January 5, 2007

Britain hands sailors deaths investigation to U.S. Navy (Larson Boats)

Herald Tribune - The accident occurred as the submarine, accompanied by police boats, was leaving Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, England, in rough seas. Four sailors, including Higgins and Holtz, were tied to the vessel with ropes a routine procedure but Continue reading

Los Angeles Times - Ken Barnes Jr. put everything he had into his dream. The 47-year-old Newport Beach man sold his house and his swimming pool maintenance business and poured the proceeds into buying and equipping a 44-foot sailboat, dubbed Privateer, for a solo trip Continue reading

Los Angeles Times - The family had blamed the mix-up on miscommunication, but the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio reported that officials had miscalculated how long it would take for boats to punch through the rough weather. The rescue of Barnes, 47, capped a frenzied Continue reading

Hampton Roads Daily Press - Of the first 10 nuclear-powered attack boats that Newport News and Electric Boat have been under contract to build, three of them - the Virginia, the Texas and the Hawaii - are completed. All but one of the 10 are fully funded. Thousands of workers at Continue reading

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