ALICANTE, Spain, November 30 – Team Vestas Wind crew were rescued in the small hours of Sunday morning after the Danish team’s Volvo Ocean Race boat was grounded on a reef in the Indian Ocean, forcing them to abandon it.
Team Vestas Wind reported to Race Management that all nine crew have safely abandoned the boat. The life rafts are anchored to a dry section of the reef, where the crew awaits daylight.
The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this visible image of Tropical Storm Sinlaku in the South China Sea on Nov. 28 at 5:50 UTC (12:50 a.m. EST).
Image Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
NASA Satellite Sees Tropical Storm Sinlaku in the South China Sea
Tropical Depression 21W crossed the Philippines and moved into the South China Sea where warm waters helped strengthen the storm into Tropical Storm Sinlaku. NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the storm and captured an image that showed it appeared elongated.
NASA’s Terra satellite captured this visible image of newborn Tropical Cyclone 02S in the Southern Indian Ocean on Nov. 28, 2014.
Image Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response
NASA Sees New Tropical Storm Threatening Mauritius and Reunion Islands
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone 02S after it formed in the Southern Indian Ocean on Nov. 28. An image from Terra showed that the new tropical storm is close to Mauritius and Reunion Islands.
Friday 28 November 2014
Issued on behalf of ISAF
The leaderboards across the ten Olympic and open kiteboarding event at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE are shaping up ahead of the penultimate day of racing.
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Image: Jeff Crow – Sport the Library
All the big Australian names in the Olympic sailing sphere are heading to Melbourne next month for the ISAF Sailing World Cup – Melbourne, the leading internationally graded sailing event for Olympic classes in the southern hemisphere.
Thursday 27 November 2014
Issued on behalf of ISAF
The opening day of racing at the inaugural ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has been described as spectacular, fantastic and perfect.
Credit: Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Broad Seaward Park lagoon wall visual, image Courtesy of LDA Design
The Landscape Institute announces the winners of the annual Landscape Institute Awards, with the winning schemes including the world’s first tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay.
