Pyongyang not only has a history of provocative verbal threats, but it has taken reckless military actions as recently as two years ago, when the North sank a South Korean naval vessel and shelled an island occupied by the South.
The rescue on Wednesday unfolded when the crew of the vessel, who left Canvey Island three hours earlier, rang 999 saying they had run aground but did not know where.
This belief in escalation dominance can be seen in the recent actions of an emboldened -- and some would say desperate -- North Korea, which has resorted to limited surprise uses of military force, first sinking a South Korean naval vessel and then shelling an island near the disputed maritime Northern Limit Line.
Last year North Korea sank a South Korean navy vessel and bombarded a South Korean island.
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The two Weston-super-Mare crews were called out after several 999 calls reporting of a small vessel apparently in trouble near Birnbeck Island.
The plan is to get the rowing vessel to Tenerife and then to the island of La Gomera.
In Maryland, the Coast Guard said one man was rescued and two men were missing after a fishing vessel became disabled 15 miles east of Assateague Island.
Six Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Marine Enforcement Officers serving aboard the Australian Customs and Border Protection Vessel Triton, and 12 members of the Australian Defence Force serving on the patrol boat HMAS Pirie, nominated by Australia, for rescuing 41 survivors from a small wooden vessel which had smashed against rocks off Christmas Island, in December 2010, with an estimated 70 to 100 persons on board.
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The Becky Lou was impounded by the Sea Fisheries vessel the Leopardess off the south coast of the island on Monday.
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Some witnesses reported seeing a surge knock into the Silverton vessel, which was floating in the area between Centre Island and Lloyd Neck.
The 276 inhabitants of the volcanic island still face a long wait for letters and parcels - mail comes via Cape Town and must be put on board a fishing vessel for the 2, 800-kilometre journey to the island.
The material, which was loaded on a schooner sailing vessel, will be sculpted into a piece of art called Nowhere Island.
The Amanikan, their 3-cabin 105-foot coastal cruiser magically infuses the romantic old spice trading-type vessel with luxurious modern amenities and proceeds slowly through the Nusa Tenggara island chain.
Booming trade flows, warm political relations, and deeply intertwined ties have created a relationship that makes it increasingly awkward for Beijing to look away when North Korea murders South Koreans as it did in 2010 (with the sinking of the South Korean vessel Cheonan that killed 46 sailors, and when it shelled Yonpyeong Island).
Booming trade flows, warm political relations, and deeply intertwined ties have created a relationship that makes it increasingly awkward for Beijing to look away when North Korea murders South Koreans as it did in 2010 (with the sinking of the South Korean vessel Cheonan that killed 46 sailors, and when it shelled Yongpyeong Island).
Once they're satisfied that the vessel is seaworthy, it will be towed 30 miles to shelter in Kodiak Island's Kiliuda Bay.
The navy's Portsmouth-based ice patrol vessel sailed to South Georgia as part of its support of environmental work on the island, and the stone was finally returned.
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Schettino abandoned ship shortly after she landed on Giglio island but, lucky for the passengers, many crew members heroically remained aboard the doomed vessel to search for missing passengers and escort others to safety.
Capt Schettino steered the vessel closer to land to where it now lies on its side just metres off Giglio island.
The 38ft vessel, believed to be privately owned, was about 2, 000 miles west of the Hawaiian island of Oahu and 500 miles west of the Midway Atoll at the time.
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