Event Update For 2014-12-23

http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html

The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.

A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Fires And Explosions

2014-12-23 - Cruise ship 'Costa Neoclassica' hit by fire in the Red Sea near Jordan:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6119
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Costa-Neoclassica-I5828.html
http://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/fire-extinguished-on-costa-neoclassica-cruise.html
http://www.cruisehive.com/fire-extinguished-outbreak-onboard-costa-cruise-ship/5390
http://www.justtravelnews.com/fire-breaks-out-on-costa-neoclassica-2/

Quote: "The fire broke out in the funnel of the ship but was quickly extinguished by ship personnel, according to a statement from Costa Cruises. During the incident no onboard services were stopped and the ship reached its destination port in Aqaba, where it is now berthed. It is not clear whether the cruise -- a 25-day Indian Ocean itinerary -- will need to be abandoned."

Note: This is the third cruise ship to burn in less than two weeks. The previous two were mentioned in the 2014-12-11 update (which included 3 fatalities) and in the 2014-12-12 update. There have been ten cruise ship fires in 2014 so far, that I know of, counting these three. The other 7 fires were in the first 11.5 months of the year, so to have 3 cruise ship fires in less than two weeks is about a 900% escalation in the cruise ship 'burn rate'. Granted, the sample size is still small, so we'll see what 2015 brings...

2014-12-23 - Boat bursts into flame at 3:45 AM while parked at Competition Marine on Mill Road in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/27692888/overnight-boat-fire
http://www.wafb.com/story/27692888/overnight-boat-fire
http://www.ktre.com/story/27692888/overnight-boat-fire
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/8873550-overnight-boat-fire-rattles-gulfport/

2014-12-23 - Boat and RV storage building burns, a dozen RVs and boats damaged, near Fern Ridge Lake (Oregon):
http://www.kezi.com/fire-damages-rv-boat-storage-facility/
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32586378-75/fire-damages-rv-and-boat-storage.html.csp
http://www.facebook.com/kezi9/posts/10152873028720944

Quote: "Investigators say it’s hard to put a price tag on the amount of damage the fire caused, but say it’ll most likely cost more than a million dollars to repair the damaged boats and RVs. The storage building was also heavily damaged in the fire, but is not a total loss."

Note: Boats haven't been doing too well, with many burning up this year, often with no one aboard and while not running. But then the same is true of big rigs, buses of all kinds, cars, etc. Vehicles parked at homes are obviously the greatest danger, since those fires are destroying homes and sometimes killing people, but still, I'm sure boat owners aren't too happy when their boats are incinerated either...
 

2014-12-23 - Homeless camp hit by multiple explosions in Chester Creek area in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.adn.com/article/20141223/firefighters-respond-call-multiple-explosions-homeless-camp

2014-12-23 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=31369&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Emergency-services-called-electrical-explosion/story-25754478-detail/story.html
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/fire_crews_attend_electrical_fire_after_explosion_1_3896052
https://www.veooz.com/news/fI4V9kb.html

Quote: "The Fire Service received a call from a concerned resident who heard a loud bang and could see a flame coming from an underground service manhole on Vernon Road at 07:23 today."

2014-12-23 - Massive underground explosion rocks Huehuetoca (Mexico), cars ignite, 2000 people evacuated, 4 firefighters injured:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/12/23/al-menos-2-mil-desalojados-por-explosion-en-huehuetoca-4-bomberos-lesionados-9693.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/12/23/al-menos-2-mil-desalojados-por-explosion-en-huehuetoca-4-bomberos-lesionados-9693.html&prev=search

2014-12-23 - Paper recycling plant hit by fire in Canning Vale suburb of coastal Perth (Australia):
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/25848744/rubbish-fire-sparks-smoke-alert/
http://www.news.nom.co/500-000-fire-at-paper-recycling-14370631-news/
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/fire-causes-500000-damage-at-canning-vale-paper-recycling-plant/story-fnhocxo3-1227165973538

2014-12-23 - Pallets and containers burst into flame at 2:11 AM at business in Lubbock (Texas):
http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-12-23/lubbock-fire-rescue-crews-respond-fire-tci-coatings-north-lubbock

2014-12-23 - Shopping carts burst into flame in the wee hours outside grocery store in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://fox4kc.com/2014/12/23/peculiar-fire-reported-in-parking-lot-of-save-a-lot-grocery-store/

Note: Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...

2014-12-23 - Brush fires burning in coastal Valparaiso (Chile), red alert issued:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20141223-46405-CHL

Quote: "Chilean authorities on Monday declared a red alert for five municipalities in the central Valparaiso region after several forest fires were reported in the zone, the same area that in April was the site of a fire that killed 15 people and destroyed 3,000 homes."

2014-12-23 - Transit bus bursts into flame on highway in Minya (Egypt):
http://www.el-balad.com/1306824

2014-12-23 - Ambulance bursts into flame and explodes in Tonbridge (Britain), second time since June 2013:
http://www.courier.co.uk/ambulances/story-25760246-detail/story.html

Quote: "Patient transport firm NSL has launched an investigation after a terrifying incident in which one of its ambulances exploded in Colts Hill, Tonbridge, earlier this month. Miraculously nobody was hurt in the blaze, as the patient was moved from the vehicle moments before it erupted into flames on December 3. But safety concerns from staff and patients have begun to grow and the Courier can reveal another NSL non-emergency ambulance exploded without warning in Louth, Lincolnshire, in June last year."

2014-12-23 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-90 near Bozeman Pass, near Bozeman (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/news/truck-fire-near-bozeman-pass-on-i-90-snarls-morning-traffic/
http://www.kbzk.com/news/update-truck-fire-near-bozeman-pass-snarls-morning-traffic/
http://www1.ktvq.com/news/truck-fire-near-bozeman-pass-on-i-90-snarls-morning-traffic/

2014-12-23 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at 7 AM on I-70 near Eagle County Regional Airport in Gypsum (Colorado):
http://www.aspentimes.com/news/14362698-113/fire-fuel-jet-tanker
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27193469/tanker-truck-hauling-jet-fuel-ablaze-i-70
http://www.vaildaily.com/news/14364520-113/fire-eagle-truck-firefighters

2014-12-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 4 AM on I-77 in Charleston (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/27692542/crews-work-to-contain-tractor-trailer-fire-along-i-77-in-charleston-wv
http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Fire-Closes-I-77-South-Near-Kanawha-City-65023.shtml

2014-12-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3 AM on I-40 in Mt. Juliet (Tennessee), separate crash too:
http://wkrn.com/2014/12/23/i-40-west-in-mt-juliet-closed-after-tractor-trailer-fire/
http://murfreesboro.com/i-40-west-closed-after-tractor-trailer-fire/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/27692784/i-40-west-closed-in-mt-juliet-after-box-truck-fire
http://www.fox19.com/story/27692784/i-40-west-closed-in-mt-juliet-after-box-truck-fire
http://snewsi.com/id/1449399814/Semi-Fire-on-I-40-W.-in-Mt.-Juliet-Closes-Roadway
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/12/23/Tractor_trailer_fire_blocks_westbound_I40_at_mile_marker_228/
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2014/12/23/tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-westbound-i-40-at-mile-marker-228/20799323/

2014-12-23 - Paving truck bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Bismarck Township (Minnesota):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20141223/NEWS/141229908/-1/news

Quote: "The Bismarck Tribune reports that firefighters responded to the blaze Sunday afternoon at a parking lot and found the paving machine engulfed in flames. Firefighters brought the flames under control within minutes. The machine was a total loss due to heavy damage to the engine compartment. Officials say the blaze began as an electrical fire."

2014-12-23 - Truck bursts into flame on Ivatt Way in Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/lorry-catches-fire-in-peterborough-1-6489093
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/lorry-catches-fire-in-peterborough

2014-12-23 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to shed, in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865618338/Salt-Lake-fire-burns-RV-shed.html
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=32865630&nid=148&title=crews-work-to-contain-large-rv-fire-in-slc-neighborhood
http://snewsi.com/id/1449409032/Crews-work-to-contain-large-RV-fire-in-SLC-neighborhood
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-fire-burns-rv-shed/

Quote: "The fire started in an RV parked in the backyard and spread to a nearby shed. The home owner said there was no electricity hooked up to the RV."

2014-12-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Hubbleton Road in the Town of Portland (Wisconsin), near the Maunesha River:
http://www.hngnews.com/waterloo_marshall/news/local/article_f37e8462-8ab8-11e4-9d54-dffe90055166.html

2014-12-23 - In separate incidents, three cars burst into flame between 11:40 PM and 1:40 AM, in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fire-Crews-Investigating-Three-South-Bay-Car-Fires-Two-Possible-Arson-286662181.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/23/san-jose-crews-investigating-what-caused-3-car-fires-in-2-hours-overnight/
http://abc7news.com/news/san-jose-police-investigate-string-of-car-fires-/448809/
http://www.topix.com/san-jose/2014/12/fire-crews-investigating-three-south-bay-car-fires

Quote: "Four cars were also set on fire last week in San Francisco. Investigators said they believe it happened early the morning of Dec 17 within a 10-15 block radius in the Noe Valley and Castro neighborhoods. Investigators said it is still not clear what was used to set the fires."

Note: Investigators haven't ruled out accidental causes, like hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with electrified copper or rusty iron/steel, in ANY of those car fires, all of which happened in the wee hours on the coast, so the word 'set' may not even apply at all for any of them...

2014-12-23 - Car bursts into flame on Route 1 in New Brunswick (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/12/firefighters_take_on_route_1_car_fire_in_new_brunswick.html

2014-12-23 - Car bursts into flame on road in the Pauma Valley (California), fire spreads to brush:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/24/brush-fire-rincon-pauma-cal-fire/
http://trendingnewsz.com/car-fire-starts-blaze-at-state-route-76-and-pauma-valley-road

Quote: "Cal Fire crews quickly doused a brush fire Tuesday night in the Pauma Valley area that the California Highway Patrol said was started by a car fire. A car that was pulled off along state Route 76 near Pauma Rancho Road, about a half-mile east of Red Gate Road, caught on fire and was fully engulfed in flames about 10:45 p.m., the CHP said on its website."

2014-12-23 - Car bursts into flame just before midnight on I-35 near West (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/27692558/car-catches-on-fire-on-i-35

2014-12-23 - In separate incidents, within 2 hours, taxi and car burst into flame on the A21 near Sevenoaks (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/Second-car-A21-near-Sevenoaks-space-hours/story-25755939-detail/story.html
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/news/firefighters-tackle-vehicle-blaze-29150/

Quote: "A second car is on fire on the A21 near Morleys roundabout, just two hours after a taxi caught light nearby."

2014-12-23 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM in Deal, Kent (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/freemens-way-car-fire-is-29100/

Quote: "Watch manager Malcolm Cowie said: 'There is no suspicion of arson. There was no sign of excess fuel and the windows didn’t appear to be broken. It’s unexplainable ignition.' The destroyed vehicle remains in the road."

Note: Well yeah, it's unexplainable if you don't know what's going on...

2014-12-23 - Car bursts into flame on Caerleon Road in Llanfrechfa, Wales (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mercedes-destroyed-after-accidentally-catching-8339187
http://www.walesnews.org.uk/news/mercedes-destroyed-after-accidentally-catching-fire-in-llanfrechfa

2014-12-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-10 in Iberville Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/story/27693092/interstate-10-down-one-lane-following-vehicle-fire

2014-12-23 - Vehicle and home destroyed by fire, RV trailer damaged, near Dotson (Texas):
http://www.news-journal.com/panola/news/fire-destroys-home-and-vehicle-near-dotson/article_1331a439-8447-57f7-8498-90efb13d9d79.html

2014-12-23 - Vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Cape Girardeau (Missouri):
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2150143.html

Quote: "Although the fire damage was confined to the garage, firefighters estimated the loss at $350,000, the release stated. Dillow said most of that value came from the 'very expensive' luxury cars that were in the garage at the time."

2014-12-23 - Cars and auto shop go up in flames in Kaukauna (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Fire-Destroys-Auto-Repair-Shop-in-Kaukauna-286650151.html
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/fire-destroys-kaukauna-car-dealership/12764/WB_BlNUBXUGUYdl2iflUaQ
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2014/12/23/fire-damages-kaukauna-repair-shop/20799875/
http://www.whby.com/index.php/News/WHBY_News/449732

Quote: "The fire began just before 11 pm Monday night, at Gordy's Automotive, a used car lot at the intersection of Law and Delanglade Street in Kaukauna. The building suffered major damage, mostly in the garage. Many cars that were there to be serviced were damaged."

2014-12-23 - Auto shop damaged by fire on Bay Street in coastal Fall River (Massachusetts):
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20141223/NEWS/141228567/12581/NEWS

2014-12-23 - Car dealership damaged by basement fire at 4:15 AM in Boardman (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/27692982/crews-battle-fire-in-boardman

Quote: "Crews responded to a call about a fire in the basement of DNM Autos on the corner of Market Street and Gertrude Avenue around 4:15 a.m."

2014-12-23 - Car dealership damaged by fire in Bethesda (Maryland):
http://www.mymcmedia.org/fire-at-auto-shop-in-bethesda-forces-temporary-road-closure/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/bethesda/2014/12/23/car-dealership-fire-wisconsin-avenue-bethesda/20801325/

2014-12-23 - Barn destroyed by fire on River Road in coastal Biddeford (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/12/23/biddeford-crews-fighting-barn-fire/
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/biddeford-saco/2014/12/23/biddeford-barn-fire/20827961/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/8888272-biddeford-crews-fighting-barn-fire/
http://www.journaltribune.com/news/local_stories/article_85539024-8b7e-11e4-93a3-57cc23cb06d0.html

2014-12-23 - Barn destroyed by fire just before midnight in Soo Township (Michigan), some animals killed:
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1140122
http://www.9and10news.com/story/27694599/some-animals-escape-soo-barn-fire
http://abc10up.com/chippewa-county-barn-fire-kills-livestock/
http://www.mifox32.com/story/27695996/some-animals-escape-soo-barn-fire

2014-12-23 - Barn, trailers and hay destroyed by fire in Madison Township (Indiana):
http://953wiki.com/local-article/fire-destroys-pole-barn/

2014-12-23 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 2 AM in Wallington (Australia), near Lake Connewarre:
http://www.bayfm.com.au/news/local-news/54399-bellarine-barn-destroyed-in-blaze

2014-12-23 - Two barns destroyed by fire on Bunns Lane in Witham Friary, Frome (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=31372&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-12-23 - T-shirt business damaged by fire at 12:40 AM in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/27692822/no-one-injured-in-north-charlotte-business-fire

2014-12-23 - Greenhouse destroyed by fire at 2 AM at business in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/12/greenhouse_fire_at_peterkort_r_1.html

2014-12-23 - Porch bursts into flame shortly before 3 AM, fire spreads to log cabin, in Westminster (Maryland):
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-cabin-fire-122414-20141223,0,6556837.story

Quote: "A smoke alarm was present but did not activate because the fire occurred on the exterior of the cabin."

2014-12-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Malone (New York), nobody there:
http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/long-smoldering-fire-guts-malone-home/article_ecc1cc60-3324-589b-ba7b-dea02901bb6e.html

2014-12-23 - Home destroyed by fire just before 5 AM in East Peoria (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141223/NEWS/141229752/1994/NEWS

Note: East Peoria is on the eastern (downwind) side of the Illinois River, across the river from Peoria...

2014-12-23 - Duplex damaged by fire at 4:14 AM in coastal Newport Beach (California), 2 injured:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Two-People-Injured-in-Newport-Beach-House-Fire-286655921.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/12/23/2-injured-in-apartment-fire-on-newports-balboa-peninsula/

2014-12-23 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Long Island City area in coastal Queens (New York), 2 injured:
http://7online.com/news/injuries-reported-in-large-fire-burning-in-long-island-city/447827/

2014-12-23 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 1 AM in Jersey City (New Jersey), home burns separately:
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/12/2-alarm_fire_ruins_christmas_for_one_jersey_city_family.html

2014-12-23 - Deadly fire burns home in Raeford (North Carolina), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/12/24/4427357_70-year-old-woman-dies-in-hoke.html
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/crime_courts/hoke-county-woman-killed-in-house-fire-monday/article_3b4775d7-c781-519c-84af-1bec9e74919e.html

2014-12-23 - Deadly fire burns home at 4 AM in Lancaster (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/23/5403201/fire-marshal-one-man-found-dead.html

2014-12-23 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 2:30 AM in Les Coteaux (Canada), near Montreal, 4 killed:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/12/24/parents_two_children_perish_in_apartment_fire_near_montreal.html
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/12/23/three-family-members-killed-in-fire-southwest-of-montreal/

Note: Les Coteaux is located along the banks of the St. Lawrence River...

2014-12-23 - In separate incidents, unoccupied home and unoccupied building destroyed by fire in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/breaking-crews-respond-east-charlotte-fire/njZRw/

Quote: "It took 60 firefighters 1 hour and 41 minutes to control the blaze. No one was in the building at the time of the fire."

Quote: "A second fire broke out less than an hour away at a two-story home on Parkview Drive in south Charlotte. The large home was a total loss, officials said. No one was living there becuase it was undergoing renovations."

2014-12-23 - In separate incidents, vacant building burns and semi crashes into bunch of cars on I-10, in Indio (California):
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2014/12/22/eastbound-lanes-closed-big-rig-rollover/20788195/

Quote: "The I-10 crash came at nearly the same time that an abandoned building caught fire in Indio, closing the eastbound lanes of Highway 111 for about an hour. Together, these two incidents severed the main thoroughfares for desert drivers, congesting eastbound travel throughout the valley."

2014-12-23 - Vacant home burns at 4:58 AM in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20141222/NEWS/141229923/-1/A_BIZ

2014-12-23 - Vacant home burns at 12:34 AM in Goshen (Indiana):
http://www.goshennews.com/news/wilden-avenue-house-fire-under-investigation/article_f6fcf58c-89f6-11e4-b514-5f83a78a1cfc.html

2014-12-23 - Vacant commercial building burns at midnight in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/fire-closes-west-130th-street-early-monday-morning-in-cleveland

2014-12-23 - Vacant home burns at 5:30 AM in Chattanooga (Tennessee), occupied home burns at 4:30 AM too:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/27692833/firefighters-respond-to-house-fire-on-bradt-street
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/12/23/290785/Firefighters-Deal-With-Two-House-Fires.aspx

2014-12-23 - Three vacant homes burn within 4 hours in Clover (South Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/york-co-authorities-investigate-3-fires/njYrN/
http://www.thestate.com/2014/12/22/3889352_three-clover-abandoned-houses.html
 

2014-12-23 - Hundreds of fish dying in the Indrayani River in Pimpri Chinchwad (India):
http://www.punemirror.in/pune/civic/Dead-fish-flood-river-activists-up-in-arms/articleshow/45596619.cms
 

2014-12-23 - Two adults and two children found dead in submerged car in pond in Kissimmee (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/breaking-4-found-dead-in-submerged-car
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/florida/2014/12/24/2-adults-2-kids-found-dead-in-submerged-car/20863103/
http://www.wesh.com/news/victims-identified-in-deadly-crash-in-kissimmee-pond/30386276
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-car-in-pond-valencia-college-20141223-story.html
 

2014-12-23 - Ship's master, man, 41, drops dead in his cabin on ship on the Volga-Caspian Canal near Olya (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nefterudovoz-31M-7741160.html

Quote: "The master of the 'Nefterudovoz-31 M' was found dead in his cabin on Dec 19, 2014. The vessel was under way on the Volga-Caspian Canal. He was 41-year old, no foul play was suspected."

2014-12-23 - Man found dead in the water near Farley Marina in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://www.nbc40.net/story/27695970/body-found-floating-near-ac-marina
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2014/12/23/body-found-water-near-golden-nugget-casino/20818181/
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/police-identify-man-found-dead-at-farley-marina/article_1e9b03c6-8b92-11e4-8947-770172bd70e7.html

2014-12-23 - Man found dead on the shore near North Ocean Boulevard in coastal Pompano Beach (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Body-Discovered-Along-Pompano-Beach-Shore-286685461.html

2014-12-23 - Man in his 60s found dead in vehicle near the Salton Sea Beach Marina in Salton City (California):
http://www.kxoradio.com/index.php/kxo-news/local-news/3467-body-found-in-vehicle

2014-12-23 - Woman, 57, drops dead near railroad tracks in Billings (Montana):
http://newstalk955.com/dead-body-found-in-downtown-billings/
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/police-investigate-body-found-near-railroad-tracks-no-sign-of/article_36dfec85-6a81-5d64-ba18-2a7e0b37ec9b.html

2014-12-23 - Man, 24, found dead near parking lot in Coram (New York), another man, 22, found dead in car too:
http://www.lifamilies.com/chat/topic-two-bodies-found-in-coram-this-morning-848626-1.html
http://patch.com/new-york/portjefferson/nearby-two-people-found-dead-coram
http://newyork.gotnewswire.com/news/homicide-detectives-investigating-deaths-of-2-men-found-2-miles-apart-in-coram

2014-12-23 - Man found dead near construction zone in Georgetown (Georgia):
http://wjcl.com/2014/12/23/body-found-in-georgetown-construction-site/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/27695623/scmpd-investigating-body-found-near-abercorn-king-george-blvd

Note: Georgetown is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Walter F. George Reservoir...

2014-12-23 - Person found dead in canal in Oildale, Kern County (California):
http://www.kerncountybakersfield.com/2014/12/kern-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-body-found-in-oildale-canal/

2014-12-23 - Man in his 40s found dead in car in irrigation ditch near Hamilton (Montana):
http://www.kbzk.com/news/man-found-dead-in-vehicle-near-hamilton/

2014-12-23 - Middle-aged man found dead in home in Cantonemnet, Vieux Fort on the island of Saint Lucia:
http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-man-found-dead-in-cantonement/

Note: A cruise ship fire killed 3 people while docked at Saint Lucia less than two weeks ago, mentioned in the 2014-12-11 update...

2014-12-23 - Man, 38, found dead in apartment in coastal St Paul’s Bay on the island of Malta:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/47736/man_found_dead_in_st_pauls_bay

2014-12-23 - Man falls off Conestogo River bridge and dies in St. Jacobs (Canada), possible toppler:
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5230340-man-s-body-discovered-below-st-jacobs-train-bridge/

2014-12-23 - Woman in her 50s found dead in Banff National Park (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1742778/calgary-woman-found-dead-in-banff-backcountry/

2014-12-23 - Woman, 43, found dead in or near the Boyne River in Cavan (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-of-missing-woman-elaine-mccann-43-found-30860465.html

2014-12-23 - Man, 28, found dead in the Caldon Canal in Hanley (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Body-hunt-missing-James/story-25753178-detail/story.html

Note: A boat burst into flame at 5:45 AM on the Caldon Canal in September, mentioned in the 2014-09-21 update...
 

2014-12-23 - Passenger plane hit by severe turbulence, lands in coastal Singapore, 14 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20141223-46420-MYS

2014-12-23 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport in Lexington (Kentucky), 'electrical smell':
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20141224-46430-USA

2014-12-23 - Small plane crashes and burns in field near Odessa (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local-news/fiery-plane-crash-kills-pilot_18293602
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/littleton-pilot-dies-in-west-texas-plane-crash
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article4854513.html
http://cbs7.com/multimedia/article_d427c208-89f1-11e4-b25a-9b0dc4f39a5f.html
http://www.rock969.fm/content/local/story/Colorado-man-killed-in-plane-crash-in-West-Odessa/-TU4ebAQdUWG95LirM_rqQ.cspx
http://www.topix.com/us/faa/2014/12/one-killed-in-west-texas-plane-crash

2014-12-23 - Passenger bus plunges into ditch near bridge in Jhalokati (Bangladesh), at least 10 killed, 25 injured:
http://news.priyo.com/2014/12/23/10-killed-jhalakati-bus-plunge-124965.html

2014-12-23 - Tractor trailer veers off road, hits tree, near Ellensburg (Washington), 1 killed:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/12/23/4043557_semi-truck-driver-dies-in-blewett.html

2014-12-23 - Truck veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Tukwila (Washington), 4 injured:
http://www.freedom1590.com/news/articles/head-on-crash-injures-four
http://www.congoo.com/news/2014December21/people-critical-Tukwila-head-crash

2014-12-23 - Van overturns on I-95 in coastal Deerfield Beach (Florida), 2 injured:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/deerfield-beach/fl-deefield-i-95-rollover-20141223-story.html

2014-12-23 - Van veers off road, hits tree, in Ballinalee (Ireland), near the River Camlin, 1 killed:
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/man-dies-after-van-collides-4864073

2014-12-23 - Minivan and car collide head-on, near Lindsay (Canada), 5 injured:
http://www.chextv.com/2014/12/22/head-on-crash-north-of-lindsay-superjail/

2014-12-23 - SUV slams into car wash, severs gas line, bursts into flame, in Worcester (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/car-wash-workers-pull-woman-from-suv-after-crash-fire/30369340

Quote: "Came out, noticed she was unconscious, and we dragged her out of the car, over to safety..."

Note: I bet she was unconscious before the crash, and that's why she crashed...

2014-12-23 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits semi head-on, both burst into flame, near Cache Creek (Canada), 2 killed:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1742802/update-highway-1-reopened-south-of-cache-creek-after-car-fire/
http://www.newsgb.com/local/highway-1-closed-south-of-cache-creek-after-car-fire-h81655.html
http://canadatoday.org/news/update-highway-1-reopened-south-of-cache-creek-after-car-fire

2014-12-23 - Car and box truck collide head-on, in New Salem (Massachusetts), 1 killed, separate fatal crash in Peabody too:
http://news10.com/ap/man-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-massachusetts/
http://usa24.mobi/news/man-killed-in-headon-crash-in-massachusetts
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/23/man-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-massachusetts/
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/12/belchertown_peabody_men_die_in_unrelated_traffic_crashes
http://www.gazettenet.com/news/townbytown/belchertown/14945191-95/richard-marsh-of-belchertown-dies-in-head-on-accident-on-route-202-in-new-salem

Quote: "At about the same time in Peabody, a tow truck driven by 43-year-old William Choquette went out of control and crashed. Choquette, who was not belted in, was ejected and died at the hospital."

2014-12-23 - Car and van collide, both burst into flame, in Stirlingshire (Britain), 2 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-30587945
http://news24now.net/search/Two%20hurt%20in%20car%20and%20van%20crash%20fire

2014-12-23 - Two cars collide head-on, near East Lakeview Boulevard in Erie (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/27698617/head-on-crash-in-erie-seriously-injures-two-victims

Quote: "We're learning the crash may have been caused by a medical condition."

Quote: "Officers at the scene tell us an elderly woman was seriously injured, and responders were performing chest compressions on a male victim, who was reportedly in cardiac arrest."

Note: Sounds like his heart stopped as he was driving, which may be what happened to the garbage truck driver who just hit and killed 6 people in coastal Glasgow (Scotland), mentioned in the 2014-12-22 update, along with the man who slumped over dead in his SUV in Riverview (Michigan), also mentioned in the 2014-12-22 update. Coast, lake, river...

2014-12-23 - Two cars collide head-on, near coastal Owen Sound (Canada), 2 killed:
http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_17d85d70-5cfd-5cdb-8329-e557453b924f.html
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/national_news/article_4a1e3afe-86c3-5f7c-a908-afd4907c92e1.html
http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=71596

2014-12-23 - Motorcycle crashes into car in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/one-person-dead-after-motorcycle-and-car-collide-i/njZfD/

2014-12-23 - Motorcycle crashes on coastal Marco Island (Florida), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/27691528/fatal-motorcycle-crash-unfolds-on-marco-island
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2014/12/23/man-dies-in-marco-island-motorcycle-crash/20799599/
 

2014-12-23 - Naked man, 23, assaults person, walks down street with skateboard, gets tased, in Collingwood (Canada):
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/24/naked-man-with-skateboard-walking-through-collingwood-ont-tazed-say-cops
http://canadatoday.org/news/naked-man-with-skateboard-walking-through-collingwood-ont-tazed-say-cops
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2014/12/24/naked-man-tasered-in-collingwood
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/5231434-police-use-taser-to-arrest-naked-collingwood-man/
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2014/12/24/22148631.html

Quote: "A 23-year-old Collingwood man is facing charges after reportedly walking through town naked, carrying a skateboard. Police said they came across the wandering man shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. He'd earlier been involved in an assault at a nearby residence, where a male victim had been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. The naked man, who hasn't been named, was tazed when he resisted arrest, police said."
 

2014-12-23 - Pit bull attacks and injures mother and son in Roseland area in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/12/23/10-year-old-boy-mother-hospitalized-after-dog-attack-in-roseland/

2014-12-23 - Two dogs attack and injure man in Harrison Township (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/2-dogs-seized-after-attacking-man-in-harrison-twp/njZSb/
 

2014-12-23 - Huge sinkhole opens on Highway 101 in coastal Gold Beach (Oregon):
http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/news/sinkhole-on-highway-101-near-gold-beach-oregon-causes-minor-delays/30379890
 

2014-12-23 - Oil rig loses power in the North Sea, non-essential personnel evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20141223-46419-OTH

2014-12-23 - Hole opens in bridge over the Great Pee Dee River near Florence (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/27696534/hole-in-pee-dee-bridge-closes-lane-on-i-95-north
 

2014-12-23 - Warming oceans causing severe coral bleaching from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands:
http://www.mvariety.com/regional-news/72262-severe-coral-bleaching-hits-marshall-islands-north-pacific
http://nvonews.com/coral-bleaching-to-kill-millions-of-fish/

Quote: "Record warming of ocean water in the north Pacific has caused unprecedented coral bleaching from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands, say scientists in the United States and the Marshall Islands. 'The worst coral bleaching event ever recorded for the Marshall Islands has been occurring since mid-September,' Dr. Karl Fellenius, the Marshall Islands coastal management extension agent in Majuro, said Friday."

2014-12-23 - Oil leaks into the Guaracara River on the island of Trinidad, sulfur smell, people sickening:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20141223-46409-TTO

Quote: "Already one resident, Glenis Quashie-Dalrymple, had to seek medical treatment yesterday for respiratory problems she said was caused by fumes from the oil-covered river which flows behind her Silk Cotton Street, Marabella, home. She said over the weekend a high sulphuric smell was evident in the neighbourhood and her two younger children - ages seven and nine - complained of feeling unwell. 'In the night they would be coughing but they do not have any runny nose or fever. For the last two days we notice a high sulphur smell and my son was vomiting,' she said."

2014-12-23 - Intense cold wave hits Uttar Pradesh (India), at least 31 people killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CW-20141223-46417-IND

2014-12-23 - Summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea under Blizzard Watch on the Big Island (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/27686146/winter-storm-watch-to-go-into-effect-big-island-summitss
http://www.sott.net/article/290500-Mauna-Loa-and-Mauna-Kea-Hawaii-under-blizzard-watch

2014-12-23 - Hokua Waterfall freezes on the Yellow River (China):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/waterfall-freezes-over-on-the-yellow-river-9942588.html
http://www.sott.net/article/290497-Chinas-Yellow-River-Hukou-Waterfall-freezes-in-12-Celsius-temperatures

2014-12-23 - Largest airport solar farm in the world opens at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2014/12/22/indianapolis-airport-solar-farm-expansion-complete/20754083/
 

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