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U.S. divers uncovered the wreck of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, torpedoed by German submarine UB-91 in 1918 off Cornwall, killing 131 crew; the discovery by the Gasperados dive team after a three-year search provides a confirmed final resting place and prompts further underwater research.
John W S Clark argues that trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by naval force would risk major casualties and failure, drawing a century‑old parallel with the 1915 Dardanelles campaign where mines and fortifications sank several battleships; the piece suggests passages through Hormuz cannot be cleared by sea alone and urges a cautious, non‑purely naval approach to Iran rather than a large-scale sea confrontation.
Helldivers 2 is launching a premium Warbond called Entrenched Division on March 17, 2026, adding WWI-inspired gear such as the B/FLAM-80 Cremator flamethrower, SMG/FLAM-34 Stoker with a flamethrower mode, P-69 Veto pistol with jet-assisted rounds, A/GM-17 Gas Mortar Sentry automated turret, and the G-48 Giga Grenade, plus the CQC-73 Entrenchment Tool as a ready-to-use secondary, along with WWI-themed armor cosmetics, emotes, and patterns.
A 24-year-old man in Toulouse reportedly inserted an eight-inch WWI artillery shell into his rectum, prompting the Rangueil hospital to evacuate while bomb disposal experts diffused the unexploded ordnance; no explosion occurred, the shell was safely removed, and authorities may pursue legal action as an investigation continues.