxury hotel, a nearby car park and a busy market minutes apart shortly after 1:00 am, sending panicked holidaymakers rushing out of bars and clubs on the glitzy Naama Bay strip. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Egypt :: Sharm el-Sheikh :: Terrorist Bombings |
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| On May 30, 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared the day she was scheduled to return from a five-day trip to Aruba with 124 other students who were celebrating their high school graduation. Despite searches by police, Aruba volunteers and tourists, no trace of the missing girl has been found. Authorities have arrested six men, released two and continue to hold four suspects but nearly three weeks after Holloway disappeared, the investigation seems to be going nowhere. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Missing in Aruba :: Natalee Holloway |
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The French are credited with many great inventions, such as the bicycle, pasteurization, the barometer and, more recently, the 36-hour work week, but one cultural contribution that rarely makes it into the history books is sunbathing au naturel. Of course, the French were not the first people to frolic on the beach in a state of semi-undress--the Polynesians after all have been doing it for millennia. But what the French did was popularize it, to make it, as they make so many things, chic. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Top Topless Beaches |
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More than just another beauty pageant, the 2005 Miss Universe contest features bikini babes from around the world working their butts off to support Thailand's sagging post-tsunami tourism industry. From Phi Phi to Phuket, Miss Universe contestants are spreading their semi-naked bodies all over the beaches to help Thailand rebrand tsunami-battered coastal resorts as the sexy, 'sun and fun' destinations tourists flocked to before more than 5,300 people died in the Boxer Day tidal wave. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Miss Universe |
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| Hundreds of dead bodies and rubble float in the water after huge tsunami waves hit seaside tourist resorts and coastal villages throughout the Indian ocean including Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Burma and the east coast of Africa. WARNING: The tsunami that hit south Asia has killed over 160,000 people, injured many more and left millions homeless. CDNN endeavors to accurately inform the public about the tsunami disaster as well as other newsworthy events, and on that basis, selects photos for its news stories and slideshows that may be disturbing or offensive to some individuals. Go to CDNN Slideshow: Tsunami Disaster |
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