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Fire dept cutbacks blamed for suicide drowning

The internet has been ablaze with forum posts and blogs about an incident that happened last week out in San Francisco Bay. It seems a guy wanted to commit suicide, and he walked out into Alameda Bay and sort of waited for hypothermia to  take over. Meanwhile, folks ashore just watched. In the audience was [...]

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June 5, 2011 Read the full article →

Short article on how to recognize a drowning

Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. Everyone who spends time around the water should read this short article:  http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

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May 31, 2011 Read the full article →

GAO report highly critical of TWIC program.

Well, we all bitched and moaned when the TWIC program came around. We whined and stamped our feet, but in the end, we all complied and paid our fees and made multiple trips to the TWIC centers. We asked “why” and never got a very satisfactory answer, so we manned up and went with the [...]

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May 26, 2011 Read the full article →

2011 North Atlantic Hurricane Season Prediction

ESSC: Earth System Science Center – 2011 North Atlantic Hurricane Season Prediction. The prediction is for 16.25 +/- 4.0 total named storms, which corresponds to between 12 and 20 storms with a best estimate of 16 named storms.

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May 18, 2011 Read the full article →

Tougher stand needed against derelict vessels – North Kitsap Herald

somehow, this post got stuck in the drafts folder back in February… Tougher stand needed against derelict vessels – North Kitsap Herald. Lacking local government’s involvement, DNR will contract with a salvage company for derelict boat removal. But a salvage company, by law, can act only if a vessel is sinking or blocking navigation channels. [...]

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April 5, 2011 Read the full article →

Abandoned boat bill in WA state legislature

Bill targeting abandoned boats moves through Legislature. The agency has said there are about 200 abandoned, deteriorating boats sitting abandoned in state waters at any given time, and the numbers haven’t declined despite increased efforts to remove more. The bill was aimed at getting more help from local governments in clearing away derelict vessels. DNR [...]

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April 3, 2011 Read the full article →

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