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Three teenage boys have been found alive after being lost in their boat in the Pacific Ocean for 50 days.
2010-11-25
Tokelau Fiji boat rescue New ZealandIt's my contention that the contentedly busy – a phrase I prefer to workaholic – probably shouldn't go on holiday at all. Noël Coward was right: for them, work is more fun than fun, and when deprived of it, they're not much fun to be around, and would be best left at home. Holidays are for the bored, and writers have always known that.
2011-08-19
vacation family holiday travel boat UK boredomA rowing expedition has reached the 1996 location of the magnetic North Pole in a bid to highlight the effect of climate change in the region.
2011-08-26
Arctic Ocean North Pole magnetic global warming rowing boatAfter a month adrift on the ocean, two men have been found on a deserted island in the Pacific. How could anyone survive being at sea for so long?
2011-11-30
South Pacific Pacific Ocean boat adrift Kiribati Marshall Islands sailor survival