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A dead sturgeon was discovered on a moored sailboat in Bristol, Rhode Island. The unusual find has raised questions about how the large fish ended up on the vessel, with local coverage noting the rarity of sturgeon in the area and the mystery surrounding its presence on the boat.
- 2Singapore engineers unveil transforming droplet robot ALBATROSS●🤖 NEW: Engineers in # Singapore built # ALBATROSS , a roughly 1 kg # robot that falls from a # drone at about 150 m, spi
Engineers in Singapore have built ALBATROSS, a robot weighing about one kilogram that is dropped from a drone at roughly 150 metres. It spins its limbs to slow its fall from around 110 to 24 km/h, then transforms into a small sailboat steered by a fish-like rudder. The machine runs on just three actuators and three sensors, impressing observers with how much capability is packed into such a simple design.
- 3Vintage and modern photos of sailboat blown onto Wollaston Beach●Blown by nor'easter onto Quincy's Wollaston Beach: August 1930 by the great Boston Herald photographer Leslie Jones... .
A sailboat was blown ashore onto Wollaston Beach in Quincy, Massachusetts during a nor'easter, in a scene compared to an identical August 1930 photograph taken by Boston Herald photographer Leslie Jones. The pairing echoes that 1930 storm image alongside a new shot by Boston Globe photographer David L. Ryan, showing the beach confronting the same kind of storm-driven strandings nearly a century apart.
- 4Indian family sells everything to raise daughter at sea▼They sold almost everything to raise their daughter on a sailboat: How an Indian family chose life at sea
An Indian family has sold nearly all their possessions to raise their daughter aboard a sailboat, choosing a life at sea over a conventional home. The story of their unconventional parenting and lifestyle change is drawing attention for its boldness and the questions it raises about childhood, schooling and family life away from land.
- 5Bob Chapek's secret gift for Bob Iger's $45 million sailboat▼The secret gift ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek gave Bob Iger for his $45 million sailboat
Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek reportedly gave Bob Iger a secret gift marking Iger's $45 million sailboat, a detail drawing attention to the awkward relationship between the two executives. The anecdote is being picked up across business media as observers weigh what it says about Disney's turbulent leadership transition and the power struggle that saw Chapek replaced by his returning predecessor.