Two boats collided just 17 minutes into the final, 10-day leg of the around-the-world Ocean Race on Thursday, sending first-place 11th Hour Racing back to port in The Hague, the Netherlands, with a gaping hole in its carbon fiber hull. The Newport, Rhode Island-based boat filed a protest against Guyot environnement – Team Europe, which punctured the port side of …
According to UNESCO, 8-10 million tonnes of plastic are released into the sea every year. Of these plastics, an estimated 8 million to 10 million tonnes end up in the ocean each year. To raise awareness about the importance of the ocean and promote its sustainable use and protection, the United Nations designated every June 8 as World Ocean Day. …
