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Good Samaritans Locate Sailboat in Distress in Middle of Pacific Ocean

A pair of good Samaritan sail vessels located a sailboat in distress with two Canadian crewmembers aboard nearly 2,000 miles west southwest of the Galapagos Islands Wednesday. ...
On April 9, 2015 / By Administrator
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Nine Rescued from Canadian Schooner Off Massachusetts

Nine crew members from a replica pirate ship that had become disabled 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, were rescued on Monday in a risky maneuver on rough ...
On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Rescues 4 from Trimaran off North Carolina Coast

The Coast Guard rescued four people Saturday from a trimaran after the sailboat’s sails were damaged by high winds approximately 60 miles southeast of Bald Head Island, North Carolina. ...
On February 18, 2015 / By Administrator
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Australian Sailors Narrowly Avert Death Off Nantucket

In January, Reg and Jason McGlashan paid USD $10,000 for the 43-foot sailboat Sedona off eBay with the intention of sailing her to Australia less than two months ...
On February 18, 2015 / By Administrator
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Crew of Catamaran Flyin’ Hawaiian Rescued Off Monterey, California

As reported on Saturday by Latitude38.com, the five-person crew of the 65-ft catamaran Flyin’ Hawaiian was airlifted to safety Saturday morning, after the homebuilt vessel began taking on water roughly 120 miles west ...
On February 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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Crew of Gunboat 55 Rainmaker Rescued Off North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from a luxury sailboat belonging to prominent Pinterest investor Brian Cohen after the sailboat’s carbon fiber mast broke off approximately ...
On February 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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Family Trying to Pick Up the Pieces after Rescue from Sinking Catamaran

Arranging to fly his family home to Queensland, Australia, was not how Alf Meads was supposed to spend his Thursday. He was supposed to be in the Bahamas ...
On January 22, 2015 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard and Marine Corps Rescues Two Sailors and a Dog

U.S. Coast Guard and Marine Corps helicopter crews rescued two people and a dog Sunday from a grounded sailboat near Beaufort, North Carolina (watch video). Watchstanders at Coast ...
On January 21, 2015 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard, Firefighters Suspend Search for Missing Sailor off Kona, Hawaii

The Coast Guard and the Hawaii Fire Department suspended a search Tuesday for missing missionary sailor Aaron Bremner, who was aboard the 74-foot sailboat, Hawaii Aloha, when it ...
On January 8, 2015 / By Administrator
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Yacht Adrift After Skipper Rescued

Somewhere off the Central Coast of California, the 31-ft wooden sloop Apster may still be adrift after her skipper was rescued on Christmas Day. After receiving faint radio ...
On December 30, 2014 / By Administrator

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