Beach walkers were greeted with a grisly scene on Tuesday, with an enormous snake stopping them in their tracks during their early-morning stroll. They encountered a highly venomous stokes sea snake with a sizable gouge out of its side on Sunshine Beach, near Noosa on the Queensland Sunshine Coast. The walkers reported the startling find … Read more
She almost had the weight of the world — or, actually, a sea lion — on her shoulders. When Florida-based influencer Micah Diaz, 20, recently visited Marineland, an aquarium in Mallorca, Spain, he witnessed a dangerous near-accident as a sea lion escaped its enclosure and slid onto an employee. In the shocking video, the sea … Read more
A BMW driver has been told by coastguards — somewhat amusingly — that he “can’t park there” after footage went viral of his car waterlogged and floating out to sea. Temperatures were uncharacteristically warm in the UK last weekend, causing thousands of Brits to pack up their picnic baskets and head towards the coast. For … Read more
Not far from Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoys life in a 190,000-square-foot, billion-dollar compound on the shores of the Black Sea in the resort town of Gelendzhik, Russia. Inside the privately-owned facility, there is a hockey rink, wine cellar, hookah lounge, casino arboretum, his very own stripper pole and, of course, a church too. … Read more
A Florida professor has set the world record for the longest time spent living underwater without depressurization. Dr. Joseph Dituri, 55, has spent 74 days living in Jules’ Undersea Lodge at the bottom of 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo as of Saturday and plans to spend at least 100 days there, according to the Associated Press. The duration … Read more
You have not reached your destination. A sailboat crew jumped into action to save two tourists out of their sinking van after they drove into Honokohau Harbor, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Video of the incident captured by local Christie Hutchinson shows the quick-thinking crew swimming up to the driver and passenger and helping them out of … Read more
It was the cave of blunders. A UK OnlyFans model redefined “not safe for work” after she had to be rescued by the coastguard during a saucy seaside photo shoot gone awry. “When I saw the tide coming in I thought ‘how could I be so stupid?’” Michaela Ogilvie told SWNS of her near-death X-perience, … Read more
This made the movie “Homeward Bound” look like a walk in the dog park. An Australian shepherd named Nanuq put Lassie to shame after em-bark-ing on a staggering 150-mile journey across the frozen Bering Sea near Alaska before being returned home to his family. “I was like, ‘No freakin’ way! That’s our dog!” Nanuq’s owner … Read more
Four sea otters in California died from toxoplasmosis through a rare strain of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, and researchers warn that the strain could pose a threat to humans. The unusual strain of Toxoplasma gondii that was studied had not been detected in California before. The findings of a study, which was conducted by scientists at California … Read more
Some Florida homes that were damaged during the 2022 hurricane season will have to have their construction projects finished before turtle nesting season begins in May, or those projects will have to be put on hold. Daytona Beach Shores Mayor Nancy Miller said her office has been told that construction projects will have to be completed by May 1, … Read more
This sexy slug knows how to move it. An underwater photographer managed to capture a sea slug “dancing” in the water, but the image quickly went viral after being compared to something a little more X-rated. Captured in the Coral Bay of Western Australia by photographer Daniel Nicholson, the slug was identified as a “Spanish … Read more
The leg had a mind of its own. Before dying in December at the age of 66, British sailor Michael Harris half-joked to his kids that his wish was for them to throw his prosthetic leg into the sea in the hopes it would float to Ibiza, a Spanish island. Daughter Natalie Denning, 41; and … Read more
She might be the only one who is McLovin’ it. One TikTok foodie shared a McDonald’s burger hack — one that includes everything from the “air, land and sea” — but it doesn’t seem like it’ll be flying off the shelves anytime soon. Raina Huang, who goes by @rainaiscrazy on TikTok, showed off her fast … Read more
Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo’s “Below Deck Mediterranean” shared her tale of evading pirates at sea during an interview on FOX Business’ “Kennedy.” The Fort Lauderdale native with more than three decades of yachting experience said it was “just a day in the life” when a super-yacht on its maiden voyage to the Gulf of … Read more
A fearless surfer has been praised after he picked up a struggling shark with his bare hands and carried it back out into the ocean. Paul Myles saw the shark stranded on the shore at Eastern View on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road and decided to try his best to push it back into deeper water … Read more
A UK paddleboarder redefined “life ring” after dropping her iPhone in the ocean, only for it to wash ashore in perfect working condition — an incredible 460 days later. ”I never thought I would have seen it again, or for it to be working,” Clare Atfield, 39, told SWNS. The miraculous saga occurred while she … Read more
The water off the coast of the United States is starting to get colder as we transition from fall to winter, and that can be deadly for hundreds or thousands of sea turtles that become “cold-stunned” and are unable to migrate back to warmer water. And while cold-stunning events vary by year, organizations will be on high alert to … Read more
The extraordinary moment a wild sea lion swam up to a teenager off the coast of Mexico has been captured on camera, baffling viewers. Ethan Becker, 15, was diving with his father Chuck Becker, 47, in August when they saw the sea lion heading towards them. Although it could have looked like a potentially dicey … Read more