Tag Archives: boating

California man trolls city officials with 'artistic statement' after being asked to fence in his boat

A California boat owner became a local celebrity after he decided to stick it to city officials who asked him to build a fence around his boat. Etienne Constable, a Seaside, California, resident, owns a boat that he had kept parked on a dirt patch on his property. In July 2023, officials asked him to build a proper driveway and …

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Killer whales attack and sink sailing boat off Gibraltar

An unknown number of orcas rammed a sailing yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday morning, causing it to later sink, the latest attack in a trend that has been terrifying sailors in the region for the past four years. The latest incident took place at around 9 a.m. when crew members aboard the 50-foot-long Alboran …

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Florida ballerina, 15, killed in hit-and-run boat crash in water-skiing accident

Authorities have found a boat matching the description of the one that fatally struck a 15-year-old in South Florida on Saturday. Ella Riley Adler was water skiing off Key Biscayne near Nixon Beach around 4:30 p.m. when she was struck by a center console boat with a light blue hull that sped away from the scene, the Florida Fish and …

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Large barge crashes into historic Fort Madision Bridge in Iowa, later sinks

Abargestruck the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa on Thursday and later sank in the Mississippi River. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m., prompting the closure of the near 100-year-old swing gate bridge, but it was reopened around 4:15 p.m., officials said. There were no injuries reported. The U.S. Coast Guard tells Fox News Digital that there were 15 barges …

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52 US-bound migrants apprehended off Puerto Rico packed inside rickety boat

The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted dozens of migrants on Tuesday who were crammed inside a “makeshift” boat near Puerto Rico making a treacherous journey to the U.S. The rickety, 30-foot-long, white-colored vessel, which had “J5” painted across its side, was picked up about 27 nautical miles southwest of Puerto Rico’s Mona Island with 51 desperate migrants and a suspected smuggler …

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5 US sailing team members go flying overboard as boat capsizes

A wild scene unfolded during the third fleet race of a practice day at the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix this past Friday as members of Team USA went flying out of their boat after it capsized. As the boat reached Mark 1, the top wing of the U.S. boat was inverted, which caused it to suddenly flip over. …

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US asks fishermen to save WWII warship, historic wrecks by protecting underwater 'time capsules'

Some of the most fascinating, historic shipwrecks that lie on the ocean floor off the coast of Massachusetts need to be protected, so researchers can “build upon successes” that started in 2019, federal authorities said this week. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned boaters and fishermen to keep 400 feet away from known wrecks in the Stellwagen Bank National …

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18-year-old kayaker drowns in Missouri lake

A kayaker from Michigan died and two other people are missing after an outing on a Missouri lake. A Michigan woman died in a kayaking incident on a Missouri lake. (Fox News) The Missouri Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the victim as 18-year-old Melodie Roberts of South Lyon, Michigan. Authorities have not released the names or other information about the …

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19 plunge into frigid Long Island Sound after Connecticut rowing club mishap

Rowing club boats capsized during a fast change in weather off Connecticut on Wednesday, sending 18 teenagers and one adult coach into the cold waters of Long Island Sound, police and fire officials said. Two people were brought to a hospital with suspected hypothermia. First responders said they came upon a chaotic scene off the coast of Westport shortly after …

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