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  • March 2008

    • When It Comes to Yachts, Size Does Matter

      New York Times  |  Mar 16, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      When It Comes to Yachts, Size Does Matter

      (Newser) - Billionaires have a new way to one-up wealthy neighbors: Buy a bigger yacht. Such jumbo boats confer "bragging rights,” one expert says. "No question, that’s a very strong part of the motivation.” And competition is riding a new crest: Four times as many superyachts, all more than 80 feet long, were being built last year than 10 years ago, the New York Times reports.  More »

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      wealth  • Dubai  • competition  • billionaires  • yachts  • boats

  • September 2007

    • 'Ghost Ship' a Case of Intrigue on High Seas

      Newsweek  |  Sep 29, 07 1:33 PM CDT

      'Ghost Ship' a Case of Intrigue on High Seas

      (Newser) - The sea is telling no secrets about an abandoned charter boat found 30 miles north of Cuba this week, missing the young couple who owned it and two crewmembers. But Newsweek reports that the two men who chartered the boat, found floating miles away in its life raft, are failing to impress authorities with their story about pirates who killed the four. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • pirates  • missing boater  • boats

    • Sailors Find Iceless NW Passage

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 13, 07 8:40 PM CDT

      Sailors Find Iceless NW Passage

      (Newser) - It's smooth sailing in the Arctic nowadays. Even in recent years, the ice was apt to claim adventurers who dared navigate the Northwest Passage. This year the passage has no ice. And with global warming claiming some 38,000 square miles of ice a year, the Journal reports, the Arctic could be open to commercial and recreational sailing by 2020. More »

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      climate change  • Arctic  • Arctic race  • polar ice caps  • ice melt  • boats

  • August 2007

    • Hamas Launches Navy in Gaza

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 10, 07 4:35 PM CDT

      Hamas Launches Navy in Gaza

      (Newser) - Hamas, the Palestinian faction that seized power in the Gaza Strip in June, is launching a naval defense force, reports the Times. They're busy recruiting sailors—even though they don't have any ships.  “The requirements to join are that you have to be a good soldier, be fit, and know how to swim,” said the Navy's only member. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • Navy  • Islamic militants  • drug abuse  • boats  • guerilla

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