A freak low tide in the waterways of Venice has stranded the city's world-famous gondolas and water taxis in a sea of mud. The colourful boats sit abandoned in their…
A student stranded 5,000ft up an Alpine mountain peak as he searched for the perfect spot for a photo is facing a rescue bill of thousands of pounds. The 20-year-old…
Stranded villagers in an Italian Alpine hamlet have asked Switzerland to annex them after four years of bungling by local politicians. The village's gondola lift has been out of action…
A four-year-old Syrian girl who left Lebanon for Europe on a fishing boat with 60 other migrants died of thirst after no ship or country came to their aid. Loujin…
This is the moment Colombian Navy personnel and conservationists rescue an endangered pink river dolphin after it became stranded for over a month, and then release it in safer waters.…
This is the moment a group of rescuers save 12 dolphins that were found stranded on a Chinese beach by local fishermen. The incident was filmed in the area of…
A British fishing vessel has been isolated in a South American port after a COVID-19 outbreak among crew members. The British ship arrived in the Port of Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital…
This mother pygmy sperm whale that was found stranded on a beach in northwestern Spain with its tiny calf alongside it apparently died after swallowing a plastic cup. The pygmy…
A huge leatherback turtle caught up in fishing nets and washed up on the beach has been freed by French firefighters. The trapped turtle was found injured and distressed on…
This is the dramatic moment Chinese firemen rescue three tourists who were stranded and threatened with being washed away when the mountain road they were travelling on turned into a…