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Eight migrants drown off Morocco

Mohammed Taha — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:08:49 +0000

At least eight people drowned when a small boat carrying dozens of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank off the coast of Morocco. Eleven people survived the accident, and Spanish and Moroccan helicopters and boats are searching for more off...

Differently abled athlete successfully swims across the Strait of Gibraltar

Rajni — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:08:30 +0000

Spanish Paralympics swimming champion, Dani Vidal, has remarkably succeeded in his attempt to swim the Strait of Gibraltar. I’m sure, you’ll have this question in your mind as to what is unusual about this; anyone can swim the Strait of...

Morocco and Spain to bore a 39km rail tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar

Kanchan — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:28:32 +0000

For those of you who get sick during ferry travel this would be the perfect answer and for others it will be an adventure ride . A Swiss firm takes on this ambitious project across the Strait of Gibraltar. Moroccan experts say the long-mooted...

Ships asked to circumvent whales in Spain

Kanchan — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:01:22 +0000

Dozens of sperm males flock to the Strait of Gibraltar to eat squid. It is also the habitat of about 260 pilot whales. However, the route remains the world’s busiest maritime lanes and every year several whales are hit by ships that do not...

Climate change led to Alps erosion 6 million years ago!

Irani — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:58:15 +0000

Six million years ago, massive erosion of the Alps mountains occurred by a sudden drop in the level of the Mediterranean Sea, a team led by Sean Willett, a University of Washington geologist discovered. With erosion more or less keeping pace with...