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Weather Underground – October 3, 2015 Hurricane Joaquin is finally accelerating away from The Bahamas, after clobbering parts of the central Bahamas with 36 hours or more of storm surge flooding, high winds and torrential rainfall. All hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings have been dropped as of 8 a.m. Saturday. Hurricane watches have …

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Published on Oct 2, 2015 The Coast Guard is pulling out the stops in searching for a freighter with 33 crew members that’s gone missing near the center of Hurricane Joaquin. Officials say the ship went out of radio contact near the eye of the storm. (Oct. 2) Mike Hanson, a spokesman for the owner …

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VST2015 DAY 5 – Les Voiles de Saint Tropez Officiel – Day 4 Recap and Racing on Day 5    

The Coast Guard issued a release shortly after 11:00 a.m. The full text is reproduced below: MIAMI – Coast Guard search and rescue crews are searching for a container ship with 33 crewmembers aboard reported to be caught in Hurricane Joaquin, near Crooked Island, Bahamas. The El Faro, a 735-foot ro-ro cargo ship, was en …

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Trade Only Today – Written by Reagan Haynes Taiwan-based Hudson Yacht and Marine Industries blamed design flaws in Gunboat International’s models, not builder error, for problems that resulted in warranty claim disputes and eventually in Gunboat filing a lawsuit against HYM. In addition to a breach-of-contract counterclaim, HYM filed a defamation counterclaim, saying Gunboat made …

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