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Boat Attacked in St. Croix Waters; Sailor Seriously Injured

A sailing community website reported Wednesday that a Frenchman sailing through the Virgin Islands on his way to Guadeloupe in January was attacked and seriously injured at sea. Read ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Caribbean Yacht Security: New Protocols When Transiting near Trinidad and Tobago

Float Plans have made a great impact on the Coast Guard’s ability to provide security coverage for vessels traveling into and out of Trinidad & Tobago waters, especially ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Fiji Recovering from Mega-Cyclone

Residents of Fiji are still reeling from a pummeling by ferocious Tropical Cyclone Winston, the most powerful storm ever to hit the multi-island South Pacific nation – and ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Hugo Boss Wreck Found after Drifting for 9 Years

Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss, abandoned in 2006 when the keel head broke, has been found 10,000 miles away after 9 years drifting in the Southern Ocean. This photo of the ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Adventurer Sailing a 60-Foot Steel Whale Across the Atlantic Ocean

I’m standing at the edge of a sea loch in the West Highlands of Scotland staring at a 60-foot sperm whale, its huge tail rising up from the ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Navy Aircraft Carrier Rescues Distressed Mariners off Miami

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) rescued distressed mariners at sea, Feb. 7. Ike received a distress call via bridge-to-bridge communications from the U.S.-flagged sailing vessel Selket. The ...
On February 11, 2016 / By Administrator
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Deep Ocean Scenes Encapsulated Inside Translucent Whale Sculptures

Japanese artist Isana Yamada’ s project Samsara is composed of six translucent whales mounted on thin pedestals that give each of the sculptures an illusion of movement. The whales, ...
On February 11, 2016 / By Administrator
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A Sailor’s Ultimate Survival Kit: Rum, Sunglasses and Swiss Army Knives

It doesn’t matter if you’re an amateur or a professional sailor, a fresh-faced newbie or a weathered veteran, there is always that one item you would never be ...
On February 11, 2016 / By Administrator
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USCG Rescues 2 From Grounded Sailboat off Hawaii

Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received notification that the 43-foot sailing vesselMithrandirs Dream grounded approximately five miles east of Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii. Read More ...
On February 11, 2016 / By Administrator
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Update: Donna Lange’s Nonstop Circumnavigation

Donna Lange, left Bristol, Rhode Island in July 2015 to conquer a second solo circumnavigation, and has had more than six months of offshore adventures, including a broken ...
On February 11, 2016 / By Administrator