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Sevastopol in pictures

RUSSIA, SEVASTOPOL - MAY 12, 2023: A view of the Monument to the Scuttled Ships in the Black Sea. Sergei Malgavko/TASS

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Daily life in Sevastopol

RUSSIA, SEVASTOPOL - MAY 12, 2023: A view of the Monument to the Scuttled Ships in the Black Sea. Sergei Malgavko/TASS

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Sevastopol in pictures

RUSSIA, SEVASTOPOL - MAY 12, 2023: A view of the Monument to the Scuttled Ships in the Black Sea. Sergei Malgavko/TASS

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Sevastopol in pictures

RUSSIA, SEVASTOPOL - MAY 12, 2023: A seagull sits atop the Monument to the Scuttled Ships in the Black Sea. Sergei Malgavko/TASS

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Sevastopol in pictures

RUSSIA, SEVASTOPOL - MAY 12, 2023: A seagull sits atop the Monument to the Scuttled Ships in the Black Sea. Sergei Malgavko/TASS

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Opposition camp continues to boycott Diet business

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet members and members of the ruling parties are seated at the House of Councillors Budget Committee while opposition benches are empty as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and its allies continue to boycott Diet business on March 5 in protest against the railroading of the budget bill at the House of Representatives on Feb. 29 by the ruling coalition. The opposition boycott again scuttled the day's session at the upper house.

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Old oil tanker becomes new artificial reef for divers in Malta

STORY: Old oil tanker becomes new artificial reef for divers in Malta DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: GOZO, Malta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an oil tanker being scuttled STORYLINE: A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island, Malta on Monday afternoon. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from home and abroad. The tanker, formerly registered in Togo, ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018. It then retired from service as the repair cost was too high, according to Maltese media. Efforts to clean the tanker by removing all fuels and lubricants and some equipment as well had been done before it was scuttled. Maltese Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo told journalists at the scene that Malta has not scuttled a ship this size for a few years and it will help Malta attract more divers. Malta is an attractive destination for divers and diving is also a key component of the country's tourism sector. In the

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-GOZO-OIL TANKER-SCUTTLED-DIVING SITE

(220829) -- GOZO (MALTA), Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2022 shows an oil tanker being scuttled in Gozo, Malta. A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island on Monday. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from local and abroad. The tanker ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018 and got retired from service after being found the repair was too costly, according to Maltese media. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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Texas State Senators Are Expected To Vote On Election Legislation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, arrives to speak during a news conference following Senate Republican policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The Texas Democrats' flight out of state temporarily scuttled Republican efforts to tighten ballot access, increasing national focus on an issue that has swept GOP-led legislatures. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opposition camp continues to boycott Diet business

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet members and members of the ruling parties are seated at the House of Councillors Budget Committee while opposition benches are empty as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and its allies continue to boycott Diet business on March 5 in protest against the railroading of the budget bill at the House of Representatives on Feb. 29 by the ruling coalition. The opposition boycott again scuttled the day's session at the upper house. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Zero aircraft on the deck of the Akagi

Japanese Zero aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier Akagi (scuttled following the Battle of Midway in June 1942.circa 1942