Monthly Archives: February 2010
Do I Need A Captain’s License
We continue to get emails concerning USCG issued Captain’s Licenses. Some of these inquiries pose the question, do I need one, while others are curious as to what it takes to get one. Do I need one? A Captain’s license … Continue reading
Filed under Boat Operation, Boating Safety
World’s shortest sea trial
It appears to have been the world’s shortest sea trial for the car carrier DYVI PACIFIC. The ship apparently capsized shortly after leaving the builders yard in Shadong, China on 23 April 2009. The 6,200 car capacity (ceu) ship had … Continue reading
Filed under Boat Operation
Operation Paddle Smart: A sticker could save your life
Coast Guard Pacific Area is launching Operation Paddle Smart, and the campaign, distributed broadly and aimed at reaching small craft owners enjoying the waterways, begins simply with a free sticker. The weather-proof sticker, self-applied to the small craft, is intended … Continue reading
Filed under Boating News, Boating Safety
Hopes of Winning the Lottery
Now that’s my kind of superyacht and she is for sale. If I were to give up living on land and take up motor-yachting, that’s the boat I’d buy, if only I had the 10.5 million dollars. The world’s oldest steel … Continue reading
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Courts Getting Tough on Drunk Boaters
Increasingly around the country juries are not buying defendants arguments that boating accidents while under the influence of alcohol should somehow be excused because a boat was involved. In two cases reported here, juries deliberated just a couple of hours … Continue reading
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America’s Cup Comes Home
Last Sunday was not only Valentines day but the day that the America’s Cup once again returned to its name sake homeland. The second successive victory for BMW ORACLE Racing team against the Swiss Alinghi team on Sunday February 14th 2010 marked … Continue reading
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Florida Boaters – Whale Alert
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has extended through February 23 the North Atlantic right whale Dynamic Management Area (DMA) in the vicinity of Ponce Inlet, Florida. Mariners should avoid this area if possible, or transit at 10 knots … Continue reading
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NOAA National Weather Service to Use New Hurricane Wind Scale
Storm Surge and Flooding Prediction Dropped in New Scale. NOAA’s National Weather Service will use a new hurricane scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale keeps the same wind speed ranges as the original Saffir-Simpson Scale … Continue reading
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