BEIJING: China and the Philippines traded accusations over a maritime collision in the South China Sea on Monday, the latest in an increasingly testy series of confrontations over the disputed waters. Meanwhile, hours later, the United States said in a statement it had completed joint naval exercises in the Philippines’Continue Reading
A massive container ship lost propulsion power in the waters around New York City and was brought to a rest near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Friday night — less than two weeks after failure on another massive cargo vessel caused it to smash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. TheContinue Reading
Pilots in the cockpit of a packed Japan Airlines flight that crashed into a smaller plane in Tokyo have said they didn’t see the aircraft, and are understood to have been unaware at first that a fire had broken out on board their own plane. Japan Airlines flight JL516 wasContinue Reading
Australians who were at Tokyo Airport when a plane exploded into flames as it landed have described the moment they watched the disaster unfold through the terminal windows. A blinding flash of light followed by a trail of orange flames were the first signs Japan Airlines flight 516 had collidedContinue Reading
It took 12 crew members a matter of minutes to evacuate hundreds of terrified passengers as flames engulfed a Japan Airlines plane on Tuesday, in a feat of aviation safety described as nothing short of a miracle. Shocking footage released by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK showed a Japan Airlines A350Continue Reading
An investigation has begun into the chain of events that saw a packed passenger plane smash into a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft while landing at a major airport in Tokyo, erupting into flames. Japan Airlines flight 516 took off from Shin Chitose Airport in the city of Sapporo, on theContinue Reading
TOKYO/LONDON: The cabin crew of the Japan Airlines aircraft that collided with another plane and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport did an “incredible job” by quickly evacuating all 367 passengers, an expert said Tuesday, highlighting the importance of training.All 379 people on JAL flight 516, including eight childrenContinue Reading
Officials have revealed what caused the deadly explosion of a Japanese passenger plane on the runway of a Tokyo airport. Shocking footage released by the country’s public broadcaster NHK on Tuesday showed flames erupting out of the windows of a Japan Airlines A350 passenger plane, with the runway at HanedaContinue Reading
The rain that smashed millions of Australians over Christmas and Boxing Day looks set to continue, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting some heartbreaking weather for New Year’s Eve celebrations. The bureau expects the greater Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Darwin areas to bring in 2024 under cloudy skies and showers,Continue Reading
Police say they hold grave fears for a teen who was swept out to sea off the Victorian coast this week, with the mission now entering a “search and recovery” stage. Lauchlon Humphries, 14, and a 15-year-old friend were on the rocks at Cape Bridgewater, about 370 kilometres west ofContinue Reading