Sightings of Noah's Ark were in the news, with the crash of a Dutch boat in Oslo Harbor, and a tour of a U.S. Noah's Ark theme park by Former President Jimmy Carter.

A recent U.S. district court ruling buoys plans for the July 7, 2016 opening of the $91 million Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky, featuring a 510-foot-long wooden replica of Noah's Ark.