Oceanic Viking ordeal 'humiliating': Turnbull Nov 14, 2009
"Surely this is one of the most humiliating episodes in the history of Australia's border protection policy. "Here we have an Australian government vessel, whose job is to protect our borders, right around our coastline and - does service in the south, in the north and in the Indian Ocean and the Coral Sea, all around the country - it has been floating off the coast of Indonesia for four weeks with, until very recently 78 asylum seekers who have refused to disembark. "Twenty-two have now... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
HINGHAM VETS DAY SPEECH: Courage, bravery still endure Nov 13, 2009
This was the decisive tactical weapon employed in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and the Philippine Sea. The Japanese were never able to adjust to the tactics of our new Air Admirals. (Hingham Journal, MA)
USS Midway Museum in San Diego Nov 9, 2009
Other ships in her class include the USS Coral Sea and the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (Van Orden, 1979). She was the first of the big carriers. (Suite101.com)
Dale Russell Cox Nov 4, 2009
He served aboard the USS Lexington in the Battle of The Coral Sea as a shipfitter and was one of the last people off the ship when it was sunk on May 8, 1942. He was a life long member of the Legion and VFW and 40 and 8. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Secret sands Oct 31, 2009
But just before hitting town, we stumble upon the little unknown gem Bingal Bay, a picturesque rainforest-fringed inlet with magical views over the Coral Sea to Dunk Island. Theres nothing here apart from an amenities block, and a lovely curve of sand lined by swaying coconut palms. (iAfrica.com)
Chris Martin Oct 30, 2009
Chris served in the Navy from 1967-1971 aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea, aircraft carrier, during the Vietnam War. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea). (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
Fishery Impact Test Developed Oct 29, 2009
"AFMA needed a tool for assessing the ecological risk associated with a diverse range of fishing practices: from the hand-selection of rock lobsters in the Coral Sea, to the trawling of Patagonian Toothfish deep in the Southern Ocean," Dr Smith says. "We met the challenge with a three-step method that considers targeted and incidentally caught species, as well as threatened, endangered and protected species. Ongoing research is further developing the method for habitats and ecological... (Science Daily)
Charles E. Nelson (25) Oct 27, 2009
There, he served throughout World War II, participating in most of the battles in the Pacific from that of the Coral Sea to Okinawa where his ship was seriously damaged by a kamikaze, earning a bronze star, many ribbons, and 15 battle stars. In the post-war years, he held four commands at sea, including the Weiss (APD135), Taylor (DDE 468), Harry E. Yarnell (CG 17) and Destroyer Squadron Five. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
20 days in Australia Oct 24, 2009
Finally, we flew to Cairns and Port Douglas on the Coral Sea, and snorkeled for a day on the Great Barrier Reef ... Betty and Gary Petrimoulx of Queen Creek at a beach in Port Douglas, Australia with the Coral Sea in the background. (AZCentral -- Travel)
El Nino comes in new flavours, thanks to global warming Sep 25, 2009
Australia is currently experiencing an eastern Pacific El Nino event which is unusual because of warmer than usual conditions in the Coral Sea off the north coast. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
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Unusual El Nino hits Australia Sep 16, 2009
But the latest El Nino update, issued on Wednesday, says it's an "unusual" cycle because of warm conditions in the Coral Sea, off Australia's north coast, and in the far western tropical Pacific. These areas are usually cooler than normal during an El Nino. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Ralph W. Cousins, 94; led naval operations in Vietnam Aug 22, 2009
During World War II, he served aboard the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier that was sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. In that battle, Admiral Cousins led dive-bombing attacks against a Japanese aircraft carrier, despite heavy antiaircraft fire, and was awarded the Navy Cross, the service s second-highest award for valor. (Boston Globe)
Battlefield 1943 Aug 7, 2009
The only downside is that there are only three maps (the most recent, Coral Sea, was unlocked once the community hit 43 million kills), and once you become familiar with the basic premise, you ll soon spot a few shortcomings. After all, this is only a downloadable title and can t boast the intricacy or complexity we would find in full titles. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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5) Combat Tips They best thing for offensive air training is to fly the coral sea map and experiment with leading targets. There isn't much I can tell you other than practice flying the plane so you can't make it do whatever you want, that way when you get into combat you're not learning to fly, you're only learning to lead the plane with your machine guns. (IGN PC Games)
Warmest seas on record Jul 25, 2009
The bureau said extremely high sea temperatures in the western Pacific, Coral Sea and off northern Australia were not usually associated with an El Nino event, but this was still likely to become an El Nino year. "Based on what's happening in the oceans, we could say that we are already in an El Nino," a climatologist at the bureau, Karl Braganza, said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
El Nino continues to develop-Australian met bureau Jul 22, 2009
The bureau said the positive SOI was due to a high pressure system near Tahiti and warmer than expected sea temperatures in the western Pacific and Coral Sea. For more information: http://www. (Scientific American)
EA Storms San Diego Comic-Con with Ten of the Hottest Holiday Games Jul 18, 2009
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Nemo and pals take the fish highway south Jul 12, 2009
Beginning life as a larva spawned on the Great Barrier Reef, species such as butterfly fish and moorish idols are swept thousands of kilometres south along this "fish highway", powered by warm waters from the Coral Sea driving against the continental shelf, forming a strong current that reaches down as far as Tasmania. Dee Why local David Strike, who has been diving off Sydney for more than 30 years, said: "Certainly we are noticing more tropical species.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The Battle for the Pacific Has Be... Jul 9, 2009
Battlefield 1943 is a critically-acclaimed First-Person Shooter (FPS) multiplayer game that GamePro magazine describes as "a triple-A title at a quarter of the price" and GameSpot says is "a rock-solid value at $15."Battlefield 1943 introduces two thrilling new modes where 24 players can compete across four classic WWII Battlefield maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea ... The Coral Sea map will be unlocked as part of a worldwide community challenge, where players will work... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Protesters to disrupt war games in Qld Jul 5, 2009
The biannual Exercise Talisman Sabre will run from Monday until July 12 in Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Coral Sea, with much of the action at the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, north of Rockhampton. Several hundred peace and environment campaigners are expected to gather at the Shoalwater Bay site to protest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Let defence investigate navy sex game: Gillard Jul 5, 2009
HMAS Success in the Coral Sea off the Australian coast in 2003. Photo: Dallas Kilponen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fight on Land, Sea or Air in Battlefield 1943 on July 9 Jul 3, 2009
The game introduces two thrilling new modes that can be played across four classic Battlefield tropical WWII maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea ... The Coral Sea map which is included in the game will be unlocked as part of a worldwide community challenge, where players will work together to reach 43M kills on both Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Battlefield 1943 Wages War Next W... Jul 3, 2009
Four classic Battlefield maps (inspired by Battlefield 1942) will be included: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Coral Sea ... - May 29th, 2009 Coral Sea map unlockable in downloadable World War II shooter. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
WWII fighter pilot's paintings rededicated at Fort Harrison Jun 25, 2009
There are the Marines raising the flag at Mount Suribachi in 1945 after taking Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Coral Sea near the Solomon Islands in 1942. One panel commemorates the Army Air Corps attack over Northern France in 1944, while the last panel remembers the Doughboys who stormed Hollandia Beach in New Guinea in 1943. (Missoulian, MT)
Rededicating honor Jun 25, 2009
In the background is his painting of the Battle of Coral Sea between the Soloman Islands and New Guinea, May 1942 ... There are the Marines raising the flag at Mount Suribachi in 1945 after taking Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Coral Sea near the Solomon Islands in 1942. (Helena Independent Record)
A small-town entree to Australia’s wonders Jun 21, 2009
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas, Australia, looks out on the Coral Sea. (Christopher Klein for The Boston Globe) By Globe Correspondent / June 21, 2009. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take May 20, 2009
The government yesterday announced a new conservation zone off the northeast coast, but rejected environmentalists demands for a fishing ban in the Coral Sea. Environment Minister Peter Garrett said fishing boats and cruise ships would continue to have access to the 972,000km2 of waters east of the protected Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Water's warm and the fish are loitering May 16, 2009
Bureau scientists first detected that water in the Coral Sea was about 2 degrees warmer than average in November. This warmer water, once it reached Moreton Bay, contributed to Cyclone Hamish remaining a tropical cyclone, rather than dying, Dr Brassington said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
United States Defeats Australia 4-2 in 2009 Land Rover America's Polo Cup May 12, 2009
Event highlights included fly-overs by the U.S. Navy's WarBirds, honoring the Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary, where the U.S. saved Australia from Japan, and the BlackWater Air Parachute Team. Prizes were given for best hat and best dressed and were co-judged by "The Apprentice's" Omarosa. (PR Newswire)
Military Milestones from Palo Alto to Leathernecks at Alcatraz May 6, 2009
7, 1942: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins in earnest between Allied (primarily U.S.) Naval forces and the Japanese Navy. The battle -- the first fought between opposing ships beyond visual range -- is largely a carrier-air fight, and will result in the loss or damage of several American ships, including the loss of USS Lexington (the fifth of six American warships named for the famous battle of ), scores of destroyed planes and hundreds of sailors and Marines killed. (Human Events Online)
COLUMN: Jack Dedrick share more memories from nearly 60 years ago Apr 28, 2009
Also, I went on the Coral Sea, an aircraft carrier, for a while to take some tests. Crossing the Atlantic, on our way to Europe from Morehead City, N.C., was something else on the LST980. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Military Milestones from a Midnight Ride to a Pre-Dawn Airstrike Apr 15, 2009
The U.S. operation is built around two primary strike groups: U.S. Air Force F-111 fighter-bombers based in the United Kingdom, and carrier-based A-6 Intruders, A-7 Corsairs, and F/A-18 Hornets from USS America and USS Coral Sea operating in the Mediterranean with F-14 Tomcats flying combat air patrol over the carriers. In his post-attack address to the nation, Pres. (Human Events Online)
Study reveals killer calamari Apr 13, 2009
The team analysed tissue samples from cephalopods from Hong Kong, the Coral Sea, the Great Barrier Reef and Antarctica. The different species' genes were then studied for venom protection and it was found that a venomous ancestor produced one set of venom proteins, but over time additional proteins had added to the chemical arsenal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Donors can be part of Coast Guard memorial Mar 28, 2009
The memorial will sit in a field near the front of the Coast Guard station on Coral Sea Road. "Where the memorial is going to sit there will be a view of the ocean and of the ramp area where the aircraft operate," Long said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tropical cyclone Jasper threatens New Caledonia Mar 24, 2009
WELLINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The French authorities in New Caledonia have posted an "orange" alert in response to a tropical cyclone Jasper, which has formed in the past 12 hours in the Coral Sea, Oceania Flash reported on Tuesday. The "orange" alert has been placed on the Northern part of the main island. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sanger fines disabled bikers, pals for sharing parking place Mar 17, 2009
But Webster -- a former sergeant with the First Cavalry who was severely wounded in a hand-grenade attack near Cambodia in 1968 -- and Swigart, who served as a chief petty officer on carriers Enterprise, Constellation and Coral Sea, stormed back Monday. They got a meeting with Sanger Mayor Jose R. Villarreal and Police Chief Tom Klose. (Fresno Bee)
Oil-soaked Australian beaches named disaster zones Mar 13, 2009
At Coolum, one of the most popular surf beaches on the Sunshine Coast north of state capital Brisbane, dark brown and often black surf rolled ashore instead of the usual pristine whitecaps and aqua waters of the Coral Sea on this tourist strip. At Buddina Beach local resident Vicki Ayliffe bemoaned the lack of a coordinated response to the spill. (USA Today)
Evolving views on Darwin Mar 7, 2009
McCalman instead transports us to the places where these men thought: inspecting that platypus next to the creek at Warawalang; canoeing up the Sarawak River; a silent and solitary night on deck in the Coral Sea. We feel the discomfort as young Huxley lashes his precious microscope to the table on the lolling Rattlesnake, sharing space with all those adolescent midshipmen, and thousands of cockroaches, his feet awash, and his heart anguished with lovesickness for clever Henrietta, his key Sydney... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cyclone threat activates disaster centre Mar 7, 2009
Late on Friday night Hamish was moving south southeast at 11km/h in the northwestern Coral Sea 210km east of Cooktown and 230km northeast of Cairns. Heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surges and strong wind are expected along the coast as the cyclone travels south. (Sydney Morning Herald)
