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Name Has Finally Been Given To Mystery Shipwreck Along Maine Coast

(Smithsonian) – A shipwreck that has been seen through various storms for the past 20 years at York Beach, ME has finally been identified. The ship first made ...
On April 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Coast Guard Rescues Sailor From Sailboat Off New Jersey Coast

(Philadelphia Inquirer) – The tanker vessel Hellas Poseidon reported to the Coast Guard that they overheard a distress call from a sailboat about 200 miles southeast of Cape ...
On April 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Strong Message From the Caribbean

(BuzzFeed) – One official during this pandemic who is gathering acolades for her plain speaking truths is the prime minister of Sint Maarten, Silveria Jacob. Encouraging people to ...
On April 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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An Adventure of a Lifetime-Stranded Onboard a 200-Foot Schooner

(AP) – Twnety-five high school students from the Netherlands are on an unexpected journey, sailing from the Caribbean homeward, a distance of over 4,000 miles. The students were ...
On April 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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158-Foot Yacht, Morning Glory For Sale

(Luxury Yachts) – Interested in going up in size in your sailboat? You’ll be glad to hear that Morning Glory, a 158-foot ketch built of steel and aluminum ...
On April 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Long Stringy Stingy Thingy-Is a Real Thing

(Science Alert) – What’s in a name? This long stringy stingy thingy is a siphonophore which is made up of thousands of individuals and found deep in the ...
On April 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Object Washes Ashore in North Carolina

(Popular Mechanics) – There are lots of strange objects in the sea and recently a suspicious object washed ashore in North Carolina. Obviously floating for awhile out on ...
On April 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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140 MPH Winds Strike Vanuatu

(The Daily Mail) – The island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific was struck by Cyclone Harold Monday, making it the strongest storm to hit the island in ...
On April 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Tennessee Couple on a 45-Foot Lagoon Stuck at Sea

(Local Memphis) – A Tennessee couple and their two friends were sailing from the Galapagos to French Polynesia when the Coronavirus struck. By the time they arrived at ...
On April 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Switlik Does Its Part to Help Protect Medical Professionals

In response to the major problem of personal protective equipment for medical professionals, SWITLIK has re-allocated their production line to make face shields for medical professionals. Using supplies ...
On April 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks

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