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CNNMoney: High court reduces Exxon oil spill damages

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reduced a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against energy giant Exxon for its role in an infamous 1989 maritime oil spill off the coast of Alaska.

Time.com: Court Slashes Judgment in Exxon Valdez Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million

Scuba diver charged in wife's underwater death

An Alabama man whose wife died during a honeymoon scuba diving trip off the coast of Australia almost five years ago has been charged in her death.

Time.com: Famed Sunken 1780 Warship Found

A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario

Sailor: Crewmate died saving my life

A college student who survived a boat sinking with four others said Monday that a safety officer who died on their boat was a hero for staying behind and pushing him out.

Time.com: Spain Claims Sunken Treasure

A shipwreck and its precious cargo, which is at the center of a legal tussle between Spain and U.S. treasure hunters, has possibly been resolved

Tourists evacuated as Greek ship runs aground

Greek authorities rescued 278 passengers and 35 crew members Thursday after a cruise ship ran aground near the island of Poros, said Greece's Ministry of Merchant Marine.

Oil tanker sinks off Vietnam

The threat of an oil spill remains high after a tanker, carrying 1,700 tons of oil, sank off the southern Vietnamese province of Binh Thuan, the Vietnamese News Agency reported on Thursday.

Exxon vs. Alaskans as high court takes on oil spill case

Nearly 20 years after one of the most infamous environmental disasters scarred Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Supreme Court stepped nearer Wednesday to perhaps providing a measure of closure for the seemingly endless litigation over the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

26 Chinese rescued from sinking vessel

Emergency crews have rescued 26 Chinese crew members whose boat began taking on water off the northern Philippines Sunday night, the state-run Chinese news agency reported.

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