• As well as cancelling its Pembroke sailings on Friday, Irish Ferries has also called off its Dublin Swift fast ferry services from Holyhead, north Wales, to Dublin - the fast ferries can be stranded in bad weather.

    BBC: Weather causes chaos for rugby fans

  • If we didn't make it to the sea by Sunday, we would be stranded for several days in San Juan de Nicaragua, a sliver of civilization on the coast.

    WSJ: Nicaragua's San Juan River by Boat

  • Four days after Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people are still stranded in the city waiting to be evacuated.

    NPR: Gulfport Takes Stock of Disaster

  • It also told its volunteers and workers in Kansas City to be prepared to help in the case of power outages or large numbers of stranded travelers.

    NPR: 2nd Winter Storm In Days Blasts Central US

  • The council said it wanted to be sure people were able to cope with being stranded in their homes for long periods without electricity, water or communications.

    BBC: Lochaber residents urged to have resilience plans

  • About 100 Indian workers stranded in Bahrain for six years will be able to return home after an agreement between the Indian embassy and the Nass Corporation construction firm.

    BBC: The campaign poster of Avaaz.org

  • In the action it is said that he feared he would be killed, injured, taken captive or stranded after fighting broke out between various factions during his trip to Beirut in 2008.

    BBC: Tayside and Central Scotland

  • About 200 passengers, believed to be mostly football fans returning from games in London, were stranded overnight at King's Cross.

    BBC: England

  • The gains are good news for would-be sellers who have been stranded on the sidelines since home prices peaked in 2006.

    WSJ: Is It Safe to Sell Your House Now?

  • Premier League referee Steve Bennett, stranded in Romania after attending a coaching seminar, hopes to be back to officiate this weekend.

    BBC: Volcano's ash cloud still causing sporting chaos

  • Among those stranded by snowbound roads was a group of 120 German schoolchildren who had to be put up in Hastings town hall in East Sussex for the night when families due to look after them were unable to reach them.

    BBC: Snow disrupts Frankfurt flights and Eurostar trains

  • Laffer-curve effects might well result from a substantial cut in the corporate tax rate, which would bring money stranded abroad back home to be taxed.

    FORBES: Lying With Words As Well As Statistics

  • "In some situations, the cost to the airline in ensuring a passenger is not left stranded after a 24-hour delay could be four times the ticket value, " he added.

    BBC: EU unveils new air passenger rights

  • If the Nigerians succeed, they will be acclaimed as guardians of democracy and saviours of Sierra Leone and the hundreds of foreign nationals stranded in Freetown.

    ECONOMIST: Sierra Leone

  • But these scenarios while they make for great stories of stranded NYT reporters or freezing cold nights in Minnesota spent looking for what was likely going to be inadequate charging capability anyway largely miss the point.

    FORBES: Tesla: Getting There Slowly or Already Arrived?

  • Maps lists Mildura in the middle of Murray-Sunset National Park, about 70km away from where it should be, and the police have had to rescue motorists that ended up in the wrong place some stranded without food or water for 24 hours.

    FORBES: Links 10 Dec: The Apple Maps Can Kill Edition

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