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AL.com
April 1, 2018
A collision between two bass boats Saturday in the Mobile Tensaw Delta was heard by other boaters who responded rapidly, including an EMA director. But it still proved fatal for one of the men involved. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has identified the man killed in the collision as Jackie DewayneÃâà...
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
April 1, 2018
Following last year's post-Olympic entry of 634 boats and 842 sailors, the expected spike in numbers continues an underlying upward trend. Entries last year were 10% ahead of where they were in 2013, that was immediately post London, and in 2017 were more than 20% ahead of 2009, post Beijing.
The Columbian
April 1, 2018
The Vancouver Fire Department was called to transport the three people, but when the man jumped off the boat, Coast Guard officials pulled him back aboard and brought the three to the former site of the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay, where they met a VFD emergency medical services crew.
WEAR
April 1, 2018
Several boaters who heard the boat crash rushed to assist the victims. They pulled Mr. Cox and his passenger, Lee Grandquest, of Semmes from the water, rendered first-aid and stopped one of the boats that was still circling without an operator. Acting Baldwin County EMA Director Jessie Peacock and his son Hayden wereÃâà...
WKYT
April 1, 2018
Fire officials say the boat drifted downstream about four or five miles, lasting nearly two hours before a rescue was made. Officials say rescue crews put a boat in the water and followed it downstream, using a rope to tie the boats together and pull them in. Officials say the boat was too small for the amount ofÃâà...
New Statesman
March 31, 2018
Around 6am on 10 June 2017, our search and rescue ship, the Seefuchs, was idling 18 miles off the coast of Libya when Ingo, the engineer, spotted two boats. The first was the one we had been looking for: a blue wooden boat carrying 80 asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa. The second was a smallerÃâà...
WSFA
March 31, 2018
One of the two fishing boats was involved in the tournament, an ALEA official on the scene said. The fatality and serious injury were two males on one of the boats. The fisherman with the "very serious" injury was airlifted to USA Medial Center in Mobile, the ALEA official said. On the other boat, a third maleÃâà...
Butler County Times Gazette
March 31, 2018
Many rescue boats were used again in the Korean War, but declared too old and obsolete for further service following the end of the war, rescue boats still seaworthy and operable were brought back to the U.S. and sold by the federal government to commercial fishermen, maritime freight haulers, collectorsÃâà...
NBC4i.com
March 31, 2018
His boat was missing, and across the canal near his Englewood home, his neighbors' boats had been tampered with too. “The suspect went from boat to boat until he found one and went off with it,” said Charlotte County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Katie Heck. Hermus asked his boating friends to keep aÃâà...
CBS Boston / WBZ
March 31, 2018
BOSTON (AP) — The return of warm weather means the human-peddled swan boats will soon reappear on the Boston Public Garden lagoon. Mayor Martin J. Walsh will take the first ride of the season on Saturday, April 14. He'll be joined by students from Boston Public Schools, including Roxbury's EllisÃâà...
Yahoo News
March 31, 2018
The space company will attempt to catch the fairing – the bulbous nose cone on top of the rocket — using a high speed boat known as "Mr. Steven." Musk tweeted after the Feb. 22 launch from Vandenberg that the boat missed catching the fairing "by a few hundreds meters," adding that the fairing slowedÃâà...
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
March 31, 2018
The man, who wasn't identified, put his boat in the river at the landing in George Wyth State Park. "He was able to anchor," said Petersen, after the boat's engine stalled. Firefighters went out in two boats and were able to bring the man's boat to shore despite strong winds. They cleared the scene shortly afterÃâà...
WPRI 12 Eyewitness News
March 29, 2018
Boats stored ashore are far more likely to be saved than boats stored in the water. For many boat owners and marinas, hauling boats is the foundation of their hurricane plan. Some marinas and yacht clubs have evacuation plans to pull as many boats out of the water as possible whenever a storm isÃâà...
LEX18 Lexington KY News
March 27, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky (LEX 18) Franklin County Emergency Management officials are closely monitoring a boat stuck in the middle of the Kentucky River in Frankfort. They said that right now it isn't worth the risk of trying to move it. EMA officials found out about the boat around 7 a.m. Monday morning afterÃâà...
The Register-Guard
March 27, 2018
SPRINGFIELD — The McKenzie River near Hayden Bridge is indefinitely closed to all boats, as cleanup efforts continue two weeks after an oil spill was discovered on the river near the bridge. The spill from an International Paper mill discharge pipe occurred near the bridge and just 800 feet downstreamÃâà...
Ocala
March 27, 2018
SOUTHWEST MARION COUNTY- A boat, motor and trailer were reported stolen from a yard over the weekend. The 15 1/2 foot long 2015 black and orange Gheenoe boat, with a 9.9 horsepower Mercury engine, together valued at $3,800, was mounted on a 2015 Continental trailer valued at $1,000.
Wicked Local
March 27, 2018
A seminar will be held Saturday, April 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rochester Fire Station, Hartley Road, for anyone interested in the building of a Mattapoisett River racing boat for use in the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. Boats will be on display, plans will be available and boat builders will be onÃâà...
The Maritime Executive
March 27, 2018
Moose Boats, a boat designer and manufacturer in the San Francisco Bay Area, was awarded a contract from North Beach Volunteer Fire Department in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, for the construction of a M1-46 Fire Rescue Catamaran. Twin Cummins QSC8.3 600hp turbo diesel propulsion engines,Ãâà...
NBC2 News
March 27, 2018
They are currently illegal to park on residential land, but they're considering an ordinance that would allow it. Finally, they're considering relaxing regulations for commercial vehicles, like allowing branded pickups and vans to park in residential driveways. Boat owner Chris Valdez said he supports relaxingÃâà...
Jacksonville Daily News
March 26, 2018
Working on boats between fishing expeditions has been a constant in the Davis family, but prior to this boat it's been general maintenance. The family's other boats have been named after family members. There's Niecia Ann after his wife, Barbara Joe after his daughter and son, Capt. Davis after his father,Ãâà...
Temple News
March 26, 2018
The Owls' top Varsity 4 boat went 1-1 in its season opener. The group beat North Carolina with a time of 7:21.3 compared to the Tar Heels' 7:25.5. Temple lost to Boston College by about eight seconds. Temple's third Varsity 8 boat lost both of its races against North Carolina and Boston College by more than 15 seconds.
Eureka Times Standard
March 26, 2018
Two different boats of Humboldt State University's novice four women finish first and second at the Blue Heron Redwood Sprints Regatta on Humboldt Bay Saturday ... HSU raced two boats in the women's novice 8, placing first (9:50.70) and third (10:34.92) with Southern Oregon in second (10:31.73).
Daily Comet
March 26, 2018
Golden Meadow's Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, 723 N. Bayou Drive, will lead its boat blessing at 10:15 a.m. April 15. A public Mass begins at 9 a.m. The Rev. Henry Sebastian will be in charge. The procession will consist of approximately 20 boats. There will be a family fun day after the blessing.
Buffalo News
March 26, 2018
No favoritism was extended to a Niagara County attorney who was granted a non-criminal plea March 15 in connection with an incident at a Wheatfield boat repair shop, said Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn Jr. Mark D. Grossman, a Niagara Falls lawyer and an assistant Niagara County publicÃâà...
Kotaku
March 26, 2018
I've spent a lot of time cruising around in my own personal sailing vessel in Assassin's Creed IV, and Geralt's little single-person boat in The Witcher III ate up more of my time ... The boat doesn't have to be from Sea of Thieves, either, so feel free to source your boats, oceans, and characters as you see fit.
News-Herald.com
March 25, 2018
According to Akron resident William Harrison, who bought the boat, himself, toward the end of the 2016 boating season, he sold it to a Cleveland-area man in the spring of 2017 after deciding it wasn't worth what he would have to spend in storage and dock fees for the few times he'd be able to use it.
The Verge
March 24, 2018
The picture at the top of this post is not the AirPower wireless charger that Apple announced at its iPhone X event last September. It comes from the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for a device called Plux, which has raised over $365,000 at the time of posting from over 9,000 backers. All of theseÃâà...
ABC Action News
March 24, 2018
Detectives say one setback is boat owners only documenting their boat — not writing down each serial number to each gadget or electronic on board. Those numbers may be the best way to track what's stolen after a boat is stripped and tossed away. Most of the boats being taken from the Pinellas CountyÃâà...
Keremeos Review
March 18, 2018
The Spirit of Harrison boat has been used to save countless lives in one of the Lower Mainland's busiest lakes since it went into service 25 years ago. On Friday, the eight-metre vessel was stolen off the Kent Harrison Search and Rescue compound, ending up in a field in Chilliwack. “I guess the one wordÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
March 18, 2018
PASCO, WA. A new camera could make the difference between rescuing a person from the Columbia River and recovering a body. Pasco officials said an infrared camera installed on the department's rescue boat will make a difference during rescue calls at night or in the fog — often the circumstances forÃâà...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 18, 2018
When John Arway was confirmed as executive director of the state Fish and Boat Commission in 2010, the biologist and agency environmental director promised himself he'd “follow the science” and avoid playing politics, he said. “I guess that's a promise I should have kept,” said Mr. Arway, following hisÃâà...
Jalopnik
March 18, 2018
It appears that Inboard Marine was building the attractive fiberglass-and-wood boats and powering them with 36 horsepower Volkswagen industrial engines. VW sold their bread-and-butter flat-four as an industrial engine for decades, where it was often used to power pumps, ski lifts, and occasionally moreÃâà...
FOX 10 News Phoenix
March 18, 2018
He had brought me some information. Through information found via him as well as news stations, we just kind of started picking away at boats that would come and go," said Josh Turner. Turner is the manager of Sun Valley Fiber Glass in Mesa. He repaired Becker's boat without knowing it at first.
WPEC
March 17, 2018
Mary was on the Gypsy Tours boat with some friends and family Saturday afternoon when the engine caught fire. She said they barely got out of the marina when they started to have some issues with the motor. She said the captain decided to turn back. “Lines were tied. We were a minute from getting off the boat and theÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
March 17, 2018
“It weighed a couple hundred pounds,” said Guess. “I built over 30 real boats. Model boatbuilding was a continuation of that. I just shrunk it down.” When it comes to model boat building, Guess characterizes himself as a “scratch builder.” He uses no kits, creates his own accessories, and uses photographs,Ãâà...
Green Bay Press Gazette
March 17, 2018
Christened “Mary,” this one was built over the winter based on 150-year-old plans dug up by Rodger Swanson, a Hands on Deck volunteer, consultant and professional boat-builder. Most Mackinaw boats were sail-powered and much larger than Mary, Swanson says. But Mackinaw rowboats, sporting theÃâà...
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
March 16, 2018
They don't name them like they used to. Yachts once known with terms of determination and fortitude have been replaced with labels better fitted for the stock exchange board than the stern of a boat. Gone is the grace, says Damian Christie, who share with us his rant on this reality.
Fortune
March 15, 2018
Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama wouldn't reveal the boat's price, but said it will be comparable to others in its class. (Sunseeker's 66-foot Manhattan goes for about $3 million.) For Lexus, taking to the water is less about selling big, beautiful boats — the market is tiny — than it is about addingÃâà...
LEX18 Lexington KY News
March 9, 2018
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - A college student inspired by an accident that almost killed her continues to campaign for responsible boating. Eight summers ago, Alex Otte was run over by a drunk boater, and she carries a reminder of that crash with her everyday. On July 2, 2010, she was sitting on a jet skiÃâà...
Superior Telegram
March 9, 2018
Sullwold was arrested for the unmooring of both Vista boats — the three-deck Vista Star and smaller Vista Queen — from their docks behind the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in the early morning hours of Sept. 21. The boats were left unoccupied and adrift for several hours in the harbor near theÃâà...
BBC News
March 9, 2018
A Londonderry river rescue charity has said vandals who caused Ãâã5000 of damage to one of their boats are putting lives at risk. The Foyle Search and Rescue (FSR) boat, The Spirit of James, moored at Queens Quay, was damaged around 1930 GMT on Wednesday. FSR chairman Stephen Twells said theÃâà...
Herald-Whig
March 9, 2018
Fogle, 53, a longtime commercial fisherman from Saverton, and David Hultz of Quincy, Ill., were reported missing Tuesday night. Perkins told WGEM the boat hadn't been raised out of the water on Thursday, but the dive team was able to confirm that it was Fogle's boat. Several boats from both Missouri andÃâà...
BBC News
March 9, 2018
Work to salvage a sunken boat where the bodies of two fishermen are thought to be is getting under way at Loch Fyne. Duncan MacDougall, 46, and Przemek Krawczyk, 38, were on board the Tarbert-based Nancy Glen when it capsized on 18 January. Salvage experts are clearing debris from around theÃâà...
SPIN
March 9, 2018
Lil Yachty's new mixtape Lil Boat 2 is now available in full. The tape follows his debut album Teenage Emotions last year, as well as his debut mixtape Lil Boat in 2016. Featuring guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Quavo, Offset, PnB Rock, Tee Grizzley, Lil Pump, and more, the tape looks to offer a hugeÃâà...
Homer Tribune
March 9, 2018
For trailer-less boats, the yard's three Hostar hydraulic trailers, 32-, 40- and 48-foot, are lean, mean, loading machines. "They are so awesome," said Josh, "that you might say some of the guys at the dock have trailer envy! In one hour we can have boat trailer in water, to boat blocked in yard and head backÃâà...
Voice of America
March 9, 2018
Illegal fishing by Chinese boats has tested diplomatic relations between President Mauricio Macri and China. In 2016, the coast guard sank a Chinese trawler it said was fishing illegally in its territorial waters. After detecting the Jing Yuan last month, the coast guard said it called on the boat to stop moving,Ãâà...
HSToday
March 2, 2018
The 10 Metal Shark boats represent the largest U.S. maritime security cooperation program in sub-Saharan Africa, and are intended to reinforce the Kenya Navy's Maritime Domain Awareness capability. These boats have exceptional capacity to operate in the challenging equatorial maritime environment,Ãâà...
The Ledger
March 2, 2018
MIAMI — Authorities say an 80-pound inflatable raft crashed into a Florida home after falling off a Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter. Luce Raneau told the Miami Herald that she thought a bomb had gone off Wednesday when the raft hit her house and left her covered in wood and dustÃâà...
KTOO
March 2, 2018
We've got tons of old wood-hulled boats and people tend to have a tendency of just walking away from them.” Currently federally documented vessels of at least 5 tons aren't required to be registered with the state. But Senate Bill 92 would change that. Smaller vessels would be required to have a titleÃâà...
Trussvilletribune
March 2, 2018
You already likely fuel your vehicle with 10% ethanol blend (E10), but did you also know you can power your boat with it too? There's a boating tournament this Saturday in Centre, about 64 miles from Trussville, where you can check out our ethanol-powered boats in action. The fourth stop of the 2018Ãâà...
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