According to the Cruising Association, three yachts were sunk in 2022 and 2023 after orca interactions. As Fantini says, breaking the rudder completely can open a hole, and water can rush in, sinking the boat. Even those sailing in sturdy racing boats, with back-up rudders and rescue services close by, can find the experience frightening.
So you're saying that Hamas may have specifically targeted a UN vehicle, something they've never been found to have done since Oct 7?
A quick reminder that the IDF has been found to have targeted clearly labelled NGO vehicles, killing people who were simply trying to feed Palestinians.
I would guess it's also part of the bigger picture to privatize government services, which almost every Westernized nation has been doing ... because capitalism does everything better. /s
A forest fire 38 kilometres long and 12 kilometres wide has moved within one kilometre of Cranberry Portage, located southeast of Flin Flon, the province said in its fourth fire bulletin on Sunday afternoon.
I have a pet theory, with zero direct evidence, but a bunch of anecdotal hints ... that the US has 'encouraged' Canada to increase our O&G support and output because they want to cut down on their reliance on SAE/OPEC sources.
Because so far America is doing the bare minimum to wean itself off O&G, so they need a reliable alternative source ... and we're it.
If that is true it explains why we purchased the TCP, and completed the line, plus the billions we spend subsidizing O&G.
