A foldable, self-propelled pontoon barge has played a key role in rescuing more than 6,000 stranded students and staff from a flood-hit region in southern China. The rapid-deployment vessel was used ...

A humpback whale named Timmy is on a barge headed toward the North Sea after becoming repeatedly stranded near Germany's coast.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After weeks of rescue efforts, a barge carrying an injured humpback whale stranded off the Baltic coast set sail this week to ...

The humpback whale, stuck for weeks in shallow waters off Germany, was towed to the North Sea in a barge. The story captivated the country. By Jenny Gross A humpback whale that was stranded for weeks ...