You're enjoying a relaxing and fun beach day around the popular spring break city of Fort Lauderdale when you spot something — a channel of water that looks different from the waves around it. Don't ...

When you start surfing, you become fascinated by the ocean. However, the ocean is not just fun; it can sometimes generate strong and dangerous "rip currents." While generally known as a dangerous ...

Depending on how you look at it; rip currents can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare. These powerful flowing bands of water have caught bathers, swimmers, surfers out for years – and ...

Experts call them drowning machines. Rip currents and their strong force are a stark reminder of just how the ocean can turn on you in mere seconds. Rip currents don’t pull you under water, they pull ...

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department has a new tool in its tool box -- a rip current simulator advancing water rescue technology for local first responders.

"On American and Australian beaches, it is very common to see this shark species preying on rays." WHEN someone with a grasp of rugby history comes to write an account of the great tours of recent ...