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Category Archives: Boating Safety
Avoiding The US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Scam
There seems to be a bit of a scam going around with several companies offering to “help” you renew your USCG Vessel Documentation, the catch? The help will cost you several times the normal cost $ 26.00 the US Coast … Continue reading
NOAA helps ports recover from Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey is the first major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Harvey strengthened to a Category 4 reaching landfall along the Texas coast on Friday, August 25, at peak intensity. By the next day, the storm weakened to…
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It wasn’t just Jefferson. Congress initiated Coast Survey legislation, approved #OTD 210 years ago
On this date in 1807, President Thomas Jefferson approved an act to provide for surveying the coasts of the United States. NOAA has long honored Jefferson — but what of the legislators who saw the need, wrote the bill, and sent it…
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A monumental history
On September 15, 2016, President Obama designated the first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument includes two areas: one that includes four undersea mountains, called “seamounts” – Bear, Mytilus, Physalia, and…
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NOAA’s Secret Weather Sites
Most sailors in the Seattle area are familiar with the West Point and Seattle NOAA weather sites on the internet. But did you know that those sites are only the tip of the iceberg so to speak of the over … Continue reading
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How Maritime Law Works- A Video Primer For Non-Lawyers
This is a short video on Maritime Law. The video is a short overview of Maritime Law for non-lawyers. It covers things like what country is a baby born a citizen of, short hint, in some cases the baby is … Continue reading
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Life Jackets Work!! But Only If You Wear It
Last Saturday as we were putting out the fenders at the end of the sail, I heard a splash followed by a couple of expletive deleted words, a quick look around the boat indicated we were short one crew member. … Continue reading
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Tagged boating skills, personal safety equipment, safety equipment
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