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Post to TwitterMSC Poesia Runs Aground In Bahamas
(Huffington Post) A 2,550-passenger cruise ship ran aground in shallow water in Freeport, the Bahamas Saturday morning. READ MOREJapan to release three activists who boarded whaling vessel
(LATimes) REPORTING FROM SEOUL -– Bringing a diplomatic end to an unwieldy high-seas drama, three Australian anti-whaling protesters detained after boarding a Japanese vessel in the Indian Ocean will be released to Australian authorities, the government in Canberra announced Tuesday. READ MOREStricken Russian fishing boat sails through Antarctic ice after repairs, on to New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A Russian fishing boat that was stuck for 12 days while in danger of sinking in the frigid waters off Antarctica began a trek through 100 miles (160 kilometers) of sea ice to open water on Wednesday, New Zealand officials said. READ MOREEast coast’s first hybrid vessel, more than eco-friendly
(Downtown Express) Glass panels with 360-degree views, swanky chairs and tables and a sleek bar made out of recycled Sky Vodka bottles are just some of the eye-opening features of a new vessel, soon to be ferrying tourists and diners around New York Harbor from Battery Park and Pier 40. READ MORESinking Tug Boat Near Richmond Causes Oil Spill In SF Bay
RICHMOND (CBS SF)- A decommissioned Navy tug boat that is sinking near Richmond has caused an oili spill, the US Coast Guard said Sunday night. The 205-foot Tug Tiger, moored near Richmond, was found to be sinking early Sunday. READ MOREThe 6th Largest Yacht In The World Just Left An Abu Dhabi Shipyard
Abu Dhabi’s ADM Shipyards has just launched the 462.5 ft. megayacht Yas, which now ranks as the world’s 6th largest, just ahead of Crown Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia’s Al Salamah and David Geffen’s Rising Sun. READ MOREWoman, 62, survives six days on remote beach after boat capsizes
(Times Colonist) A coast guard officer said it's amazing a 62-year-old Courtenay woman
was able to survive being stranded nearly a week on a rugged beach on
Haida Gwaii's Graham Island after her boat capsized.
Her 66-year-old male partner, a commercial fisherman from Courtenay identified by family as Fred Wydenes, is missing and presumed drowned.
Town to appeal Champlin's decision
(Block Island Times) Despite a favorable Coastal Resources Management Council decision in
the Champlin’s Marina expansion application, the Town Council voted to
appeal a portion of that decision at its Wednesday meeting.
A specific provision in the recently released written decision creates a 300-foot channel around all the marinas in New Harbor and would force the town to completely redesign its mooring fields and possibly lose some of its lucrative moorings. READ MORE
Coast Guard responds to whale watchers injured by wave
(USCG) The Coast Guard responded to a report of injuries aboard a whale watching boat in Provincetown, Mass., May 16, 2011.
The crew of the 106-foot boat, Whale Watcher, from Barnstable, Mass., notified Coast Guard Station Provincetown at 10:23 a.m., that five high school students suffered injuries after a 5-7 foot wave struck the bow of the vessel during a whale watching tour about five miles north of Race Point, Mass. READ MORE
