A few weeks back, a friend of mine was almost caught short on the way to work. OK, it wasn’t a friend, it was me. When I say almost, I mean I very nearly didn’t make it. Of course, this isn’t a subject I’m thrilled to write about. But over the past few months, we’ve … Read more
NHS nurse, 35, is stranded in Turkey and banned from Tui flight home after her teenage daughter took off her face mask to eat a sandwich on the plane Mother-of-three Charlotte Snook was initially banned from flight home by Tui Ban came after her daughter, 14, took off her mask mid flight to eat a … Read more
A British man has told how he has been stranded on a tiny tropical island since March because of coronavirus travel restrictions. Diving instructor Rob Small has revealed how being trapped in Samoa – hundreds of miles from its nearest neighbour in the Pacific – has turned from paradise into a nightmare. Back in March, Rob … Read more
Stranded sailors are found on a tiny Pacific island after their SOS message desperately written in the sand was spotted by Australian pilots The three men became stranded on the island after their boat ran out of fuel The sailers drew a large SOS on the sand and hoped someone would find them They were … Read more
Jennifer Lopez is left red-faced and stranded in the Hamptons as her dune buggy gets towed away for not having a parking permit By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 06:46 BST, 22 July 2020 | Updated: 08:42 BST, 22 July 2020 It was meant to be a fun family day out at the beach in … Read more
A travel blogger who found herself stranded on a Yemen island during the coronavirus crisis reveals how she resorted to sailing for six days on a cargo ship to the UAE in order to catch a flight home to Poland. Eva zu Beck, 29, arrived on Socotra, in the Arabian Sea, on a commercial flight from … Read more
Real-life The Terminal: Tourist has been stranded at Manila Airport for more than 100 days after getting stuck due to coronavirus in echoes of Tom Hanks film Roman Tromifov has been stranded in Manila’s departures hall since March 20 Philippines stopped issuing tourist visas and AirAsia scrapped all its flights His ordeal echoes the 2004 … Read more
Sperm whale, Thames estuary, February 2019 A beleaguered sperm whale died three days after it swam up the Thames estuary and was unable to escape. The desperate animal also ended up stranded at times, as the level of the tidal river shifted, before it was pronounced dead by rescuers on February 1 this year. The … Read more
Terrifying moment a kayaker is left stranded underneath a waterfall after his boat gets stuck on a rock A group of five kayakers take it in turns to paddle down a small waterfall One kayaker gets stuck on a rock hidden by the water in San Luis Potosi, Mexico The man filming climbs onto a … Read more
Family of five are stuck living in a SHED in South Africa after travelling there just before lockdown and getting stranded overseas 10,000 New Zealand visa holders are stuck overseas due to COVID-19 Among them are a family who travelled to South Africa before lockdown They are now trapped in a rural town, living in … Read more