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May 2011

Refugees Drown as Navy Looks On

More than a dozen Somali refugees drowned while crossing the Gulf of Aden this week while a naval boat ignored cries for help, reports say. Nearly 100 people have drowned in the first months of the year attempting to make the voyage across the Gulf of Aden. Two boats carrying a handful of Somali and Ethiopian refugees ran into strong winds and rough waters quickly after it set sail from an area ...

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13

Jan 2011

Diver Dies off Galveston Coast

A diver who was found unresponsive after cleaning a ship's hull off the Galveston coast died earlier this month after crews were unsuccessful in reviving him, reports say. U.S. Coast Guard investigators are looking into how 30-year-old Matt Smock, 30, of Houston, died after working offshore from a service boat. When crews pulled him from the water, they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

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13

Nov 2010

Carnival Splendor Not So Much a Carnival for Shipmates

At around 6 a.m. last Thursday, the Carnival Splendor glided into the Port of San Diego, pulled by a group of tug boats. The 4500 passengers and crew were ecstatic the trip was over and they would be disembarking. And as they disembarked stories of primitive conditions and horrific smells - from the broken toilets and the food spoiling on board - plus the long lines for food were universal, ...

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28

Aug 2010

Northern California Longshoreman Drowns On Job

An investigation was being conducted late last month to probe the circumstances under which 77-year-old longshoreman, Delmont Blakeney, of Oakland, CA died. Reports say fellow workers have blamed the drowning on the lack of safety ladders in the area in which he drowned. Blakeney was reportedly trying to free a cargo container from his vessel when it came loose and threw him overboard just before ...

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