Three schoolchildren were killed and another was missing today when a rip tide dragged them out to sea in Indonesia. The 13 pupils, who were all from a local comprehensive school in East Java, ...

Nantasket Beach in Hull was beautiful as ever on Friday, but no one could dive into the waves. A dangerous rip tide from Hurricane Erin made swimming off limits. Erin is moving far out to sea so the ...

The rip tide is, first of all, not a tide; it is a current. When waves hit the beach, they hit at an angle and push water ahead of them. This water forms a current that flows parallel to the shore, ...