Three rescued after boat sinks in Lake St.
Three rescued after boat sinks in Lake St. Clair - Detroit News
CLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich . -- Three people were rescued from Lake St. Clair after their 21-foot boat sank. The U.S. Coast Guard says rescue boats and paddle boats a helicopter were sent to the area Sunday afternoon, but by the time they had arrive another boater in
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Yacht on Belmont Harbor erupts into flames, which spread to 3 other - Chicago Tribune
A quiet summer night on Belmont Harbor turned into a fiery blaze early Saturday as a 42-foot yacht erupted into flames, destroying the boat and paddle boats an adjacent vessel and paddle boats significantly damaging two others. No one was injured in the fire, which officials
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Fishermen Strike in Japan Calling on State to Ease Fuel Costs - Bloomberg
July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's 250,000 commercial fishermen staged the biggest strike of its kind today demanding the government help ease the cost of running their boats in this nation of seafood eaters. About 4,000 people rallied in Hibiya Park in
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Nation/World Briefs - Detroit News
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The husband of a Fort Bragg Army nurse whose remains were found amid a brush fire was charged Monday with first-degree murder and paddle boats a fellow Marine was charged with being an accomplice. Marine Cpl. John Wimunc, 23, also was
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U.S. Olympic rowing team announced - NBC Olympics
USRowing announced its Olympic team on Friday morning, sending 13 crews to Beijing in August. Of the 45 athletes set to row, ten return to the Olympic stage in 2008. Olympic veterans Paul Teti and paddle boats Bryan Volpenhein return for their third Games. Others
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Japanese fishermen stage massive one-day strike to protest high fuel - International Herald Tribune
TOKYO : Fishermen across Japan went on a massive one-day strike Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, the latest blow to the country's foundering fish industry. The strike was expected to be the biggest ever for Japanese fisherman, involving
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Japanese fishermen protest fuel costs - United Press International
TOKYO, July 15 (UPI) -- About 200,000 Japanese squid and paddle boats mackerel fishing boats stayed ashore Tuesday as fishermen sought to draw attention to the high cost of fuel. The nationwide stoppage of operations raised concerns of supply shortages of fresh
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