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Coast Guard Successfully Rescue Man Off Santa Cruz Island in California
(KEYT) – A sailboat ran aground near Santa Cruz Island, CA after having its anchor drag. The sailor managed to call the Coast Guard and was rescued by ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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