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Pilots on a chartered plane that ended up in a river at a Florida military base called for a last-minute change to the runway they were to land on, a federal investigator said on Sunday.

The pilots of the Miami Air International plane requested the change to air traffic controllers shortly before landing at the Navy Air Station in Jacksonville on Friday night.

The 2,700-meter (9,000-foot) long runway where the Boeing 737 landed was essentially limited to 2,370 meters (7,800 feet) because there...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/chartered-plane-carrying-143-passengers-lands-in-river-due-to-equipment-issue/

The Beach Bum star, 31, had a personal and intimate encounter with her wax figure, Madame Tussauds Hollywood, during an appearance at the Ellen DeGeneres Show, which airs Tuesday. He showed his abs after Ellen wanted to judge the accuracy of the statue.

Ellen opened the segment by comparing Zac’s previous wax figure, who had attempted to match her hairy Disney-era haircut, but combined it with an unflattering outfit and a face that barely looked like to hers. ‘Oh shit!’ he shouted when Ellen...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/zac-efron-warms-up-to-his-new-doppelganger/

A Japanese man decided to celebrate the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the end of the Heisei era by jumping from a bridge in Osaka, but his great feat did not go exactly as he had hoped it would.

He raises his arms and  shouts “Heisei, thank you!”, Then he runs  to the railing and attempts to jump into the water, but unexpectedly falls on the deck of a tourist boat that is passing under the bridge at the exact same moment.

#japanese man celebrates end of #Heisei era by jumping off bridge...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/man-jumps-off-bridge-to-celebrate-the-abdication-of-the-emperor-of-japan-but-it-doesnt-go-as-planned/