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A man in a Revolutionary War-era submarine was cited by the U.S. Coast Guard for drifting into a security zone, and for unsafe sailing in New York's East River near the Queen Mary 2 luxury liner, the Coast Guard and New York City Police Department said Friday. The man in the replica vessel was identified as 35-year-old Philip "Duke" Riley of Brooklyn, N.Y., according to Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Seth Johnson.

An officer with the Louisiana SPCA narrowly escaped serious injury after she slammed on the brakes and flipped the special vehicle she was riding inside of in order to avoid running over a turtle that was in the middle of the road in Algiers Wednesday. LASPCA Executive Director Laura Maloney said that officer Sali Magee was driving a special $60,000 animal transport vehicle on River Road in Algiers during the early morning hours when she noticed a turtle in the middle of the road. Maloney said Magee sharply hit the breaks and rolled the car into a ditch, totaling the...

BRANDON, Fla. (AP) - A palm-sized pet turtle and the golden retriever that gobbled it up survived the misadventure thanks to the quick actions of a 12-year-old girl, a veterinarian said. The saga of Pepper the red-eared slider turtle and Bella the golden retriever started last week. Shelby Terihay, 12, moved her pet pond turtles indoors to protect them from a cold snap - a plan that worked well until Bella found some of the turtles in a bathtub, The Tampa Tribune reported. A quick headcount confirmed Bella had swallowed one of the turtles. Shelby insisted on a rescue mission...

A FLATULENT turtle set off an aquarium's fire alarm after being fed a Christmas treat of Brussels sprouts. It broke wind and the bubble it created was so strong, it set off an emergency sensor inside its tank at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth, Dorset, yesterday. It indicated the water was at a dangerously high level, so marine biologist Sarah Leaney rushed to the aquarium. Last night, she said: "When I got there, all seemed fine. I looked at the tube containing the sensor and saw a turtle beneath it. "As I watched, a few large bubbles emerged from...

In the pre-dawn darkness of Sept. 7, 1776 — exactly 230 years ago today — an odd-looking barrel-shaped craft silently made its way down the Hudson River from Manhattan toward a British warship, HMS Eagle, anchored in New York harbor. ... Clearly, the U.S. Navy today maintains the most technologically sophisticated submarine fleet on the planet. But it is not just a fleet of fast-attacks and big nuclear missile-armed “boomers.” To fight the war on terror, the Navy continues to develop its special-operations capable Advanced SEAL Delivery System, a super-stealthy miniature submarine bristling with electronic wizardry and capable of delivering...

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What started as a Spring Break vacation on South Padre Island turned into a dream job for Rachel Mayer. Mayer, 23, originally from Medina, Ohio, is one of the interns working at Sea Turtle Inc. this summer. “During Spring Break I came to the center and got some information,” Meyer said. “Turtles are my hobby. I own six.” Although Mayer recently graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in health information management, she plans to go back to school to get her master’s in marine biology. “I knew I wanted to go into health care, but I hadn’t...

AP) Minneapolis A rare turtle is getting a lot of attention during the planning of the Northstar commuter train, which would run north from Minneapolis to Big Lake in central Minnesota. An environmental review of the route has found that it runs through areas that are home to the Blanding's turtle, which is a threatened species in Minnesota. The turtles have long necks with bright yellow throats and high-domed shells. The turtles need both wetlands and drier sandy land nearby, and that sort of habitat is along the route from Fridley to Big Lake on both sides of the existing...

From the ad: "No Eyed Red Eared Slider Hatchlings These little babies are true miracles of nature. They have the same parents as Stevie our no eyed mascot. They are truly unique in every way. They are smart and adapt quickly. They aren't shy either, when they hear your voice they become excited just like any seeing turtle does. The one thing they need help with until they are use to their surroundings is feeding and as smart as these little fellows are it won't take long for them to get adapted to your feeding schedule. So if you have...

EXETER (PA)– As people question why a police sergeant shot and killed a snapping turtle last week, a municipal police training commission recommends the sergeant be placed on administrative leave or administrative duty while an investigation is conducted. Police Chief John McNeil says that’s nonsense. “It’s like if an officer decides to shoot a deer hit by a car, it’s his decision.” McNeil, who was at a conference for the Police Chiefs Association in Valley Forge this week, said he does plan to review Sgt. Len Galli’s report but will not put him on administrative leave. “I was absent during...

Police divers are hunting a snapping turtle that bit a 15-year-old boy on the penis in an alpine lake. They believe the turtle had probably been dumped in the lake at Grossweil in Bavaria by its owner after it got too big for its tank. They say the animals, that are natives to North America and are illegal to own in Germany, usually avoid human contact unless cornered. They are puzzled as to why the turtle should have attacked the teenage swimmer. The boy was bitten through the swimming trunks on his private parts and then bitten again on the...

MICHIGANTOWN, Indiana (AP) -- An Indiana pet store owner says he sees the image of Satan on the shell of a turtle that was the only survivor of a store fire in October. The palm-sized red-eared slider turtle, named Lucky, was the only animal to survive the fire at Dora's A-Dora-ble Pet Shop in nearby Frankfort, about 40 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Owner Bryan Dora now says he sees Satan's face on the critter's shell. He can spot lips, eyes, a goatee, shoulders and a pair of pointy horns on Lucky's back.

MICHIGANTOWN, Ind. (AP) -- The owner of a turtle that was the only survivor of a pet shop fire says he sees an image of Satan's face on its shell. "The marking on the shell was like the devil wanted us to know he was down there," Bryan Dora said. "To me, it's too coincidental that the only thing to come out unscathed would have this image on it." The palm-sized red-eared slider turtle, named Lucky, was the only animal to survive a fire last October at Dora's A-Dora-ble Pet Shop in nearby Frankfort, about 40 miles northwest of Indianapolis....

FULLERTON – Rumors swirled around Laguna Lake for 40 years that a vicious snapping turtle named "Old Bob" lurked beneath its water lilies. Turns out the talk was not some exaggerated fish tale. On Thursday, dredging company workers snared the 100-pound snapper near a park dam in the north-central part of the city. A Santa Monica contractor, hired to scoop out fish during a $2 million restoration of the 7-acre lake, netted the 50-year-old, 36-inch alligator snapping turtle along with catfish, crappie and bluegills.

An Aledo man who was trying to rescue a turtle on a rural highway died last week when he was hit by a pickup, authorities said. Mark Timothy Schrader, 49, a communications officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, was headed to Fort Worth on his day off Friday to see his parents, accompanied by his 12-year-old son, his brother Michael Schrader said. As they drove north on Farm Road 3325, just north of Aledo, the son saw the turtle. Mark Schrader didn't want his son to be in the roadway but said he would save the turtle, Michael Schrader...

HANOI, Vietnam - There once was a magic golden turtle that lived in Hanoi's most enchanted lake. In real life, the last giant soft-shell turtle living in Hoan Kiem Lake probably will die alone, and at least one biologist says the species will then be extinct. The giant turtle was believed so powerful, it snatched a divine sword from a warrior king and returned it to the gods of the depths nearly six centuries ago. That tale has long been a favorite among young and old Vietnamese living in the capital city, but folklorists soon may have to rewrite...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.New List Spotlights Most Endangered Turtles And Action Plan To Save Them Washington, DC (May 15, 2003) -- The Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF) today released its first-ever list of the World's Top 25 Most Endangered Turtles to highlight the survival crisis facing the world's tortoises and freshwater turtles and to unveil a Global Action Plan to prevent further extinctions. Fully 200 of the 300 living species of tortoises and freshwater turtles are threatened and require conservation action. The TCF list focuses on 25 species at highest risk and includes endangered and critically...

Where do I begin without "sinking any ships"let me say that by this time next week much that seems confused will be clear, and much that seemed to be one way will be seen another.There is so much I want to share with you about some allies and others, but to do so would be counter productive to our current campaign.I just wanted to be able to call this up next week and note that I wanted to tell you things that I could not, but the actions of some may be clearer by then, and I want this date...