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Boat filled with Syrians, Iraqis sinks off Turkey; scores dead
Los Angeles Times
Those drownings were the first deaths of Syrians fleeing their country by sea that the U.N. agency said it was aware of, though earlier reports indicated that Syrians had boarded boats trying to reach Italy. The newly reported deaths off the coast of ...
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1 body found, search continues off Italian island for dozens of possible ...
Washington Post
They were rescued from the sea as well as on the uninhabited islet of Lampione west of Italy's Lampedusa island, the frequent destination of smugglers' boats leaving north Africa. Marini said by telephone that Italian and NATO vessels and aircraft were ...
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WEEKEND: Wooden Boat Festival to draw sailors, curious
Peninsula Daily
Kim Aldrich waits for a mooring rope to be tossed from a guest boat as boats trickle into Point Hudson Marina for the Wooden Boat Festival in 2011. Bargains at Sidewalk Sail. PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Main Street Program's Downtown ...
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Dragon boats to descend on Flathead Lake for inaugural festival
The Missoulian
BIGFORK – A flotilla of dragon boats skippered by more than 1,200 paddlers will converge on Flathead Lake this weekend for the inaugural Montana Dragon Boat Festival. Billed as the eighth-fastest-growing sport in the world, dragon boat racing involves ...
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Sprint boat finale set for Saturday; boat preview today in downtown Port Angeles
Peninsula Daily
IT'S FOR ALL the marbles Saturday as the sprint boats jockey for the national championships at Extreme Sports Park, just west of Port Angeles. Last year the new Extreme Sports Park opened with a bang by hosting the USSBA national championships where ...
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In-Water Boat Show at Old Port features local success stories
Montreal Gazette
Now the budding entrepreneur plans to open a small factory in Rawdon where he and David Carter, a boatbuilder for Pépin, will start making the mahogany and teak boats under his own banner, Riopel Marine. Riopel's skiff is one of about 100 models ...
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Using small boats to move drugs is a growing trend
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Smuggling drugs ashore in small, sturdy panga boats is a growing trend along the coastline of San Luis Obispo and nearby counties. The boats, typically laden with marijuana — and sometimes illegal immigrants — make the passage from Mexico and slip ...
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Leaving the boats to Indonesia will lead to more deaths
The Age
Indonesia doesn't want our military vessels nosing into its seas because it fears we will send asylum seekers back, and we seem content to let them apply their limited resources and capabilities on not finding or rescuing distressed boats laden with ...
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Video of Lake of the Ozarks speed boat crash goes viral
Kansas City Star
A frighteningly graphic video from a boat accident at the Lake of the Ozarks is a good example of what not to do when out on the water, according to a man whose company recorded the entire mishap. Seven people, including five from Tennessee, were ...
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Kansas City Star
Dragon boats paddle for a cause
ABC2 News
BALTIMORE (WMAR) - Armed with paddles and life vests these boaters were on a mission. No time for a quiet relaxing sail or a ride on the water taxi, they were hitting the water to work. "If you hear me say you have alignment I would get ready," says ...
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After 26 years, big boat on move in Cocoa Beach
Florida Today
Big boat on move in Cocoa Beach: At 8:38 a.m., a crew with Campbell Crane Service of Rockledge gingerly lifted the vessel and placed her onto a tractor trailer. Under police escort, the boat was transported to Banana River Marina on Merritt Island.
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Turkey: Death toll in refugee boat sinking hits 58
The Associated Press
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press – 1 minute ago. ISTANBUL (AP) — Some 58 people drowned when a fishing boat carrying migrants that smugglers had promised refuge in Europe sank after hitting rocks off the coast of western Turkey, officials ...
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Proposed lease with boat company too long, council told
St. Catharines Standard
Ricardo St. resident Sandra O'Connor objected to the length of the new lease and suggested it be reduced to five years. She complained about the noise from megaphones on the boats over the summer and recommended there be a financial penalty in the ...
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Boat owner cleans up after theft
Marlborough Express
A convicted thief with little sailing experience left a trail of destruction after stealing a $95,000 yacht and taking it on a pleasure cruise through the Marlborough Sounds. Jared Nicoll investigates how it happened and the people left devastated in ...
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Marlborough Express
Not Just Another Boat Ride: Team experiences success at club level
Murray State News
A race can have boats for one, two, four or eight rowers. On the bow of the boat, a coxswain receives information on how fast the boat is going through a computer. From that point, they can instruct the team to speed up or slow down. Murray State ...
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Boating safety courses still available
The Advertiser News South
The 2012 Boating Season continues past Labor Day. Although some boaters start leaving the lake and begin storing their boats away for the winter, many boaters will remain and enjoy the Indian summer and fall foliage. This time of year also brings new ...
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The Advertiser News South
Volunteers Remove Sunken Boats
GPB
You've heard of people who walk away from their mortgages when times get tough? Well, on the Georgia coast, the sour economy has a maritime component. Savannah Riverkeeper Tonia Bonitatibus is coralling volunteers to pick up when boaters drop ...
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Kids with disabilities, boat owners wanted
Los Banos Enterprise
After fishing, families are offered a barbecue lunch and each participating child gets a plaque with a photograph of himself or herself on the boat, as well as a rod, reel and tackle box. Lara said he is also looking for boaters who want to volunteer ...
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Great Cardboard Boat Regatta at Lake Storey on Sunday
Galesburg Register-Mail
Do you think you can make a sea-worthy craft — out of cardboard? Then Sunday's 19th annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta is an event for you. It is time to get the cardboard out and start creating a boat for this year's race at Lake Storey ...
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Fallout of protests against Lankan pilgrims as fishermen attacked again by Sri ...
Times of India
On Wednesday night, the Sri Lankan naval personnel surrounded eight fishermen - Velavan, Karthik, Manikandan, Mahesh, Vetriveeran, Devadasan, Pakkirisamy and Elangovan, who were fishing in two boats. In no time, the naval personnel got into two of ...
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Germany's last surviving U-Boat captain - decorated twice by Hitler for ...
Daily Mail
Germany's last surviving U-Boat captain who helped sink dozens of U.S. and British ships has been honoured by the modern military in his homeland seven decades after he was twice decorated by Hitler for bravery. Reinhard Hardegen, 99, was one of the ...
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Shrimp boat being broken apart at President Street boat ramp
Savannah Morning News
Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News Kaleb Flake uses a torch to cut away the side rail of the shrimp boat "Captain Van" as the 70-foot vessel is broken up for scrap at the President Street boat ramp. Back | Next. <p node="media-caption&quot ...
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Stopping the Boats for Economic Reasons?
Sri Lanka Guardian
( September 07, 2012, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian) As per email communications from Tamil Diaspora, there is resentment over the claim by the Hon. Julie Bishop strongly supported by the Hon. Tony Abbott that Sri Lankan Asylum seekers coming by boat ...
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Jackson County United Way fundraising campaign kicks off with cardboard boat ...
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
United Way supplied the teams with cardboard and judges will inspect the boats before the race to ensure they haven't been stuffed with Styrofoam or plastic, since both materials were banned from being used, Brian said. "It's not a big course, and it ...
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The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
PT boat in Portland named National Historic Place
KVAL
The only remaining operable PT boat from World War II, the class of versatile motor torpedo boats made famous through the exploits of President John Kennedy, has been listed this week in the National Register of Historic Places. The boat, PT-658, has ...
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