https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvim4rsNHkQ Elon Musk could be the only person in the world who could create a video like this and actually be cool about it, but I guess this is just the cost of doing business when you're trying to sell your reusable space rockets to NASA. Then again this blooper reel is almost the epitome of the famous Elon Musk quote: "Failure is an … [Read more...]
NOAA’s New Weather Satellite Captured Stunning Images of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
The most-advanced weather satellite ever developed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has given scientists and the general public an unprecedented birds-eye-view of the major hurricanes hitting the United States in recent weeks. Launched in November 2016, the GOES-16 is NOAA's next-generation weather satellite equipped with Advanced Baseline … [Read more...]
Remembering September 11: BOATLIFT, An Amazing Tale of 9/11 Resilience
As the World Trade Center buildings burned and collapsed on September 11, 2001, a half million people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan by a civilian flotilla of ferries, tug boats and other vessels in what has become known as the largest boatlift in history. BOATLIFT – An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience is a touching tribute to that effort. In this short film, Tom Hanks … [Read more...]
NOAA Hurricane Hunters Fly Into Eye of Cat 5 Hurricane Irma
Some amazing footage from inside the eye of Hurricane Irma filmed aboard NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft. The videos were captured Tuesday morning during a flight through Irma's eye after the storm had reached Cat 5 strength with 185 mph winds. In the video below you can see how eerily-calm it is within the well-defined the eye walls of what has been called the most powerful … [Read more...]
Cargo Ship Splits in Two Off Turkey – VIDEO
A 40-year-old general cargo ship broke in two in the Black Sea off Turkey on Sunday. All 11 crew members were rescued by Turkish authorities and are reported safe. The 114-meter Mongolian-flagged MV Leonardo started buckling and broke in two while at anchor off Istanbul's Kilyos coast. The forward half of ship was towed to shore by tugboats, while the aft began … [Read more...]
Car Thief Climbs Crane, Strips Naked at Port of Los Angeles in WILD Police Chase Caught on Camera
This is crazy... A bizarre incident at the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday night as a high-speed police chase ended with the suspect entering the port where he climbed a giant ship-to-shore crane and stripping naked before plunging to his death. The wild scene began just after 3 p.m. when local law enforcement began chasing a 23-year-old man through Los Angeles county in an … [Read more...]
WATCH: Battered by Waves, British Coastguard Makes Daring Rescue
The UK Coastguard has released some incredible video showing the daring helicopter rescue of three people from rugged cliffs on the southwest coast of England. The rescue took place Saturday morning in Bude, England when a person climbing on the cliffs became stranded by the tide. Within minutes of receiving the alert, a Coastguard helicopter from Newquay was on scene to … [Read more...]