News from the USCG. Does anybody have the scoop on this? SEATTLE — Coast Guard and Navy personnel rescued seven children and two adults after they became separated during a kayaking …
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Once again, the USCG comes through. For boaters, it’s good to see the US and Canadian rescue services working so well together. –KH PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard …
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Important Corrections: Iridium is not being sued by the Kaufman family. Whenever LLC, a satellite communications service reseller, is being sued. Additionally, Iridium spokeswoman Diane Hockenberry points out that Iridium …
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A woman died last night in a boating collision off the Seattle’s Leschi neighborhood on Lake Washington. The story is still developing, and can be followed here in The Seattle …
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Boating SafetyPower Boating
Coast Guard Rescues Couple from Burning 70-footer off Coast
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneOnce again the USCG is on watch. –KH From the US Coast Guard: QUILLAYUTE RIVER, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their 70-foot pleasure craft caught fire near …
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Thanks Washington State Ferries and the USCG! –KH SEATTLE — Coast Guard and Washington State Ferry crews rescued a man who fell overboard from his vessel in the vicinity of Elliott …
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Boating SafetyWaterfront issues
Help the Coast Guard find the Hoax Caller
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneIf you know the guy making these hoax calls, step up and help the Coast Guard bring him back to reality. The reality is that sending the Guard on a …
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Boating SafetyMiscellaneous and CuriousTraditionalWave Writer
Anatomy of the Bounty Sinking
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneThe USCG has issue its Investigation Into The Circumstances Surrounding the Sinking of the Tall Ship Bounty. The tall ship HMS Bounty sank during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 taking the …
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Boating SafetyMiscellaneous and Curious
Northern Marine’s Sinking Explanation
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneNorthern Marine is placing the blame for the capsize and sinking of the yacht Baden during its launch on the ramp. According to the following press release, “the ramp carrying …
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Our friends at the U.S. Coast Guard want us all to be safe. See below for some basic tips, and remember to never take safety for granted! -KH SEATTLE …
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Steve and Linda Dashew have become synonymous with innovative approaches to cruising. They have cruised under sail and now power, all the time looking for better ways to do things. …
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There was a dramatic in rescue in the Pacific in the last few days when crew member Andrew Taylor fell off one of the competing Clipper Round the World Race …