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Frank Butler, Bill Buchan Join Sailing Hall of Fame
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Frank Butler, Bill Buchan Join Sailing Hall of Fame

Byline: The Log Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) inducted 10 of the sport’s significant heroes during its 2013 ceremonies — held for the first

Pirate Gets 19 Life Sentences in Boaters' Murders
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Pirate Gets 19 Life Sentences in Boaters’ Murders

Byline: Associated Press/Brock Vergakis NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has sentenced a Somali pirate to 19 consecutive life sentences in prison for his role in the

Accord Reached to Restore Salton Sea
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Accord Reached to Restore Salton Sea

Byline: Associated Press EL CENTRO (AP) — Imperial County leaders have hammered out a deal to restore the Salton Sea and raise $3 billion to revive the shoreline economy, driven

Steller Sea Lions Taken off Threatened Species List
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Steller Sea Lions Taken off Threatened Species List

Byline: Associated Press/Mark Thiessen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The eastern population of the Steller sea lion will be taken off the threatened species list, a federal agency announced Oct. 23.

Auf Wiedersehen to 'Danke Schoen' Singer's Yacht
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Auf Wiedersehen to ‘Danke Schoen’ Singer’s Yacht

Byline: Associated Press BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the sinking of a yacht owned by Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton, at a Lake Mead marina. National Park

NOAA to Stop Printing Paper Nav Charts
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NOAA to Stop Printing Paper Nav Charts

Byline: The Log Staff WASHINGTON, D. C. — NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains more than 1,000 nautical charts of U.S. coastal waters, has announced major changes

Diesel-powered 48-footer Sets SF-to-LB Record
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Diesel-powered 48-footer Sets SF-to-LB Record

Byline: Shane Scott SAN FRANCISCO — On Oct. 12, businessman and boat racer Nigel Hook and crewmates Dan MacNamara, Andy Hindley and Lance Ware set a new world record in

Women Anglers Win Big in Bisbee’s Black & Blue
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Women Anglers Win Big in Bisbee’s Black & Blue

Byline: The Log Staff CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — It was “ladies’ night” on the big stage Oct. 26, as top honors in this year’s Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin