- Former explorer says the worst part of NYC sewers wasn’t rats or smell but cockroaches “crawling on walls, dropping down on you.”
- Many 19th-century sewer mains are surprisingly large and architecturally striking — brick arches that follow old buried streams beneath the city.
- Viral videos show groups spending up to three hours underground; explorers say trips are usually well-timed and gear-heavy, driven by curiosity rather than treasure.
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- Istanbul has a lively, growing tango scene with nightly milongas on both the European and Asian sides, drawing locals, expats and visiting teachers.
- Dancers call tango a “conversation without words,” prized for its mix of close connection and personal freedom.
- The culture reaches beyond dance floors — local artisans handcraft tango shoes for the city’s milonga-goers.
- Father and his 14-year-old son were rescued after getting into trouble while kayaking off north Cornwall near Boscastle, stranded on opposite sides of a rocky gully with about 1.5m waves.
- Port Isaac RNLI put a crew member ashore to reassure them, brought both safely back to Boscastle Harbour, then spent over 2½ hours recovering and towing the drifting kayaks.
- The incident triggered a multi‑agency response (Boscastle Coastguard, Falmouth operations) — a busy morning for teams and a handy reminder to check sea conditions and kit before heading out.
- A record 274 climbers reached the Everest summit in a single day via Nepal’s south route — the highest single-day total on that side of the mountain.
- Veteran guides kept breaking records: Kami Rita Sherpa made his 32nd summit, Pasang Dawa hit 30, and Lakpa Sherpa reached the summit for the 11th time (a female record).
- The season started late because of a dangerous serac; China’s northern route is closed, yet roughly 494 climbers (and a similar number of Sherpa guides) are expected to attempt Everest this month.
- Five Italian divers — including two University of Genoa researchers — went missing in a deep underwater cave off Vaavu Atoll and were later found dead; a Maldivian military diver also died during the rescue.
- The cave drops to about 70 m, is pitch-black and maze‑like, and experts say it’s only for highly trained technical cave divers; rough weather and unclear permits likely worsened the risk.
- An international multi‑day search (specialist divers and support from Finland, the UK and Australia) recovered the bodies; Maldivian authorities have suspended the yacht’s license and opened an investigation.
- Four Italian divers who went missing in a Maldives underwater cave were located deep inside the cave; a fifth diver was found earlier outside the cave.
- Three Finnish technical cave-diving experts, working with Maldivian police and military and using advanced rebreathers, helped spot the bodies and will carry out staged recoveries.
- The operation was complicated by rough weather and the earlier death of a Maldivian military diver from decompression sickness; the cave was much deeper than the Maldives' recreational diving limit.
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