The Mercury's live blog brings you updates from breaking news incidents, traffic and travel across the Illawarra and beyond.

IN EUROPE, there is a 'blue island' home to a pier full of paintings, inspired by a sailing tradition to quell superstition. Faial, located in the Azores archipelago, was created by the eruption ...

Three men have been plucked from the sea off the Gold Coast after their boat was flipped by a large wave and capsized. The vessel was hit by a large wave about 5.30am on Friday off Main Beach.

In a video posted on social media, the Ministry of Defense said RF DEW systems use radio wave energy to "target," "disrupt" or "damage" components of drones directly, rather than just disrupting ...

Electric Boat says it is preparing for a strike by its marine drafters, after the MDA union rejected an offer which the company revealed includes a 23.3% general wage increase over the life of the ...

Structure: Navy Blue Wave 1. Position: Gray Wave 1. Direction next lower degrees: Navy Blue Wave 2. Details: Orange Wave 4 appears complete. Navy Blue Wave 1 of Gray Wave 1 is now in progress.

SNEAD, Ala. — Several communities are left in mourning after a multi-boat crash on Smith Lake Wednesday morning during a Major League Fishing tournament. The town of Snead is in mourning ...

The crash was during a Major League Fishing tournament, the organization said. Three people were killed after two boats collided on an Alabama lake on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident ...

The men were thrown overboard when two boats collided in Lewis Smith Lake on Wednesday morning, the authorities said. By Hank Sanders Three people were killed and multiple others were injured ...

Following the April 14, 2025, journey of private space technology company Blue Origin's New Shepard Mission NS-31 — a highly publicized (and criticized) 11-minute spaceflight with an all ...

Authorities said a bass fishing boat struck the center console vessel. Three more people were injured. Major League Fishing released a statement confirming "a serious boating accident occurred ...