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Over board alone

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An experienced boater learned many lessons the day he was thrown overboard his Sea Ray and almost drowned in the cold waters of Long Island Sound. He has learned to take seriously other boater's cautions about a day's weather. He also learned that neglecting to wear a life jacket can mean death.

Author: Scheiner, Jay
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Yachting
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0043-9940
Year: 1997
Personal narratives, Accidents

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The tragedy of Tillamook Bay

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A brief description on the Garibaldi tragedy at the Tillamook Bay on June 14, 2003 is presented. Being the most devastating accident in the US waters since 1999, among 18 people who boarded, 11 died and only seven could survive, though not all of them were found.

Author: Donahue, Bill
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Field & Stream (West ed.)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 8755-8610
Year: 2003
Oregon, Casualties, Tillamook Bay

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Attacked by pirates

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A special report of two ships, Gandalf and Mahdi, attacked by pirates on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 between Yemen and Somalia is presented. A chilling Gulf of Aden raid leaves two crews shaken and focuses a spotlight on the merits of keeping weapons on board.

Author: Shaw, David W.
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2006
Pirates, Piracy (Transportation crime), Gulf of Aden

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Subjects list: Boats and boating, Boating accidents, Company legal issue, Investigations
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