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Father, Son Killed in Paris Tourist Boat Accident

Other 10 passengers survive after bridge crash

BBC BBC Sep 14, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A father and his 6-year-old son were killed yesterday when a small Paris tourist boat stuck a bridge near Notre Dame Cathedral in the Seine, the BBC reports. The boat sank, trapping the two French passengers under water. They were declared dead at a local hospital. The other 10 passengers survived the accident. Investigators are trying to determine if a crash with another tourist boat in the busy river may have caused the tragedy. More »

More about:  France • Paris • tourism • boats

When It Comes to Yachts, Size Does Matter

Wealthy owners compete for 'bragging rights' with superyachts

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

More about:  wealth • Dubai • competition • yachts • billionaires • boats

'Ghost Ship' a Case of Intrigue on High Seas

Charter found near Cuba, crew missing;
2 survivors being held

Newsweek Newsweek Sep 29, 07 1:33 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  crime • Florida • pirates • boats • missing boater

Sailors Find Iceless NW Passage

As ice thaws, yachts glide through Northwest Passage

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

More about:  climate change • Arctic • ice melt • Arctic race • polar ice caps • boats • Northwest Passage

Hamas Launches Navy in Gaza

Palestinian faction is recruiting sailors; now all they need is a ship

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

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

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