Speedboats | Motorboats News for 04/08/2010

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Spot the difference with Motor Boats Monthly
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Every weekend MBM uploads two near-identical pictures. Your job? To spot the 10 differences between them. Last week we presented you with two pictures of .

Old halibut fishing ships prosper despite a sea change
The schooner Tordenskjold took part in its first fishing season off Alaska in 1911. It is among some of the top-grossing boats in a commercial harvest that has seen rules change and prices soar. In 1911, Tordenskjold, a 75-foot schooner hewed from old-growth fir, left the Ballard, Wash., docks for its first season of halibut fishing off Alaska...

Dick Martin: Turkey season nears - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

Dick Martin: Turkey season nears
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
. excise taxes and import duties on sporting firearms, ammunition, sport fishing equipment and fuel taxes attributable to motorboats and small engines. .

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Panic and power black out after magnitude 7.7 Indonesian quake
A major earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Aceh in north-western Indonesia, triggering panic and power blackouts, but no deaths were reported and a tsunami alert was later lifted..

North Perry beach and dock still a go despite sand removal
North Perry Village will spend this summer dredging sand from its Townline Road Park, but that wont prevent villagers from docking their boats there and beginning to swim on the new beach for the first time...

Iran's speedboat of doom | FP Passport
The real issue is whether speed boats can sink or damage an oil tanker, not whether they can sink or damage a military vessel. Iran need only sink a single tanker, and the rest will hurry back to port. Then the oil stops. ...

USS Nicholas captures Somali pirates after battle in Indian Ocean - Gather.com

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USS Nicholas captures Somali pirates after battle in Indian Ocean
Gather.com
Motorboats and peashooters being no match for the seaborne steel of the United State Navy, the thugs were quickly foiled. This is the most recent spark of .
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Stabroek News - Suspected drug dealer, speedboats seized in De .
Commander, Stephen Merai told the media yesterday that the two speedboats that were fitted with 200 horsepower (HP) engines along with some smaller engines were found at the home of the suspected dealer at De Veldt. ...

A move in the right direction
In a move that could save millions of fish and their eggs, New York State has curtailed water intake at a number of power plants and other industrial facilities. The DEC's proposal calls for power plants and other facilities that use water for cooling purposes to recycle and reuse...

2 motorboats collide in Batangas port - Manila Bulletin

2 motorboats collide in Batangas port
Manila Bulletin
Two motorboats accidentally collided with each other while docking at Sta. Clara Pier, Batangas City last Saturday afternoon, .

6 cool facts about dyeing the Chicago River green - Chicago Sun-Times

6 cool facts about dyeing the Chicago River green
Chicago Sun-Times
That year, 100 pounds of dye -- stirred up by motorboats -- turned the water green for a week. EUR¢ The guy who came up with the idea, the late Steve Bailey, .

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High Speed Boats To Chubu International Airport | Japan Visitor .
High speed boats run from Nagashi Machi near Tsu to Chubu International Airport (Centrair), south of Nagoya. The area where the boats dock has become known for the beauty of its sunrises and sunsets. ...

Boats head back to Gordonbrook Dam - ABC Local

Boats head back to Gordonbrook Dam
ABC Local
Mayor David Carter says the dam will be opened to electric motorboats, kayaks and canoes. "Since the formation of the South Burnett Regional Council we've .

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Iran speedboat threatens U.S. carrier?
Tehran, April 5, 2009 - Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a US aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked ...

Iran's New Speedboat: A Threat? Or Not? | USNI Blog
I recently had the pleasure of talking to a Financial Times reporter about Iran's appetite for small boats. The story, dealing with the saga of the Bradstone...

Thousands still without power after B.C. windstorm
British Columbians were cleaning up Saturday after a weekend windstorm that caused massive power outages, toppled trees, stranded travellers and damaged pleasure boats...

Earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra early today, triggering a small tsunami, snapping power lines and sending panicked residents rushing for higher ground...

Still underwater, neighborhood pulls together - TheDay.com

Still underwater, neighborhood pulls together
TheDay.com
In the meantime, some residents are getting in and out on canoes and small motorboats to friends and relatives waiting on the other side with ice, .

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7.7 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, triggering a small tsunami, snapping power lines and sending panicked residents rushing for higher ground...

Poachers detained in Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan - 24

Poachers detained in Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
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According to the portal, in the process of inspections poachers have been detained, 7 motorboats and about 30000 meters of fishing nets have been .

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7.7 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
Jakarta, Indonesia -- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra early today, triggering a small tsunami, snapping power lines and sending panicked residents rushing for higher ground...

Indonesia quake has little severe damage
JAKARTA, Indonesia #8212; A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra early today, triggering a small tsunami, snapping power lines and sending panicked residents rushing for higher ground...

Speedboats impounded by police | Top Stories | BigPond News
The powerboats involved in accidents that claimed the lives of two men have been impounded by police...

OUTDOORS: Fishing report, April 7 - North County Times

OUTDOORS: Fishing report, April 7
North County Times
The lake will now be offering a couple new discounts on motor boat rentals. Seniors will be able to rent motor boats for $20 every tuesday. .

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2scottmontgomery: Telegraph: Threat from terrorists using nuclear .
Threat from terrorists using nuclear weapons and speed boats. Britain faces an increased threat from al-Qaeda terrorists using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, the government has said. ...

Hidden beach escape - Valley Sun

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Hidden beach escape
Valley Sun
If you just want to get out on the water, kayaks, paddle boats and motor boats are available for rent at Channel Islands Harbor. .

Bradstone challenger - Shotgun - Future Iranian (Bladerunner 51 .
I know what you're thinking, one speedboat should be no problem for the EURœunbeatableEUR U.S. Navy, supercavitating torpedo or notEUR¦and you'd be right, unless, of course, the Iranians plan on reverse-engineering the Bladerunner 51 ...

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Good Friday storm rages
The El Nino ocean current produced one more blowout after being pronounced past its peak last week. Falling trees, damaged boats and ferry cancellations were all components to what BC Hydro called the most destructive storm since 2006...

FINANCIAL TIMES: UK speedboat floats into Iran's arms
Craig Hooper, a San Francisco-based naval strategist who has been following the Bradstone Challenger, says Iran is scouring the world for speedboats with potential military use. Its force is based on ageing Swedish-designed Boghammar ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Purchase Brit Record Breaking .
All things naval analyst Craig Hooper has an intriguing story of a British built speedboat sporting a revolutionary hull design along with two 1000 horse...

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