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The Most Extreme Rogue Wave Recorded by Sea Buot
(Scientalert.com) In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet). The ...
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How to Electrify Your Winches on the Cheap
Electric winches are a real labor-saving boon for cruising couples and families, particularly on larger cruising boats with overlapping headsails. But they are expensive and the machinery under ...
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True and Magnetic North Will Align in 2022
The British Geological Survey studies all things to do with planet Earth’s physical characteristics, not the least being the exact position of the magnetic North Pole. Sailors everywhere ...
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The Pirate Code
(Heritage Daily) – Despite the common stereotype depicting pirates as swashbuckling marauders and bloodthirsty predators of the high seas, pirates applied a construed form of democratic constitutional rule ...
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Cruise Ship Scrubs SpaceX Flight
(Yahoo) – The Coast Guard has an investigation underway to determine how Harmony of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship managed to sail into an exclusion zone ...
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New US Flag Open Ship Registry Announced
(gCaptain) – Some maritime experts are calling this new registry the most historic moment for the U.S. shipping industry this century. Over fifty percent of ships are now ...
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Lessons Learned: Inspect Your Rig
(Practical Boat Owner) – Rob Crabbe and a friend were delivering a boat to the Southampton, England boat show in the mid-90s when things went terribly wrong. The ...
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Drunken Mushrooms Add Dash to Steak, Chicken or Any Meat Dish
We’re not talking about magic mushrooms or soused mushies. We’re talking about savory beer-braised mushrooms that add an extra dimension to any meat dish and all by themselves ...
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Professional Seamen in Action as They Rescue the Lone Survivor from a Burning Yacht in the Aegean Sea
On December 22, 2021, the Maersk Peary, Captained by Everett Hatton, received a call from the Greek Rescue Services alerting the ship that they were in the vicinity ...
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Red Tide on Steroids in Florida
(insideclimatenews.org) – There is a concern that without hard work and careful planning Florida’s algal bloom crisis will spread wildlife mortality and human health impacts will worsen due ...
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