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‘This Big Vast Black Unknown’: James Cameron Describes His Historic Deep-Sea Journey

At the ocean’s deepest point, he found “complete isolation from all of humanity.”

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Why Was bin Laden Buried at Sea So Quickly?

After spending many years hunting down the world’s most wanted man, why did the U.S. bury Osama bin Laden at sea within 24 hours of killing him?

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Extreme Measures: Alaska Lawmaker Returns Home By Sea After Refusing TSA Pat Down

Full-body scanners caused their fair share of controversy this past holiday season. But for one Alaskan state representative, even a traditional pat-down was too much.

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The Weirdest Dating Website: Just for Sea Captains

Ladies, do you find yourselves home alone on a Friday night, staring wistfully out to sea? Do you enjoy assembling tiny ships inside bottles or making sculptures out of driftwood that you find on the beach? Is your widow’s walk more like a single’s walk? Then NewsFeed has the dating website for you:

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Three-Year-Old Boy Saves Endangered Sea Turtle. What Did You Do Today?

While most three-year-olds are probably inside watching the Disney Channel or beating Dad on the Wii this winter, NewsFeed has found one tot who is already well on his way to saving the world — or at least rare turtles.

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Castaways: Teenagers Found After Two Months Lost at Sea

Three teenage boys were found alive in a life boat north-east of Fiji after being lost at sea for 50 days. Their families had already held a memorial service for them, yet the boys managed to survive on coconuts, a seagull they caught and seawater.

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Marine Census Shows Plenty of Fish in the Sea — Literally

It seems the deep blue yonder is deeper than we thought. (via Ecocentric)