Sailing Mystery Unsolved: Court Declares Jim Gray Dead - InformationWeek (blog)

Sailing Mystery Unsolved: Court Declares Jim Gray Dead InformationWeek (blog) She hired a sophisticated, side-scanning sonar team to map 300 square miles of ocean floor, along the 27-mile path between the Golden Gate bridge and the Farallon Islands, looking for a wreck matching Tenacious' dimensions. and more »

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Englewood: bane of Amtrak - Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Englewood: bane of Amtrak Chicago Reader Gaze upon this Google map of the most congested Amtrak rail intersection in America and be amazed! A really interesting Tuesday New York Times story about the horror that is shipping freight by rail through Chicago pointed out that it takes almost as ... and more »

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Did Aegean Run Aground? - Newport Beach Independent Newspaper

Did Aegean Run Aground? Newport Beach Independent Newspaper Also if you zoom in on the North Coronado Island on Google Maps (see below), you can see how ugly that island could be in a big swell. Finally, the extensive damage reported to Aegean is more consistent with a boat being smashed on rocks by wave than ... and more »

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First photo of saltwater crocodile in Mary River near Beaver Rock outside ... - Courier Mail

First photo of saltwater crocodile in Mary River near Beaver Rock outside ... Courier Mail Scroll down for our Google Croc map showing reported sightings in southern Queensland and linking to historical media reports. The sizable reptile was sighted yesterday on a mud bank about 2km from Beaver Rock boat ramp, opposite Brothers Island. and more »

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New Zealand. PredictWind and MetService partner for live wind data. - BYM News (press release)

New Zealand. PredictWind and MetService partner for live wind data. BYM News (press release) Data is also taken from the well known Coastguard Nowcasting stations such as Bean Rock, Manukau Heads, Tiri and Channel Island, which are long relied on by boaties as important measures of current conditions. “We have designed the technology for the ...

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First photo of saltwater crocodile in Mary River near Beaver Rock outside ... - The Daily Telegraph

First photo of saltwater crocodile in Mary River near Beaver Rock outside ... The Daily Telegraph ... crocodile chasing ducks in the Hope Island canal. Residents as far south as Yamba even reported seeing an elusive crocodile in the 1940s. Click through to the Courier-Mail to Scroll down for a Google Croc map showing the location of reported sightings. and more »

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New Books Party: books received this week - The Guardian (blog)

New Books Party: books received this week The Guardian (blog) In-depth description: This is a fully updated edition of the only pocket guide that illustrates and describes all 1487 bird species of eastern Africa, an area that includes Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Yemen's Socotra Island ... and more »

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