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July 2008

Rescue 21 works when needed

Saw this item today from New Jersey: LITTLE EGG HARBOR — A husband and wife who had fallen overboard and left behind four children in a boat in the bay Thursday afternoon were rescued by a passing salvage crew working for Towboat US.The Coast Guard received a phone call from 16-year-old Cary Skrzat at 2:11 [...]

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July 5, 2008 Read the full article →

Bargains for Shoppers

I haven’t ordered anything from these guys yet, but I did see a few good recommendations on the Internet. Their prices on marine electronics are the best I’ve seen, so if you are in the market, why not give them a try? http://www.planetgps.net/ Let me know if use them what the results are, either way.

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July 3, 2008 Read the full article →

Ferry Collision Update

Damage to the passenger ferry BLOCK ISLAND can be seen in this picture. That looks like a pretty good whack. Plus, I found this detail over at Coast Guard News: The commanding officer of the Morro Bay, Lt. Douglas Wyatt, took command of the Morro Bay in a change of command ceremony in Newport, R.I., [...]

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July 3, 2008 Read the full article →

USCG Buoy Tender collides with Block Island Ferry

Wow, this is not the kind of news we expect to be hearing during this age of modern electronics – radar, AIS, GPS…. Earlier this afternoon, in dense fog, the passenger ferry BLOCK ISLAND (first photo) collided with the 140′ USCG cutter MORRO BAY. (second photo) Preliminary reports are that there were no injuries, and [...]

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July 2, 2008 Read the full article →

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