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A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it every day. Comment?
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With the overnight temperature nearly dipping into the 30s, the Quantico Yacht Club recently ended its 2009 sailing season by hosting the 55th Annual Quantico Frostbite Regatta. Comment?
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Pirates are 'looking after' captive yacht pair
A British couple being held hostage by pirates said they were being looked after by their kidnappers. Comment?
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Pirates seize Greek ship
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Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier Wednesday with 22 crew members aboard, according to the European Union's Naval Force for Somalia. Comment?
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Today is Thursday, November 19, the 323rd day of 2009. There are 42 days left in the year. Comment?
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Somali pirates demonstrate long-range menace
Pirates on Monday launched their longest-range hijack attempt yet by opening fire on a big Hong Kong-flagged crude oil tanker, 1,000 nautical miles east of Mogadishu ANTI-piracy measures off Somalia appear to be forcing pirates to extend their range to strike deep into the Indian Ocean, shifting the menace even further from the protection of ... Comment?
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The premium and luxury cruise lines, like their mass-market counterparts, are preparing for another busy Caribbean season. Comment?
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LV Trophy: Emirates Team NZ leads unbeaten with 5 wins; Synergy scores first victory
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Synergy, led by Polish skipper Karol Jablonski, scored an historic triumph by beating the French/German team ALL4ONE. Comment?
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Parade of Lights Holiday Cruise sets sail Dec. 12
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Get into the Christmas spirit by joining the Ocean Institute's Parade of Lights Holiday Cruise with KSBR/88.5 FM from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. Comment?
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Wolfs joins North Sails team
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Mike Wolfs. North Sails Mississauga has announced the hiring of local Olympic silver medalist Mike Wolfs. Comment?
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Today in piracy: Somali pirates extend their range
Far from stopping Somali pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden, an international naval force only appears to be pushing their strikes deeper into the Indian Ocean. Comment?
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SMARTER Brunei In Dire Need Of Funds
Smarter Brunei is sailing its over-crowded ship into dangerous waters and urgently requires a new ship that it cannot afford. Comment?
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Weeks before the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika sank with the loss of 75 people, marine experts in Fiji and Tonga had described it as a menace to the public and crew, the Royal Commission into its sinking has heard. Comment?
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Less loud sounds can still damage ears
HOW loud is too loud? Sounds thought to cause only temporary hearing loss have destroyed nerve cells in the ears of mice. Comment?
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BMW Oracle Racing's Trimaran Dismasts on Pacific
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The 60-meter mast on the monster trimaran that will represent the United States in the Americaa s Cup came crashing down during a sail on the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, snapping in two as it hit the rear beam. Comment?
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Yachting: Team NZ win again off Nice
Team New Zealand maintained their frontrunning role today in the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta in the south of France, but the day belonged to Russia's Synergy. Comment?
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Team Origin square up with ETNZ
Britain's America's Cup team, Origin, with wind tactician Rob Greenhalgh up the mast, controls its American rival BMW Oracle in the Louis Vuitton series off Nice enlarge A dress rehearsal of what could be the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy series is in prospect tomorrow as Britain's unbeaten Team Origin squares up against the only other unbeaten ... Comment?
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Ultimate emergency call uses all open channels
HELD satellite-radio called FRED could one day get people out of sticky situations. Comment?
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Propelled by light: the promise and perils of solar sailing
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Earlier this week, the Planetary Society , a space advocacy group in Pasadena, California, received an anonymous donation to build and launch a small solar-sail driven spacecraft. Comment?
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Water purifiers for the poor fail to prove their worth
Many of the systems intended to provide clean water for families in some of the world's poorest communities may not work. Comment?
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