Moment idiot tombstoner hurls himself 200ft into the sea from Durdle Door

Moment tombstoner belly flops 200ft into the sea from Durdle Door before he’s pulled from the water ‘with a broken back’ Two paddle boarders rescued another diver from seabed after he jumped  Witness reports that people were cheering him on before he jumped into the sea  Woman who saw incident said it was ‘disgusting’ to … Read more

Pilot and passenger are plucked alive from the water after light aircraft plunges into sea

Pilot and passenger are saved by their plane’s emergency parachute and plucked alive from the water after crashing into the sea near Southampton Coastguard said pair were found by nearby vessel at Calshot Spit, Southampton The footage shows a large parachute attached to the back of the aircraft  An emergency responder can be heard telling onlookers … Read more

Desperate motorist tries in vain to stop his car drifting out to sea in Whitstable

Hapless jetski owner loses his CAR in the sea while trying to unload his machine Lee Dolby, 40, filmed the car bobbing along on a beach in Whitstable, Kent  A second video shows locals helping the man by hoisting the car from the water He captioned his video on social media, saying the man had … Read more

Russian jets ‘intercept’ American bombers over the Black Sea

Russian planes intercepted American strategic bombers as they flew over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, reports suggest. Video circulating online purports to show a Russian fighter plane approaching one of two US B1-B Lancer aircraft.  Russian Su-27 and Su-30 planes were used in the mission. After the Russian aircraft approached, the American planes … Read more

Sea snakes have been adapting to see underwater for 15 million years 

Genes in the eyes of sea snakes evolved rapidly over the course of 15 million years to allow them to see underwater, according to an international team of scientists. The aquatic reptile branched away from its terrestrial relatives when it entered the sea and has been evolving ever since to survive changing light conditions, they … Read more

New computer algorithm can locate people lost at sea

Researchers develop a new computer algorithm to locate people lost at sea by modeling ‘traps’ in the water that could pull them in different directions Scientists from MIT and elsewhere developed a new search and rescue tool The computer algorithm identifies multiple ‘trap’ regions in the ocean These traps could pull people in several different … Read more

RNLI calls for beaches without lifeguards to be shut after three sea deaths

Thousands of sunseekers basked in the gorgeous May sunshine today as they hit beaches despite pleas from search and rescue chiefs to keep coastlines without lifeguards shut following three sea deaths this week. Temperatures hit 81F (27C) today, tempting bored Britons out of their homes to coastal beauty spots, including West Wittering beach in West … Read more

Shad Gaspard’s threw son to lifeguard as sea swept him away

WWE star Shad Gaspard threw his 10-year-old son Aryeh to a lifeguard to be rescued after the two were swept out to sea in a rip current at Venice Beach on Sunday, an eyewitness exclusively told DailyMail.com. They added: ‘His main concern was the safety of his son. He did everything he could to protect … Read more

Spanish fishermen rescue a dolphin trapped in their net and set it free into the open sea

Heartwarming moment Spanish fishermen rescue a dolphin trapped in their net and set it free into the sea Spanish fishermen from Almadraba La Azohia in Cartagena freed dolphin They used a harness to lift it clear of the net and lowered it into the sea The fisherman spent over an hour on the operation to … Read more

Corals emit a colourful ‘sunscreen’ to protect them from rising sea temperatures 

Some corals emit a ‘sunscreen’ in the form of a dazzling colourful display in a ‘fight for survival’ against rising sea temperatures, according to new research.  Coral bleaching – the process of coral expelling algae triggered by hotter waters – usually turns coral a ghostly shade of white.  But some bleaching corals undergo what had … Read more