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Giant jellyfish cause boat to capsize

Filed under: Scuba Diving, Asia, China, JapanA school of giant Nomura's jellyfish are being blamed for the sinking of a fishing boat earlier this week, sending the three man crew overboard, and the 10-ton ship to the bottom of the ocean just off the... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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