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China: Miraculous Mirage Makes Ship Appear to Float Above Pier in Zhejiang

Residents in Zhejiang, China, witnessed a stunning mirage on July 27, 2025, where a large ship appeared to float above a pier. The natural optical illusion blurred the horizon, making the vessel look suspended in the sky, leaving onlookers amazed as they filmed the surreal scene.

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Coastal Aquaculture Area in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Fishermen load a floating ship to be transported to a breeding area in Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 8, 2024.

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Coastal Aquaculture Area in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Fishermen load a floating ship to be transported to a breeding area in Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 8, 2024.

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Coastal Aquaculture Area in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Fishermen load a floating ship to be transported to a breeding area in Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 8, 2024.

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Coastal Aquaculture Area in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - Fishermen load a floating ship to be transported to a breeding area in Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 8, 2024.

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U.S.-installed pier in Gaza starts receiving aid: sources

STORY: U.S.-installed pier in Gaza starts receiving aid: sources SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the temporary floating pier 2. various of Gaza Strip receiving humanitarian aid items STORYLINE: A temporary floating pier built by the United States in the Gaza Strip started receiving humanitarian aid items on Friday. Palestinian security sources said smaller boats offloaded the aid from a huge U.S. ship floating off the coast and transited them to the pier. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, added that dozens of Palestinian trucks were awaiting on the coastal road to be loaded with humanitarian aid to transport it to UN warehouses in the coastal enclave. The pier was placed as several land crossings serving as a crucial entry for aid remained close since Israel took control of the southernmost Rafah area of the enclave and heightened strikes on Gaza. Xinhua News Agency correspondents repo

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Haikui No. 1

QINGDAO, CHINA - MAY 12, 2024 - The "Haikui No. 1" is loaded on a ship at the anchorage of Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, May 12, 2024. It is understood that Asia's first cylindrical floating production storage and unloading device "Sea Kui No. 1" is designed in accordance with the bad sea conditions once in a hundred years, with a design life of 30 years, and can run continuously at sea for 15 years without returning to dock.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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FPSO Completed in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - The Haikui No. 1 Floating Production, storage and offloading Unit (FPSO) is completed at Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao) Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 26, 2024. Known as the "Super Energy Bowl", the "Anemone 1" has a maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, a maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and can continuously operate at sea for 15 years without docking. According to reports, "Haikui No. 1" is the first cylindrical FPSO applied to Asian waters, and will be used in the Liuhua oilfield in the Pearl River Estuary basin.

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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Marechal Duque de Caxias Sets Sail From Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - The "Marechal Duque de Caxias", a very large floating production, storage and unloading vessel, sets sail with the assistance of tugs from the Yantai construction base in Yantai, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024. The ship went to the Mero offshore oil field in Brazil to carry out operations, the ship can handle 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, oil storage capacity of up to 1.45 million barrels, is a collection of production processing, storage and unloading, personnel living, production command in one of the "offshore oil processing plant".

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TÜRKIYE-HATAY-SHELTER-EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

(240214) -- HATAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows bunk beds on the Rauf Bey ship, a "floating city" serving earthquake victims, in Hatay, Türkiye. TO GO WITH "Feature: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-HATAY-SHELTER-EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

(240214) -- HATAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows a classroom on the Rauf Bey ship, a "floating city" serving earthquake victims, in Hatay, Türkiye. TO GO WITH "Feature: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-HATAY-SHELTER-EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

(240214) -- HATAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows a classroom on the Rauf Bey ship, a "floating city" serving earthquake victims, in Hatay, Türkiye. TO GO WITH "Feature: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-HATAY-SHELTER-EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

(240214) -- HATAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the Suheyla Sultan ship, a "floating city" serving earthquake victims, in Hatay, Türkiye. TO GO WITH "Feature: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-HATAY-SHELTER-EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

(240214) -- HATAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the Rauf Bey ship, a "floating city" serving earthquake victims, in Hatay, Türkiye. TO GO WITH "Feature: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

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One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"

STORY: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities" SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of safe shelters STORYLINE: The "floating city" of Suheyla Sultan ship docked in Türkiye's quake-hit Hatay province was among two accommodation barges offered by Karadeniz Holding, a Turkish energy company, to Hatay's Iskenderun port to house earthquake survivors, shortly after the catastrophic earthquake. As Suheyla Sultan is being used as a residential shelter, Rauf Bey has been converted into a boarding school for 500 students and 41 teachers. However, according to the protocol reached between the company and local authorities, both ships have to cease operation after June. Currently, some 1,000 people live in Suheyla Sultan. Zeynep Sahin, head of education coordination for the "floating school" Rauf Bey, told Xinhua that teachers live with their families on the ve

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Search for crashed U.S. military Osprey aircraft

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 30, 2023, shows a Japan Coast Guard ship retrieving objects believed to be debris from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft floating on waters off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan where the aircraft crashed the day before.

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Meeting About The Situation St Marteen And St Barts - Press Conference

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, flanked by his ministers, Nicolas Hulot (L) and Gérard Collomb (R) speaks during a press conference at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on September 11, 2017 following a meeting to discuss the situation of French overseas islands Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthelemy devastated by hurricane Irma. French aid includes helicopters, engineering equipment, medical supplies and a million litres of water, as the three water-treatment plants on the island will be knocked out for months. The French defence ministry also announced that a military ship, to leave France on September 12, 2017, would carry an additional four helicopters, 1,000 tons of supplies and be used as a "floating hospital". Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Deepwater Super Large Equipment Manufacturing

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2023 - The hull of Asia's first cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) "Offshore Oil 122" is completed in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, August 17, 2023. The "Offshore Oil 122" consists of functional modules on the hull and deck, with a maximum diameter of about 90 meters, the main deck area equivalent to 13 standard basketball courts, the total weight of the empty ship is 37,000 tons, the maximum displacement of 100,000 tons, the maximum oil storage capacity of 60,000 tons, and the continuous operation at sea for 15 years without returning to dock, processing about 5,600 tons of crude oil per day.