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The 12-metre yacht ran into trouble five nautical miles northeast of Port Macquarie at 8pm on Monday after "harrowing" conditions affected the yacht's ability to sail.

It comes as Israel's military directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 million people, within 24 hours on Friday.

Experts warn the Israeli military will need all its skills to bring home the captives safely.

Tom Robinson was rescued by a P&O cruise ship, who took a detour from their usual route to pick him up.

The trio abandoned the boat to stand up on rocks for two hours in four-metre swells before being picked up.

The animal - more than two metres in length - was discovered at a US car dealership.

Firefighters have rushed to a Coles in the NSW Northern Rivers region, after a car smashed its way through the store.

Police have been asked to investigate why the ship ran aground and whether any laws have been broken.

Mark Dickey was carried out after he fell ill 1,000 metres below the surface.

Moroccans are working to rescue survivors and praying for victims of the nation's strongest earthquake in more than a century.

Lulu appeared lifeless, but then quick-thinking firefighters go to work.

Hiking just Northwest of Christchurch in the Arthurs Pass National Park, the two hikers found themselves in a risky situation where water levels in the area were rising and it became unsafe to cross the river.

Experts say a rescue operation to save the experienced caver could take days or even weeks depending on conditions.

The trio who attempted to sail to Cairns from Vanuatu in an inflatable catamaran have spoken to 9News about the moment they realised they were in danger.

The men were believed to be attempting to circumnavigate the world when they ran into trouble in the Coral Sea.

The expeditioner at Casey research station has a developing medical condition and needs care in Australia, the Australian Antarctic Division said in a statement.

The icebreaker RSV Nuyina is heading towards a research station.

Survivors said they would never forget their 16-hour ordeal dangling high over a valley.

The dramatic rescue efforts, 274 metres over a valley, transfixed the country for hours as Pakistanis crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants and hospitals.

"I was proud that I was the person that was able to be in the right place at the right time to save those girls' lives."

The 64-year-old had written the letters "SOS" in the sandy beach to attract attention of a passing plane.

Jason Whitehouse and Phil Miers were freezing and stranded for two hours next to the body of their best mate, who passed away before help arrived.

Dozens missing at sea are presumed dead after the crew of a fishing boat rescued almost 40 people and recovered several bodies.

News that four Australians and two Indonesian crew members have been found alive after going missing on Sunday from a boat trip off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia has made headlines around the world.

A day after they were saved, four Australian surfers thanked their rescuers and described how they survived their ordeal after going missing off the Indonesian coast.

Four Australian friends have been found floating on surfboards after more than 24 hours missing at sea off Indonesia.

The 22-year-old fought for his life over several days but had "irreversible" brain injuries, family and friends said.

Two children have been taken to hospital after a house fire on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Charles Gregory, 25, headed out for a fishing trip like he's done "many times before" but this time, disaster struck.

Multiple people have been rescued from the ocean on Sydney's northern beaches.

China's capital recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.

A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said.

An expert has meanwhile compared the man's improbably rescue to a "needle in a haystack".

After months of eating raw fish, he joked that his first meal on land would be tuna sushi.

South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.

A delicate rescue mission unfolded in Queensland this week as firefighters attempted to rescue a pet dog from a hollow under concrete.

Three 17-year-olds were trapped after the accident, with one sustaining serious head injuries.

A woman and her pet required rescuing after she ran into neck-deep mud by the Georges River to try and escape from the attacking dogs.

Xavier Doerr, 22, was winched to safety this morning after his planned record-breaking circumnavigation of Australia went wrong.

A nightmare scene greeted the solo sailor, with crews racing to help and then struggling to retrieve him.

Emma Tetewsky is slowly recovering in the hospital and is expected to be okay after she was stuck in the mud in a state park for at least three days.

A rescue was launched after hikers "heard screaming" in a swampy-area of a national park.

With rescuers and the public fixated first on saving and then on mourning those aboard the Titan submersible, it has made for uneasy conversation.

The US navy agreed to help him look for the Titanic - on the condition that he first help them locate two missing nuclear submarines.

Explorer Chris Brown said he had paid a deposit to go down in an OceanGate trip but ultimately backed out.

As concerns mount over the missing Titanic sub, a similar story played out decades ago. .

Volunteers on board Marine Rescue NSW found the 64-year-old spear fisherman about 9am.

Eating cassava flour helped save the lives of four children found alive in the Amazon jungle more than a month after their plane crashed.

Following the emotional lows and highs of the successful search for four children missing 40 days in the Amazon, the people of Colombia can't relax yet as they wait for news of a dog still in the jungle after helping find the young plane crash survivors.

A 54-year-old man has died and two people have been rescued after a boating accident near Port Douglas last night.