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Tiny Island Near Australia Wants to Switch Allegence to New Zealand

(CNN) – Norfolk Island, home to 1,800 people in the South Pacific has been a part of Australia for decades though now the residents are looking toward self-governance ...
On November 8, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Iron Scow Stuck Since 1918 On the Move Last Week

(CBS News) – An iron scow which has been stuck since 1918 is finally on the move above Niagara Falls. A storm swept through the area and managed ...
On November 8, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Woman Rescued: Beware Strong Winds and a Dinghy with No Motor

(keeptalkinggreece) – A very fortunate 45-year woman was rescued after her husband notified authorities when she hadn’t returned from a shopping trip ashore on the island of Folegandros ...
On November 8, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Boaters Volunteer to Rebuild Man-O-War in the Abacos, Bahamas

In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, which swept through the northern Bahama Abaco island chain in September, there has been a huge outpouring of support for the devastated ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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First Person to Circumnavigate Singlehanded Both the American and Antarctic Continents in One Season

(CNN) – Randall Reeves set off from San Francisco, CA September 2018 and successfully completed his circumnavigation of nearly 40,000 miles, rounding both the American and Antarctic continents, ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Piracy at a Five Year Low

(Maritime Executive) – According to the ICC IMB Piracy Reporting Centre pirate attacks in the first three quarters of this year have fallen to a five-year low. Nigeria ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Erosion Causes Lighthouse to be Moved Over 200 Feet Inland

(BBC) – Along the northern coast of Denmark the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse is a popular tourist sight that has been perched on a sand dune for 120 years. ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailors Gone Missing on Both Coasts, East Coast Has a Happy Ending

This past week two sailboats were reported missing, one out of Newport, RI and one out of Newport, OR. According to KGW a high school counselor and avid ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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A Study Reports More People Unable to Purchase Homes with Implications for the Marine Industry

Trade Only Today reports on a Wall Street Journal article reporting on families who make six figures. Fewer families than before in this category are able to purchase ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Hurricane Dorian Continues to Affect the Bahamas

(earther) – Researchers from Watchkeepers Bahamas and Save the Bays have been keeping an eye on the wetlands, pine forests and mangroves of the Bahamas in the wake ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks