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Shipping Container Sinks in the Estuary

If you noticed some commotion at the entrance to the Oakland/Alameda Estuary on Saturday night, it was because a crane knocked an empty container off a ship at the Ben E. Nutter Marine Container Terminal around 8:30 p.m. The Coast Guard responded but the container had sunk before they got there, so they closed that…

A Swarm of Solo Circumnavigators

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NOAA Weather Clinic Tomorrow

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Search of S/V Columbia Continues

So far, the extensive search for the long-overdue 45-ft steel cutter Columbia has turned up no solid clues as to its fate, but the outpouring of willing assistance has been truly impressive. Relatives of crew members became worried several weeks ago when the boat did not turn up at its planned port stop at Coquimbo,…

Bar and Humans Broachings in San Blas

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