2160GDACS EMM News Feed Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material Flashback in maritime history: Spanish Treasure Fleet of 1715 fatal encounter...https://maritimecyprus.com/2021/07/31/flashback-in-maritime-history-spanish-treasure-fleet-of-1715-fatal-encounter-with-a-hurricane-3/www.MaritimeCyprus.com ) On 31 July 1715 a hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships and killing nearly 1,000 people. All of the gold and silver onboard at the time would not be recovered until 250 years later. With end of the War of Spanish Succession in 1714, the Spanish Crown was in desperate need of funds.2021-07-31T22:07+0200maritimecyprus-086458dc75f1f62600ae157dc9b1280f20210731220700Typhoon In-fa forces closure of Shanghai airports Typhoon In-fa has made landfall near Shanghai, where authorities canceled hundreds of flights and warned residents to remain indoors.https://www.dw.com/en/typhoon-in-fa-forces-closure-of-shanghai-airports/a-58629972Typhoon In-fa slammed into China's east coast province of Zhejiang on Sunday, causing mass evacuations in Shanghai districts. Communities have been drenched in knee-deep water and 10,000 trees have been uprooted, although there are no immediate reports of any major damage.2021-07-25T18:55+0200deutschewelle-en-96f716267ee88cac95387e020c843d7e20210725185500Typhoon In-fa hits China's eastern coast Typhoon In-fa has made landfall near Shanghai, where authorities canceled hundreds of flights and warned residents to remain indoors.https://www.dw.com/en/typhoon-in-fa-hits-chinas-eastern-coast/a-58629972Authorities shut Shanghai's two international airports, with hundreds of flights canceled. Train services were also suspended and residents were warned to remain indoors. Ports along the eastern coast halted operations, and container ships had to be moved from Shanghai's Yangshan Port.2021-07-25T10:13+0200deutschewelle-en-a5bec141dcc4171af1d0ee43e13e01e920210725101300Funds for removal of hurricane debris along the island’s shoreshttps://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/funds-for-removal-of-hurricane-debris-along-the-island-s-shoresTwelve young adults will be trained in the skills necessary to properly execute the mapping and clean-up. PHILIPSBURG--Kidz at Sea has received a grant from the second round of the Resources 4 Community Resilience (R4CR) Quick Win Grant Schemes to execute the SXM Coastal CleanUp Project “Making our....2021-07-23T00:21+0200thedailyherald-e9318934dae06717c5a3127579c48b8e20210723002100