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  • Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says

    07/08/2025 9:49:27 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 53 replies
    www.military.com ^ | July 08, 2025 | Mark Price
    A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship that famously sailed thousands of miles backwards to avoid sinking, historians say. The nearly 100-foot long section of the USS New Orleans was found Sunday, July 6, by the Ocean Exploration Trust as it searched the seafloor near Guadalcanal with a remotely operated vehicle. A positive identification was made with the help of paint fragments still clinging to the hull, along with an engraved anchor, the trust reported. The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet,...
  • His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Orders to plant 100,000 coconut trees in Dhofar

    07/28/2010 2:38:50 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 26 replies · 2+ views
    menafn ^ | Times of Oman
    (MENAFN - Times of Oman) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Orders to plant 100,000 coconut trees in Dhofar. This was sited by Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, minister of the Diwan of Royal Court. He said that the Royal Orders to plant 100,000 coconut trees in the Governorate of Dhofar come within the framework of the Royal attention of His Majesty the Sultan to the agricultural sector in the Sultanate and care for it all over the country. On the occasion of having the honour to declare this happy event for the people in the...