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Over 700 Whales, Dolphins Massacred In Barbaric Viking-Era Grind On Faroe Islands
Over 700 whales and dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands grindadrap hunt, sparking animal rights backlash.
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The Lake That Appears To Float Above The Ocean: Explore One Of Nature's Greatest Optical Illusions
Sorvgsvatn, the Faroe Islands' largest lake, creates a mind-bending optical illusion from Trlanpa cliff, hovering impossibly above the Atlantic via clever perspective. Hike its easy trails to Bsdalafossur waterfall for surreal views.
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Faroe Islands Resumes Controversial Dolphin Hunt
Every summer, images of the bloody hunt make headlines around the world and spark outrage among animal rights defenders who consider the practice barbaric.
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Ryanair Passenger Tweets To Say Plane Missed Destination. Here's What Happened
Everyone on board the flight believed it was going to Portugal, but when they got off, they discovered they were in Malaga, Spain instead.
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Outcry As 1,400 Dolphins Slaughtered In A Day In Faroe Islands Of Denmark
The government of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, faced an outcry on Tuesday over the culling of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in a day in what was said to be the single biggest hunt in the northern archipelago.
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Incredible Footage Shows Water Flowing Upwards. Here's Why It Happened
An incredible video, captured in Faroe Islands, shows a column of water flowing upwards to defy gravity.
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Remote Islands Closing To Tourists Next Spring In The Name Of Overtourism
It's not every day that a tourism board tells the traveling public to stay away from the destination it works to promote. But Visit Faroe Islands is doing just that with its decision to limit tourist access to the island chain, a territory of Denmark, this spring.
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Pilot Whale Meat Poses Health Hazard, Faroese People Warned
The Faroe Islands' ritual pilot whale hunt is not only highly controversial, eating the whale meat also poses a health hazard, public health authorities in Denmark's autonomous North Atlantic territory warn, advising against eating it.
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Captain Errors Caused Sinking Of El Faro: US Coast Guard
A US Coast Guard report published Sunday blamed the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro off the coast of the Bahamas in October 2015 on the captain underestimating the threat of a powerful hurricane.
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US Recovers Data Recorder From Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro
The data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank near the Bahamas during a Caribbean hurricane last October, has been recovered, offering possible answers about why the vessel went down, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
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Denied Google Street View, Faroes Opt for Sheep View
Armchair explorers hitherto denied the chance to visit the Faroe Islands owing to the lack of coverage on Google's "Street View" service will finally be able to roam the archipelago -- thanks to a flock of sheep.
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Bridge and Data Recorder Missing from Sunken US Cargo Ship El Faro
The cargo ship El Faro broke up partially when it sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last month and its bridge and voyage data recorder are missing, US authorities said on Tuesday.
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Bridge And Data Recorder Missing From Sunken US Cargo Ship El Faro
The cargo ship El Faro broke up partially when it sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last month and its bridge and voyage data recorder are missing, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
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US Finds Wreckage Believed to be Missing Freighter El Faro
The US navy has found wreckage it believes to be from the doomed freighter El Faro which sank during Hurricane Joaquin a month ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday.
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Family of El Faro Victim Launches $100 Million Lawsuit
The family of a crew member of "El Faro," a cargo ship that vanished during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard, filed a $100 million lawsuit Wednesday against the ship's US owner and its missing captain.
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Over 700 Whales, Dolphins Massacred In Barbaric Viking-Era Grind On Faroe Islands
Over 700 whales and dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands grindadrap hunt, sparking animal rights backlash.
-
The Lake That Appears To Float Above The Ocean: Explore One Of Nature's Greatest Optical Illusions
Sorvgsvatn, the Faroe Islands' largest lake, creates a mind-bending optical illusion from Trlanpa cliff, hovering impossibly above the Atlantic via clever perspective. Hike its easy trails to Bsdalafossur waterfall for surreal views.
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Faroe Islands Resumes Controversial Dolphin Hunt
Every summer, images of the bloody hunt make headlines around the world and spark outrage among animal rights defenders who consider the practice barbaric.
-
Ryanair Passenger Tweets To Say Plane Missed Destination. Here's What Happened
Everyone on board the flight believed it was going to Portugal, but when they got off, they discovered they were in Malaga, Spain instead.
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Outcry As 1,400 Dolphins Slaughtered In A Day In Faroe Islands Of Denmark
The government of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, faced an outcry on Tuesday over the culling of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins in a day in what was said to be the single biggest hunt in the northern archipelago.
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Incredible Footage Shows Water Flowing Upwards. Here's Why It Happened
An incredible video, captured in Faroe Islands, shows a column of water flowing upwards to defy gravity.
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Remote Islands Closing To Tourists Next Spring In The Name Of Overtourism
It's not every day that a tourism board tells the traveling public to stay away from the destination it works to promote. But Visit Faroe Islands is doing just that with its decision to limit tourist access to the island chain, a territory of Denmark, this spring.
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Pilot Whale Meat Poses Health Hazard, Faroese People Warned
The Faroe Islands' ritual pilot whale hunt is not only highly controversial, eating the whale meat also poses a health hazard, public health authorities in Denmark's autonomous North Atlantic territory warn, advising against eating it.
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Captain Errors Caused Sinking Of El Faro: US Coast Guard
A US Coast Guard report published Sunday blamed the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro off the coast of the Bahamas in October 2015 on the captain underestimating the threat of a powerful hurricane.
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US Recovers Data Recorder From Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro
The data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank near the Bahamas during a Caribbean hurricane last October, has been recovered, offering possible answers about why the vessel went down, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
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Denied Google Street View, Faroes Opt for Sheep View
Armchair explorers hitherto denied the chance to visit the Faroe Islands owing to the lack of coverage on Google's "Street View" service will finally be able to roam the archipelago -- thanks to a flock of sheep.
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Bridge and Data Recorder Missing from Sunken US Cargo Ship El Faro
The cargo ship El Faro broke up partially when it sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last month and its bridge and voyage data recorder are missing, US authorities said on Tuesday.
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Bridge And Data Recorder Missing From Sunken US Cargo Ship El Faro
The cargo ship El Faro broke up partially when it sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last month and its bridge and voyage data recorder are missing, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
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US Finds Wreckage Believed to be Missing Freighter El Faro
The US navy has found wreckage it believes to be from the doomed freighter El Faro which sank during Hurricane Joaquin a month ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday.
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Family of El Faro Victim Launches $100 Million Lawsuit
The family of a crew member of "El Faro," a cargo ship that vanished during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard, filed a $100 million lawsuit Wednesday against the ship's US owner and its missing captain.
