Archive for July, 2008



Fishing boat rescued after hitting stabits - Isle of Man Today

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 11:07 pm
Fishing boat rescued after hitting stabits
Isle of Man Today, UK -15 hours ago
A SMALL fishing vessel was rescued after it broke down at the back of the stabits on Douglas breakwater on Thursday. The vessel went on to the stabits and
Innovative tracking device helps save fishermen's livesThe Cornishman
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Lifeboats new life - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 11:07 pm
Lifeboats new life
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK -4 hours ago
After being refitted she was eventually taken out of service and ended up stripped and her stern lopped off to be fishing boat called Zephyr.

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BIG WEEK FOR STRIPERS, BLUEFISH - New York Post

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 11:07 pm
BIG WEEK FOR STRIPERS, BLUEFISH
New York Post, NY -58 minutes ago
Montauk charter boats are taking 40-plus pound bass on a regular basis. In Gardiners Bay, they're taking keeper fluke at the Promised Land. A fishing boat

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Investigators examine cause of fatal boat crash - Stuff.co.nz

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 2:07 am

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Investigators examine cause of fatal boat crash
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand -Jul 26, 2008
Investigators were this afternoon trying to establish how a fishing boat was driven ashore off the eastern Bay of Plenty coast today, killing two of the
Fishing vessel to be inspectedRadio New Zealand
Investigators look into Opotiki fishing boat tragedy3 News NZ
Sanford names deceased crew membersOtago Daily Times
NZ Herald Wellington Metro - 3 News NZ
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Cape Breton fishermen plucked from blazing boat - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 2:07 am

Cape Breton Post
Cape Breton fishermen plucked from blazing boat
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada -Jul 28, 2008
A mayday call at about 12:30 pm indicated that fishing boat Dream Away was in trouble about 150 kilometres southeast of Louisbourg, said Cmdr. Mike
Four fishermen rescued from burning boatNova News Now
Four fishermen safely escape burning boatCape Breton Post
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Update: Man pulled off fishing boat being treated at hospital - St. John’s Telegram

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
Update: Man pulled off fishing boat being treated at hospital
St. John’s Telegram, Canada -Jul 28, 2008
A man pulled off a fishing boat and medevaced to shore has been taken to hospital in Corner Brook to be treated. Emergency workers pulled the 23-year-old

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Selma mayor passed in fishing boat - Selma Enterprise

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 1:07 am
Selma mayor passed in fishing boat
Selma Enterprise, CA -Jul 28, 2008
Tow was reportedly out on the lake in his fishing boat when he collapsed just before noon. According to DB Heusser, Selma city manager, Tow was visiting

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Malaysian Navy detains Thai fishing boat - Xinhua

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 1:07 am
Malaysian Navy detains Thai fishing boat
Xinhua, China -Jul 28, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Xinhua) — The Malaysian Navy has detained a Thai fishing boat for illegal fishing, local media reported on Monday.
Navy Detains Thai Fishing BoatBernama
Malaysian navy detains Thai fisherman for illegal fishingMonsters and Critics.com
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Two dead in fishing boat tragedy - TVNZ

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 12:07 am
Two dead in fishing boat tragedy
TVNZ, New Zealand -Jul 26, 2008
The commercial fishing boat ran aground early Sunday morning. Rescue Co-ordination Centre spokeswoman Shona Brown says the initial beacon alert came in just

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Couple push the boat out as old tradition revived - Press and Journal

Wednesday 30 July 2008 @ 12:07 am
Couple push the boat out as old tradition revived
Press and Journal, UK -Jul 29, 2008
A Catterline couple have launched the village’s first working fishing boat in a quarter of a century. Dave and Lynette Cawthorne, of South Row,

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