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PLBs and SPOTs Prove Their Worth Yet Again

The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of two people Sunday after their 18-foot catamaran started sinking four miles north of Cedar Island in the Pamlico Sound, North ...
On September 24, 2014 / By Administrator
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Remains Found in Sunken Sailboat

Several miles off the coast of Key Largo, in dark and cold water more than 300 feet below the surface, two volunteer technical divers made the dangerous descent ...
On September 24, 2014 / By Administrator
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An Ocean Race Through the Arctic?

Robert Molnar has a vision: an ocean race from New York to the Canadian Pacific city of Victoria, via the Arctic. “Because of climate change, we can do ...
On September 18, 2014 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Station Kauai Rescues Two Sailors Off Kauai, Hawaii

Two sailors are safe and receiving medical care after a late night injury off Kauai prompted a call for help to the Coast Guard Tuesday. At 8:06 p.m., ...
On September 18, 2014 / By Administrator
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New National Coastguard Operations Centre Opens in the UK

The new National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) in Hampshire, England has become operational for the very first time. Operations from Solent Coastguard, which looks after Hampshire, Isle of ...
On September 17, 2014 / By Administrator
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Updated “Whale Alert” App Invites Public to Contribute to Protection of West Coast Whales

Mariners and the public on the U.S. West Coast can now use an iPad™ and iPhone™ to help decrease the risk of injury or death to whales from ...
On September 17, 2014 / By Administrator
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Hurricane Odile Damage Updates

This boat was one of several boats that were beached in San Carlos by Odile. Nearly two dozen boats sank or went ashore at La Paz. © 2014 ...
On September 17, 2014 / By Administrator
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Sailing and Exploring Where Land Meets Water

If you think New England has run out of remote, natural places to explore, well, at least one tour group says there’s plenty more to enjoy and a ...
On September 11, 2014 / By Administrator
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Aboard the Hokule‘a: Sailboats, Small Islands and the Stewardship of Nature

Both hulls of the Hokule‘a pointed with pride out to sea from Pago Pago Harbor. Leaving port, the sun was high above us, the waves broke with white ...
On September 10, 2014 / By Administrator
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Sailboat that Crossed Atlantic Highlights People with Multiple Sclerosis

Thousands of multiple sclerosis researchers and physicians are traveling to Boston this week for the MSBoston2014 convention. But a 67-foot-long, steel-hulled sailboat, with a crew that included six ...
On September 10, 2014 / By Administrator