2000: Rescuers race to save stricken Kursk
A rescue operation is underway to save the lives of more than 100 sailors on board a Russian submarine grounded at the bottom of the Barents Sea.
1979: Freak storm hits yacht race
Dozens of yachts are lost and at least three people killed after a freak storm blows during the Fastnet yacht race.
2003: Lights go out across NE America
Massive power failures cause chaos across the eastern United States and Canada, hitting cities such as New York and Ottawa.
