Five Missing Japanese Divers Found Alive, Police Say -- 2nd Update

Five Japanese divers that were assumed dead were found today off of the Indonesian island, Bali. The divers set out as a group of seven, two instructors and five tourists. They had been diving during stormy day, and currents and strong winds swept them away. For four days the women spent lost without food or water. Nothing is known of the whereabouts of the other two divers. The Japanese diving industry doesn't expect this incident to change their success in foreign interest too much, but this hasn't been the first time such things have occurred. At one diving site a Japanese guide and Danish tourists died, prompting more awareness of location and weather during dives.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140217-703237.html

Deadly Winter Storm Devastates Southeastern US, Heads North

An intense winter storm has formed in the Southeastern United States, devastating transportation conditions and power lines. Heavy snow, freezing rain, and large build-ups of ice have interrupted the daily commutes of citizens all over the Southeast. This storm has caused thousands of flights to be canceled, many out of Atlanta. Ice accumulations have built up on power lines and tree branches, breaking them and the source of electricity. It has been reported that more than 25 centimeters of snow have fallen, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has dispatched teams to aid in the area. Thousands of people have been stripped of power because of the powerful storm, and it has already begun to move northward into the Northeast.

http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-storm-with-deadly-ice-snow-slams-southeastern-united-states/1849893.html

Castaway claims he drifted 13 months in Pacific

Just today, a castaway was found on an atoll of the Marshall Islands, claiming he drifted at sea for 13 months straight. The mysterious castaway is Jose Ivan Alvarengo, a native of El Salvador that had been living in Mexico. Alvarengo tell that he and a teenage companion were out on a day-long fishing trip, when currents and a storm took them off course, and took one of their engines. 13 months later, he was found on the Marshall Islands' atoll, Ebon. In a hospital bed interview, he tells that he survived on fish, birds, and turtles he caught, and drinking rainwater. He said that his teenage companion died because he refused to eat raw birds, and no information is known about what happened to his body. If Alvarengo story is true, he would have traveled about 5,000 miles, wandering his way across the Pacific Ocean. This truly is an amazing feat of survival.