<?xml version="1.0"?> <img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2010/04/PA_8696323.jpg"><h2>Salvage operation</h2><strong>Thursday, 15 April 2010</strong><br/><br/>A giant offshore crane salvages a portion of the sunken South Korean naval ship <em>Cheonan</em>, off Baengnyeong Island, South Korea. South Korea began lifting its sunken warship about three weeks after it went down following a mysterious explosion on board. Dozens of sailors remain unaccounted for, and are believed to be trapped inside the ship. <br/><br/>Credit: AP Photo/ Yonhap, Im Hun-jung<img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2010/04/PA_8684665.jpg"><h2>Great Barrier Reef damage</h2><strong>Wednesday, 14 April 2010</strong><br/><br/>A diver surveys damage to the Great Barrier Reef after the Chinese coal carrier <em>Shen Neng 1</em> ran aground on 3 April off Great Keppel Island. Along with the damage to the coral reef, oil believed to be from the ship is washing up on a nearby wildlife sanctuary, officials said Wednesday. <br/><br/>Credit: AP Photo/Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority<br/><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2010/04/PA_8680999.jpg"><h2>Oriana</h2><strong>Tuesday, 13 April 2010</strong><br/><br/>The luxury liner <em>Oriana</em> in Dublin. Some 86 cruise ships will sail into Dublin this year, giving the city a potential £48.6 million boost. <br/><br/>Credit: Niall Carson/PA Wire<img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2010/04/PA_8652542.jpg"><h2>Rescuing pirates</h2><strong>Saturday, 10 April 2010</strong><br/><br/>In this photo released by the US Navy, personnel from the <em>USS Ashland</em> pull suspected pirates from the sea in the Gulf of Aden. The US Navy said the suspected pirates began shooting at the <em>USS Ashland</em> just before dawn. The <em>Ashland</em> returned fire and the suspected pirate skiff was destroyed. All six on board the skiff were rescued and taken aboard the <em>Ashland</em>.<br/><br/>Credit: AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky<img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2010/04/PA_8674181.jpg"><h2>Beached whale</h2><strong>Monday, 12 April 2010</strong><br/><br/>Children inspect a 42ft-long gray whale that washed up onto the beach on the north side of Samish Island in Washington state. <br/><br/>Credit: AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Scott Terrell
