Haegumgang Hotel: Uncovering the Poignant and Unexpected Tale of North Korea’s Floating Accommodation

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Once an exclusive five-star resort hovering above Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Hotel Haegumgang now sits in a state of disrepair in a North Korean port, just a 20-minute drive from the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. This floating hotel, the world’s first of its kind, embarked on a peculiar 10,000-mile journey over 30 … Read more

Rare View of a 112-Year-Old Shipwreck Unveiled by Storm

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Recent severe winter storms across the United States have brought not only bitter cold and hazardous conditions but also a rare sight at Acadia National Park in Maine – the re-emergence of a 112-year-old shipwreck. The two-masted schooner Tay ran aground on Mount Desert Island in July 1911 during a storm, resulting in the death … Read more