Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

A helicopter spotted the distress signal etched into the sand near Yokohama Bay.

Three people were on a raft while a fourth reached shore after being swept away, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

A father and son stranded in near freezing temperatures on a mountainside in Southern Utah were saved in a daring rescue captured on video last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

In an unexpected breakthrough, the 40-foot mammal was freed and swam to deeper water on Friday morning through a channel that rescuers had dug for it.

BERLIN (AP) — A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany has swum free from a sandbank overnight after a last-ditch rescue effort. But it isn’t out of danger yet.

A brave rescue team saved a stranded dog that had been trapped on the roof of a car surrounded by deep floodwaters in central China. The frightened dog can be seen clinging to the vehicle as rescuers arrive to save him.

A Tri-Cities entrepreneur has created a new emergency road sign kit designed to keep stranded drivers safe and help them communicate with traffic.