Poor Choice of Get-Away Vehicle: Pedal Boat
A burglar in Palm Harbor, Florida was unable to escape from police, even though he cleverly hijacked a pedal boat:
Deputies said Schaumburger fled down a street with a dead end at Lake Tarpon. With nowhere to go, authorities said he hijacked a docked pedal boat and tried to escape across the lake.
A Sheriff’s Office helicopter [...]
She Saved the Puppies!
British citizen and experienced sailor Laura Hughes and her friend John Cochrane were battling gale force winds off the Turkish coast when a rope got caught in her boat’s propeller and killed the engine. She sent a Mayday signal and a boat responded, but the crew demanded 10,000 euros for their rescue -more money than [...]
Japanese fish trawler sunk by giant jellyfish
A 10-ton fishing boat capsized off the coast of Japan after the crew attempted to haul a net filled with giant jellyfish on board. The area has be…
The Fire-Breathing Dragon Boat
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The Lucky Dragon is a work by Japanese artist Yanobe Kenji. It is a water and fire-shooting articulated steel dragon head with glowing eyes mounted on a 15-meter long cruise boat. The video above is of the boat in action at Aqua Metropolis festival in Osaka. It’s scheduled to make similar demonstrations in Osaka’s [...]
