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<p>An Australian submarine expert said “banging noises” have been detected in 30-minute intervals by rescuers searching for the Titan submersible — “encouraging” rescuers that the five people on board were still alive.</p> <p>The Titan <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/search-underway-for-tourists-missing-on-titanic-submarine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went missing</a> in the Atlantic Ocean on June 18 around one hour and 45 minutes after commencing the dive.</p> <p>Frank Owen, former Australian submarine officer and current search and rescue director, told the <em>New York Post</em> he is confident the noises are coming from inside of the Titan, and those aboard are well trained in emergency submarine situations.</p> <p>“This tells me a huge amount,” he said.</p> <p>“Onboard the Titan is the French former Navy diver, the Titanic expert [Paul-Henri Nargeolet]. But also because he’s a diver, he understands the way search forces look for submarines that are lost … submariners are taught that if they’re stuck in a disabled submarine on the hour and the half-hour they bang the hull for three minutes, then they stop. They don’t make any more noise.”</p> <p>He added, “So the fact that we’re hearing banging at 30-minute internals tells me that the people inside are sending a message that says, ‘We understand that you would be looking for us and this is how you might expect us to react.’ So, it’s very encouraging.”</p> <p>His comment come soon after authorities confirmed underwater “banging noises” were still heard in the area where the submersible disappeared on what proved to be a disastrous dive to explore The Titanic wreckage.</p> <p>In a press conference held in Boston on June 21, The US Coast Guard said that more noises had been detected.</p> <p>“A Canadian P3 detected underwater noises in the search area,” Captain Jamie Frederick said. “It is my understanding that the P3 heard noises today, as well.”</p> <p>He said the attempts to identify the source of the noise had been so far unsuccessful. The Captain was also asked about the 30-minute intervals described in the internal Department of Homeland Security emails, to which he responded, “I hadn’t heard 30-minute intervals.”</p> <p>He also said the data had been sent to the US Navy for analysis proved “inconclusive”. The important piece is we’re searching in the area where the noises were detected,” Captain Frederick said.</p> <p>“We don’t know what they are, to be frank with you. We have to remain optimistic and hopeful,” he said of the noises.</p> <p>Extra ships, specialised salvage equipment and US Navy experts converged on the tough search area in the North Atlantic as rescuers, who have gotten help from around the world, are concentrating their efforts near the sounds.</p> <p>“We’re searching in the area where the noises were detected and we’ll continue to do so,” Captain Frederick said.</p> <p>It comes in the wake of news that rescue crews exploring the depths of the Atlantic will receive help from the Victor 6000 robot — a highly advanced, deep-sea craft and one of the few vessels on Earth capable of reaching the wreck.</p> <p>The Victor 600 is being rushed to the search site aboard French research vessel L’Atalante and was set to arrive about 12 hours before the oxygen supply on the Titan is expected to run out.</p> <p>The Victor 6000 — a three metre long, remote-controlled robot with a bright yellow back has been described as a “flagship device for underwater operations”, by the French network BMTV, and is capable of reaching a depth of 6,000 metres.</p> <p>With the Titanic lying 2,8000 metres beneath the waves on the ocean floor, the craft should have a good chance of reaching it.</p> <p>A rescue would have the Victor 6000 accompany the Horizon Arctic, a powerful tug and supple ship which has a large cable the deep sea craft can take it down with it toward the wreck of the Titanic.</p> <p>Victor 6000 is equipped with a robotic arm, which could be used for dislodging the missing Titan submersible if it is found trapped within the Titanic wreckage.</p> <p><em>Image credit: Getty</em></p>

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Waitress SACKED after receiving $6000 tip

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After receiving a hefty tip of $USD 4400 ($NZD 6400), a US waitress has been fired after the restaurant she worked for demanded she share it with the rest of the staff.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan Brandt was one of two employees serving a party of more than 40 people at the Oven and Tap in Bentonville, Arkansas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pair received the tip through a “$100 Dinner Club” organised by Grant Wise, the owner of a local real estate company, where each person dining would contribute a $100 tip ($NZD 139).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wise, who came up with the idea during the COVID-19 pandemic, told </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.ksn.com/top-stories/arkansas-restaurant-employee-terminated-after-4400-tip/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">KNWA</span></a></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that he called the restaurant ahead of their booking to confirm that servers don’t share tips.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He said the gesture was meant to be “an effort to bless the servers who waited on our party that night”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m so sorry to interrupt everyone’s dinner, this will only take 60 seconds,” Wise </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/human-interest/arkansas-waitress-who-was-tipped-4400-is-fired-after-oven-and-tap-restaurant-makes-devastating-demand--c-4924128" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in footage shared on Instagram.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXRaJzdAsUi/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXRaJzdAsUi/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Grant Wise (@likegrantwise)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We have a table full of absolutely amazing people from all over the country who have travelled here, and tonight we’re hosting a $US100 Dinner Club.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Everyone at this table has contributed or tipped $US100 for you and for the other waitress who unfortunately had to go home because she’s not feeling well.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And then we put it out to our social media channels, and then we actually had a bit more money sent in, so we are tipping a total of $USD 4400 for you to split with the other girl who took care of us.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brandt was visibly in tears after Wise’s announcement.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height:281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7846309/waitress.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/38d49e243e5746f8926c3ccd39761bed" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: @likegrantwise (Instagram)</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, the huge act of kindness quickly went sour.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I was told that I was going to be giving my cash over to my shift manager, and I would be taking home 20 percent,” Brandt explained.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She said that sharing tips has never happened during the three-and-a-half years she has worked at the restaurant.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With plans to use the funds to help pay off her student loans, Brandt said she was “devastated” after being told she would take home a fraction of the total amount.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wise said the intention of his tip wasn’t for it to be shared with those who didn’t serve his party. After asking the restaurant to return the tip, he gave Brandt the cash outside instead.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, Brandt said she was soon fired from her job and placed in a financially precarious situation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was devastating,” Brandt said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I borrowed a significant amount for student loans. Most of them were turned off because of the pandemic but they’re turning back on in January and that’s a harsh reality.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just a few days later, the Arkansas businessman discovered that Brandt had been fired for “violating” the restaurant’s rules.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m so saddened to hear that the girl we tipped the other night at our $100 Dinner Club has been fired from her job,” Wise later wrote on Instagram.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I don’t understand why this would happen to what seems like such a sweet and kind-hearted woman. Nevertheless, I’m committed to showing her that there are great people in the world that will do good when they can!”</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXMODf2A2yW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXMODf2A2yW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Grant Wise (@likegrantwise)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wise announced that he had set up a </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/Waitress-Fired-after-100-Dinner-Club?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GoFundMe</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for Brandt, telling followers: “I hope that we can help this girl stay on top, and not let something like this get her down.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just two days after starting the fundraiser, Wise shut it down after it exceeded $USD 8700 ($NZD 12,800) in donations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Thank you all so much for showing Ryan the love and support you have,” he wrote in an update. “We will be closing down the campaign since we’ve exceeded the goal here.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wise also shared that Brandt had been offered a new job at another local restaurant, and began working there the night before.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: GoFundMe</span></em></p>

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Royal blue beauty: Duchess Meghan stuns in $6000 show-stopping dress in Morocco

<p>So quickly the royal trip to Morocco has come to an end for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, however the glowing mum-to-be and the gorgeous outfits she’s pulled together during the three days will be talked about for a long time.</p> <p>The incredible <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/beauty-style/duchess-meghan-turns-heads-in-stunning-red-cape-dress-in-morocco">angelic red cape dress</a> Duchess Meghan wore for her grand entrance into Morocco was just the beginning of her impeccable royal tour wardrobe. Since then, the looks have only gotten better.</p> <p>Seven months into her pregnancy, the royal member graced a flowing blue dress with frilled sleeves for a private event at the monarch’s residence in Rabat on Monday evening, during one of Harrry and Meghan's last official engagements in Morocco.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">The Duchess of Sussex with The King of Morocco. <br /><br />Their Royal Highnesses presented letters from Her Majesty The Queen to The King. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoyalVisitMorocco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoyalVisitMorocco</a> <a href="https://t.co/6dy6ZNQZwG">pic.twitter.com/6dy6ZNQZwG</a></p> — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1100104728132894724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>This gorgeous dress is believed to be a custom version of a chiffon gown from the brand Herrera worth almost AUD$6000. The show-stopping outfit featured a flattering crew neck and fitting waistline.</p> <p>When meeting with the King of Morocco and his son the Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan, there was no sign of his wife, Princess Salma.</p> <p>Dubbed the “missing princess,” Lalla Salma, who is now 40, has not been seen by public eyes since the end of 2017 when she visited the Mohammed VI Museum in Rabat. Her disappearance has received endless speculation in concerns to her whereabouts.</p> <p>To see the gorgeous show-stopping outfit the Duchess of Sussex wore during her final day in Morocco, scroll through the gallery above. </p>

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