News tagged with ship collisions

Paint and bombs try to save ships from Titanic fate

We've painted them, tagged them, bombed them, monitored them with radar and watched them from space -- but icebergs like the one that sank the Titanic are still a threat to ships today.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New app signals that endangered whales are nearby

A whale of an app is about to make a splash on iPhones and iPads, providing a hand-held tool for those who need to know if right whales are swimming through their shipping lanes and what to do in such an event.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blue whales found near NY, off their usual path

(AP) -- There's a monster lurking off the coast of New York. Experts in a Cornell University acoustics program said Thursday that blue whales have been positively identified in the area for the first time.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0