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U.S., Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports
The Associated PressA U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port today, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia. Georgia's government said its short war...Tags: George Bush, National Government, NATO, Weaponry, Diplomacy
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NATO ships by Georgia rattle Russia
From Chicago Tribune news servicesMOSCOW — Russian commanders said Wednesday that they are growing alarmed at the number of NATO warships sailing into the Black Sea, conceding that NATO vessels now outnumber the ships in their fleet anchored off the western coast of Georgia. As...Tags: The White House, Charity, Dmitry Medvedev, NATO, National Government
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Long Island vessel to get award for rescue at sea
laura.rivera@newsday.comCommercial fisherman Anthony Joseph and his crew had just cast the nets from their 80-foot steel trawler for a night of scalloping off Jones Beach when Joseph saw what looked like a distress flare in the distance. About 25 miles out at sea, Joseph...Tags: New Jersey, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Long Island, Point Lookout, New York
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3-Year-Old Dies In Boating Accident
The Hartford CourantA 3-year-old girl from New York died this morning after a boating accident on the Long Island Sound. Alexandra Vitale of Brooklyn was on a catamaran with another 3-year-old, a 6-year-old and an instructor from the Longshore Sailing School in Westport...Tags: Andrew Howell, Police, Sailing, Long Island Sound
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Down with this ship: Hallandale Beach and neighbors want sunken vessel removed
South Florida Sun-SentinelA 30-foot fishing boat that went down more than a month ago is still tangled in legal red tape. The city has been trying to figure out how to get rid of the unnamed vessel, now almost completely submerged behind a foreclosed home in the affluent Golden...Tags: Broward County, Deutsche Bank AG, California, Public Employees, Foreclosures
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TS Fay forces evacuations to Central Florida
Orlando SentinelAll around Ray McDuffie, there was misery. Standing outside his house in DeBary on relatively high ground, he looked out at his neighborhood and saw at least nine homes flooded by water that was several feet high. People cried, hugged and waded through...Tags: Weather Reports, Disasters, Labor Day, Hurricane Charley, Roman Catholic
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Experts: New equipment might have averted boat accident
patrick.whittle@newsday.combill.bleyer@newsday.comA day after two boaters were killed in a Great South Bay race, industry experts said the accident might have been prevented with newer equipment and Patchogue officials remained unclear about whether the annual high-speed powerboat race will take place...Tags: Great South Bay, National Government, Medical Services, Suffolk County (New York), Health Treatments
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Two boaters killed during Great South Bay race
Two people were killed yesterday afternoon when their high-speed racing boat flipped during the Battle on the Bay powerboat race in Great South Bay off the Village of Patchogue, Coast Guard officials said. The accident claimed the lives of Kevin Graff,...Tags: Prosecution, Great South Bay, Medical Services, Triple Crown, Fire Island
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Titanic treasures to go on display
The brightly lit room looks like any nondescript warehouse packed with boxes and dusty shelves, but inside this plain brick building is nearly $200 million worth of treasures from the world's most famous shipwreck. The 5,500-piece collection contains...Tags: Premier Exhibitions, Oceans, Georgia, Bodies of Water, Coral Reefs
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Peru wants to know origin of 17 tons of treasure
The Associated PressPeru's government wants to know if 17 tons of silver coins recovered from a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean last year were made in Peru, complicating the legal quest to determine who rightfully owns the multimillion-dollar treasure. Peru filed a claim...Tags: Tampa, Petroleum Industry, Odyssey Marine Exploration Incorporated, Florida
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Egypt Parliament Fire Fuels Scorn Of Government
Associated PressA fire that gutted the upper house of parliament this week has fueled Egyptians' scorn for their authoritarian government, with critics saying that it is unable to protect its own buildings and maintain basic infrastructure. Firefighters appeared...Tags: Disasters, Heads of State, Hosni Mubarak, Fires, Parliament
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Scale tugboat is afloat
The Free Lance-StarPeter Sparks' children never gave him shirts or ties for presents. They got him brass. They knew how much the metal meant to the man who spent decades turning it into tiny propellers and gauges so small, two fit on a penny. "He's always been...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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