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The Los Angeles Times
The Coast Guard recently offloaded more than 6,800 pounds of cocaine — worth an estimated $92 million — in San Diego, contraband that the military branch seized in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Between late July and early October, crews from three Coast Guard cutters, a term used to describe a Coast Guard vessel at least 65 feet long, intercepted the drugs from four suspected smuggling vessels off Mexico and Central and South America.
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E-navigation is defined as “the harmonized collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of marine information on board and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth navigation and related services for safety and security at sea and protection of the marine environment.” The work conducted by the IMO during the last years lead to the identification of specific user needs and potential e-navigation solutions. Now let's discuss them at the 2019 e-Navigation Underway North America Conference at the Florida Aquarium on the Historic Tampa Waterfront, November 12-13, sponsored by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) and the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM).
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WSBT - TV
A 71-year-old man has died following a boating accident in eastern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says Lenard Anderson was recently thrown from a boat he was operating after it collided with another vessel in Prairie Creek Reservoir, northeast of Indianapolis. Witnesses have told Indiana conservation officers that Anderson of Muncie may have suffered a medical emergency before the accident. He was not wearing a life jacket.
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KATU - TV
The Coast Guard rescued five people from a disabled sailboat about 20 miles west of Yaquina Bay, Oregon, recently. The crew called for help in the early morning, saying they were struggling to make their way to the harbor and feared they couldn’t cross the bar. At the time, conditions were 10- to 20-foot seas with winds up to 45 mph. A little less than two hours later, a Coast Guard boat reached the stranded crew and towed their boat to about two miles from the bay, where two other Coast Guard crews were located.
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The San Diego Union Tribune
Oceanside Harbor, California, police are seeing increased incidents of human and narcotics smuggling, though in illegal immigration cases there’s little the officers can do but cite the boat captains for safety violations. Oceanside has the only port between San Diego and Dana Point, California, in Orange County, making it an occasional target for smugglers. The harbor’s police detachment, which has two boats and eight full-time officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant, is responsible for maritime law enforcement and emergency response along the city’s 3.5-mile coast and up to three miles offshore.
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WFLA - TV
A local Coast Guard crew helped rescue a man from the water today after he was ejected from his boat in Tampa Bay, Florida. A Coast Guard Cutter Resolute WMEC 620 crewmember saw a boat turning in circles and sent a rescue boat crew to investigate. After arriving, the rescue boat crew pulled a man from the water and were able to stop the unmanned boat with the help of Eckerd College Search and Rescue.
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WVVA - TV
Recently, Fayette County, West Virginia, celebrated the Ruby Anniversary of Annual Bridge Day. Thousands of onlookers watched skydivers launch themselves from the bridge falling 876 feet to the bottom of the Gorge. WVVA spoke with boat security to see what it takes to make sure jumpers land safely. “What I do for the first half of the day is work from the top of the bridge and I work on the medical side of things and park service which is kind of like law enforcement. What we try to do is incorporate all of the pieces if we have to take part in a rescue and make it so we don’t have jumpers coming down in a bad situation. We do have jumpers coming off as soon as possible so we can get them down during their times to jump,” Boat Security, Travis Cobb said.
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Action News Jax
The Coast Guard confirms reports of white smoke billowing from the Golden Ray cargo ship in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, on recently. Overflights and water-level salvage teams were sent out to investigate the cause of the smoke. Altamaha Riverkeeper member Sue Inman said they were alerted to the smoke. “We immediately called the Coast Guard, and they confirmed that they also got the same phone call and they’re acting upon that,” Inman said.
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The Nelson Daily
Boating in the fall offers colorful vistas, quiet anchorages and excellent fishing but it is not without its challenges that necessitate self-sufficiency and taking some additional precautions to keep from running into trouble. The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) wants to remind all boaters enjoying the fall season on the water to follow these tips to ensure that their excursions are both safe and enjoyable.
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