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Ocean City, MD

1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket 1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket
1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket A 1,600-pound shark was tracked off the coast of Nantucket on Wednesday, July 6. Scot, the 12-foot-long white shark, "pinged" in George's Bank around 11:20 a.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data. Scot's latest ping was not too far from where he was tagged by researchers in Nova Scotia in last September. He's been swimming up and down the East Coast ever since. Scot apparently swam nearly 500 miles since July 1, when he was tracked off the coast of Ocean City, MD.  Meet Scot, a 12'4", 1,644lb M…
Pilot From NY Diverted By Fighter Jet After Flying In Restricted Airspace Pilot From NY Diverted By Fighter Jet After Flying In Restricted Airspace
Pilot From NY Diverted By Fighter Jet After Flying In Restricted Airspace A small aircraft was intercepted by a military fighter jet after it allegedly violated restricted airspace while President Joe Biden was at his Delaware home. The Grumman AA-5 Tiger was flown from New York's Hudson Valley, in Middletown in Orange County, to Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday, May 15.  The aircraft entered restricted airspace around 1 p.m. Sunday, May 16, said a Secret Service spokesperson. “On May 16, at approximately 1:09 p.m., a small aircraft violated the restricted airspace in Wilmington, Delaware," the spokesperson said. "Per standard protocol, U.S. military aircra…