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Coast Guard searching for two lost fishermen off Assateague

The U.S. Coast Guard resumed a search shortly after sunrise Thursday for two fishermen lost in waters about 15 miles off the coast of Assateague Island, who went missing after their fishing vessel...

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California Yacht Club Mourns Member Killed in Sail Boat Race

A California yacht club is mourning the death today of one of its members who was killed in a sail boat race over the weekend. read more

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At least 45 dead as boat carrying 166 sinks off Nigeria

(Reuters) - At least 45 people died when a wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized off the coast, a doctor said on Tuesday. READ MORE

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Nisshin Maru, Japan's Whaling Vessel, Accused By Sea Shepherd Of...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Sea Shepherd wants Dutch authorities to prosecute Japanese whalers for piracy for allegedly attacking the radical conservationist group's ships in Antarctic waters, a lawyer...

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Coast Guard rescues fisherman 14 mile south of Nantucket

Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a 48-year-old male from the fishing vessel Diligence 41 nautical miles south of Nantucket, Mass., at approximately 6:30 a.m. today. read more

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Confident Captain Holding USCG-Approved First Aid/CPR Class This April

NEWPORT, R.I. - The summer boating season is fast approaching and now is the time to ensure all your cerifications are up to date!  Confident Captain/Ocean Pros has announced they will be holding a...

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Counterfeit Portable Fire Extinguishers

The Coast Guard has recently become aware of counterfeits of U.S. Coast Guard approved portabe fire extinguishers manufactured by Amerex Corporation and Buckeye Fire Equipment. READ MORE

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EPA Finalizes Vessel General Permit / Action will help protect U.S. water...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a final vessel general permit regulating discharges from commercial vessels, including ballast water, to protect the nation’s...

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Kettlebottom partners with Coast Guard for behind-the-scenes action

Kettlebottom, a Jamestownbased production company, has starting filming United States Coast Guard facilities and personnel for their weekly adventure series, “Kettlebottom Outdoor Pursuits.” READ MORE

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Survivors of March 6 shipwreck were all but lost at sea

It started as the kind of delivery Pat Schoenberger, an Annapolis sea captain, had made many times: Pick up a client's motor sailboat, ferry it to Florida and return home in a few weeks' time. read more

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Oil Tanker Hits Bridge Linking Portsmouth, N.H. And Kittery, Maine

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker has crashed into a bridge that links Maine and New Hampshire, but there’s no sign of a spill and no reports of injuries. Lt. Nick Barrow...

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Oxford beats Cambridge in university Boat Race

LONDON — Oxford won the annual university Boat Race on Sunday, beating defending champion Cambridge by 1½ lengths to reverse last year's results. read more

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Damaged Carnival Ship Triumph Breaks Away From Alabama Dock

Authorities were searching for shipyard worker who was thrown into the water in strong winds that also tore a troubled Carnival cruise ship away from the dock at an Alabama port. READ MORE

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Enthusiasts restore piece of Coast Guard history

CHATHAM — One of the few remaining motorized Coast Guard surfboats has come back home to the Cape. Under the fluorescent lights of the garage at Coast Guard Station Chatham, volunteers have been...

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Five fish stow away on tsunami-tossed boat

(CNN) -- Most outrageous fish tales begin with an arching arm gesture and "a fish this big" -- but this one starts with "fish that traveled this far." read more

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USS Arlington Commissioned in Front of Thousands

NORFOLK — Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but the image of the USS Arlington at port, its crew standing at attention facing a crowd of thousands, needs only one: Resolve. read more

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The launch of the 180m Lürssen superyacht Azzam - The World's Largest Yacht

A new yacht launched Friday by Lürssen, the German luxury boatbuilder, is now the largest motor yacht in the world. It's name is Azzam, and at 590 feet long, it has officially bumped Roman Abramovich's...

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Second ship grounds on Philippine reef

MANILA, April 10 (UPI) -- A Chinese fishing vessel has become the second ship in recent months to run aground on a protected reef in the southern Philippines, officials say. READ MORE

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Captains Charged in Hong Kong Boat Collision That Killed 39

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Thursday filed manslaughter charges against the captains of two boats that collided off Lamma Island in October, an accident that took the lives of 39 people in the...

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Tugboat Sinks, 4 Rescued From Life Raft Off Big Sur

MONTEREY (CBS/AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued four people from a life raft after their tugboat sank off California near Big Sur. READ MORE  Picture: Coast Guard crew members aboard a HH-65C...

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