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Woman's body found in search of missing kayaker off Cape Cod
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body of a woman while searching for a missing kayaker off the coast of Cape Cod. The U.S. Coast Guard's First District tweeted that a body matching the description of the woman reported missing was found at 6:30 a.m. Saturday along the shore...
Coroner: Smoke inhalation killed 34 in California boat fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coroner's reports for the 34 victims who died in a scuba boat fire off the Southern California coast last year show they died of carbon monoxide poisoning before they were burned, authorities said Thursday. All thirty-three scuba divers and one crew member died in the Sept. 2 fire aboard...
Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could displace sediment from a downstream Superfund site, though the company said there was no risk to people or the environment. Dow said the ponds held only...
Squid fisherman's body recovered day after falling overboard
HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) — One person is dead after two men on a squid fishing boat went overboard near Hyannis. The men went overboard around 7:45 p.m. Saturday off Point Gammon, WBZ-TV reported. A Good Smaritan saved one of them and brought him to shore. But the second man, a 55-year-old squid fisherman,...
Coast Guard seeks new steward for historic Boston lighthouse
BOSTON (AP) — Wanted: new steward for one of nation's oldest lighthouses. The U.S. Coast Guard announced this week it will begin the process to transfer control of Light Station Boston, commonly known as Boston Light, to another entity. The decision will “ensure the future historic preservation and...
Coast Guard taps cellphone location data to speed searches
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is tapping into cellphone location data to quickly locate distressed boaters. The voluntary i911 program lets the Coast Guard access mariners' cellphone locations to help rescue crews find them faster. The software is a free service for all first responders, including the...
Libya gov't warns of escalation after attacks near embassies
CAIRO (AP) — The head of Libya’s U.N.-supported government on Friday warned of an escalation in the battle for Tripoli after rockets struck near foreign embassies in the capital, drawing sharp condemnation from the European Union and United Nations. The Tripoli-based health ministry said an attack...
East Libyan forces bomb Tripoli despite cease-fire; 2 killed
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s eastern-based forces trying to capture the country's capital bombed civilian homes on Friday, killing at least two people, health authorities in the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli said. The intensified bombardment of the city by forces under the command of Khalifa Hifter...
Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment criticized in boat crash
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A duck boat sinking on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people two summers ago likely would not have happened if the U.S. Coast Guard had followed recommendations to improve the safety of such tourist attractions, federal safety regulators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety...
Shipyard gets grant to help purchase crane
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island shipyard has received a federal grant of more than $500,000 to modernize equipment and purchase an 80-ton rough terrain crane, authorities said. The funding for the J. Goodison Co. shipyard at the Quonset Business Park comes from the U.S. Department of...
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