A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.

The two people on board had to be rescued by a nearby oil tanker after their sailing yacht was rammed by orcas.

Six down. One to go. Sayani Das of Kalna, East Burdwan, has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, ticking off the sixth ocean channel in her long-distance swimming career. Starting with the English Channel ...