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Post to TwitterCoast Guard cutter to spread 1.5 million rose petals atop the Titanic’s watery grave
(Boston.com) A Coast Guard cutter will depart from Boston to spread 1.5 million dried rose petals over the resting place of the Titanic, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking, the Coast Guard said today. READ MORERI Climate Change Experts Say Local Sea Level Continues to Rise
(Patch) Although you don’t hear many complaints about this year’s warm winter, local experts say the shifts in the climate should not be underestimated. According to the University of Rhode Island Climate Change Collaborative, the world is getting warmer, the oceans are getting warmer and more acidic, storms are getting more intense and sea levels are rising at an accelerated rate. Prosecuting Pirates: Somali Man Gets Life Sentence For Yacht Hijacking
(Fox News) NORFOLK, Va. – A Somali man has received a life sentence for his role in the hijacking of an American yacht. A federal judge in Norfolk, Va., sentenced Said Abdi Fooley on Friday. He had pleaded guilty to piracy, which carries a mandatory life term.Employee And Customer Caught Cheating On Safety Exam
(Sun-Sentinal) An employee of a Fort Lauderdale boat rental company has been cited by state wildlife officers for allegedly helping a tourist cheat on a boat safety exam so she could rent a personal watercraft. READ MOREConfident Captain Announces Spring Schedule Change
Check out Confident Captain's current schedule and course offerings at www.confidentcaptain.comExxon Valdez to Be Junked Years After Worst U.S. Ship Spill
(Bloomberg.com) The Exxon Valdez has been sold for scrap 23 years after causing the worst tanker spill in U.S. history, which led to new designs for oil carriers. Now called the Oriental Nicety, the vessel was sold for about $16 million, Maryland-based Global Marketing Systems Inc., the world’s biggest cash buyer of ships for demolition, said in a report March 16.Sentencing delayed in pot-smuggling case
(Boston.com) GULFPORT, Miss.—A federal judge has postponed a sentencing hearing for a Massachusetts man convicted of smuggling nearly 4,500 pounds of marijuana after authorities searched a sailboat in Mississippi waters. READ MORECape Nominated for No Boat Waste Discharge Ban
(Barnstable-Hyannis Patch) A state environmental agency submitted an application to protect the coastal waters off the Town of Barnstable, the Energy and Environmental Affairs office announced in a press release.
Right whales move in to Cape waters early
(SouthCoast Today) PROVINCETOWN — An unexpectedly high number of North Atlantic right whales have taken up early residence off the coast this winter, part of a set of unusual environmental events that appear to reflect a fundamental shift in the ecology of Cape Cod Bay, scientists said this week. READ MORE
