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Seventy-Year-Old Sailor Rescued Off Santa Cruz Island
Rescuers say a lone 70-year-old sailor lost all electricity on his 50-foot yacht near Santa Cruz Island and was airlifted to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard crew before his vessel ran aground and was destroyed.
A Coast Guard official said that without electricity, the man could not start his [...]

As a marine surveyor, I am required to bear witness to some sad events. In these examples, prudence and good judgment could have easily averted disaster. In coming articles I will discuss ways in which you can avoid events such as these.
Joseph Rodgers,
www.rodgersandassociates.com
Note: Dates displayed in the photos do not reflect the dates of the incidents.
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Tenicatita Bay is one of the sweetest anchorages on Mexico’s Gold Coast. Joel and I had just finished surfing at the river mouth and we were lounging aboard Songline, blissfully tired. As the sun dipped westward our reverie was broken by an approaching motor yacht. She was about 85 feet long. She came roaring [...]