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1. Italian Coast Guard Rescues Nearly 6,000 Migrants in a Day
October 03, 2016

At least 5,650 migrants were rescued Monday as they tried to reach Europe on about 40 boats, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italy's coast guard said. A spokeswoman said one migrant had died and a pregnant woman had been taken by helicopter to a hospital on the Italian island of Lampedusa, halfway between Sicily and the Libyan coast. One coast guard ship rescued about 725 migrants on a single rubber boat, one of about 20 rescue operations. Three were still underway,...... (read more)

2. Rocky Deutsch - A Native Of North Virginia Who Is A Veterinary Doctor
May 27, 2013

Rocky Deutsch is a native of North Virginia who completed his elementary and high school education from O'Connell High School in Arlington, and was admitted to Virginia Tech University from where he attained his Bachelor of Animal Science degree. Later, he enrolled at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 1985. After graduating, he became associated with the Tidewater Emergency Veterinary Hospital, which is an after-hours emergency clinic in Newport News Virginia. He served this veterinary practice as a staff ve... (read more)

Author: Mary Stewart

3. Carnival Ship Evacuated After Fuel Barge Explosion
April 26, 2013

At least three workers were injured in an explosion aboard a pair of Mobile River barges. Per the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday, the fire caused by the incident has since been stopped. Reports from Mobile fire officials stated that three of the workers who were getting the barges ready for reloading Wednesday night were severely burned as a result of the boat explosion. Another report released on Thursday stated that the injured workers were in critical condition. They were transported to a hospital and can be found at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. Detectives working on ... (read more)

Author: Paul Lee