Boats Collide in Australia, 5 People Dead

A fishing boat and another smaller boat collided just before dawn in Sydney Harbor on Thursday killing five people and injuring nine others All of the dead and injured were on the smaller boat May 1

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Here s the latest news for Thursday May 1 Fed cuts interest rates again A boat crash in Sydney harbor leaves 5 young people dead Drew Peterson offers 25K for info about missing wife Giant squid unthawed

Five Dead in Sydney Harbor Boat Collision

Authorities say a late-night joyride on Sydney s world famous harbor has turned to tragedy when a small overloaded cabin cruiser and a fishing trawler collided killing five young people and injuring nine April 30

Boating Safety

Today was a busy one out on the Susquehanna River and with warmer days ahead the number of boaters will grow

New Video To Warn Of Boating Dangers

A new video shot at Sahuaro Lake aims to focus on boating dangers

War On Terror Hits Local Waters

The Bush administration wants to enlist the country s 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a deadly weapon

Texas International Boat Show held in Corpus Christi

Workers' Boat Capsizes In Tunnel

Rescuers had to free four construction workers from a flooded tunnel in Kansas City Kan Thursday after a boat they were traveling in capsized

Guilty plea in deadly boating crash 2/23/08

Craig Cordes pleaded guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter in Onondaga County Court Wednesday morning in the case of a boat crash that killed two people last July

Man Pleads Not Guilty In Houseboat Slaying

A Vancouver man accused of killing a man in a Hayden island house boat pleads not guilty Monday

Officials: Drug Boat Washes Ashore

A boat with marijuana on board is discovered in the Sunset Cliffs area

Canoeist Missing, Presumed Dead

Searchers plan to continue looking in the Kansas River Monday morning where a man has been missing since his canoe flipped over during a weekend outing with friends

Abandoned Pup Rescued From Remote Island

A cocker spaniel named Snickers was rescued from a remote island in the Pacific Ocean His stranded owners were forced to abandon him when their own rescuers refused to take the dog onboard the rescue boat April 18

Man Describes Capsizing His Kayak Near Dam

4 17 08 - A man was rescued on Wednesday after his kayak capsized on Old Hickory Lake

New Party Boat Restrictions Coming in June

4/15 - Body of Missing Boater Found

The body of 53-year-old Charles Michael Kopf was recovered shortly after 11 a m near the Ono Island boat launch

Raw Fisherman Saved by Coast Guard

The Coast Guard says it rescued a fisherman clinging to his sunken boat off the Mississippi Gulf Coast early Monday morning The agency says the man was taken to a hospital in Gulfport Mississippi for treatment for hypothermia April 15

Subdivision Flooded in Pine Bluff

Boat is the only way to travel in the Pine Bluff subdivision of Island Harbor Estates Flood waters are up to 13 feet in some areas The good news is relief is on the way

Warm, Windy Weather Fuels Grassfires

Tinder dry countryside warm weather and high wind were all working against fire crews this afternoon and this evening as they battled to put out a large grass fire about 10 southeast of Minot The blaze threatened several homes and did quite a bit of damage before firefighters were able to bring it under control It s not quite clear yet what started it but in a matter of moments the entire country side was on fire Carey Larson Ryder Fire Chief We ve got units from Minot Rural Ryder and Makoti here Wind driven flames raced down this hillside and around a small dam heading north burning everything in its path towards several houses just a few miles away Carey Larson Ryder Fire Chief Don t know how fast it was moving but it was moving pretty fast We had a tough time getting control of it The terrain was another obstacle for firefighters with muddy sloughs and and rocky hillsides Carey Larson Ryder Fire Chief Especially up here there s a lot of rocks a lot of hay land pasture land it s tough to get through fences and stuff like that Thankfully the fire burned around the houses they were spared but the fate would not be the same for a small out-building a boat and several vehicles Carey Larson Ryder Fire Chief We didn t realize at first that the propane tanks were there and then when we realized seen the propane tanks down there we decided to pull everybody back for safety reasons Fire crews were forced to watch from a hillside until it was clear the two large propane tanks were no longer in danger After the flames died down around the propane crews moved back in and finished up their jobs Carey Larson Ryder Fire Chief We were very lucky up here that it wasn t more grass it was some water and some sloughs that held it from spreading too far and some gravel roads that stopped it It s not known yet how much damage was done by today s fire but at least these families have homes to go back to tonight after a very close call South of Minot east of South Prairie School Shaun Sipma KX News

Boat Ramp Work Underway

Warmer weather probably has boaters itching to get to the nearest boat ramp but will your favorite launching spot be open this year The local Corps of Engineers office in Riverdale says yes - as long as your favorite is one of the places that have been open in the past few years Lake Sakakawea s level is very low again this year continuing the drought cycle that began at the turn of the century But while that s bad news the good news is that state and federal crews are already working to make sure access remains good Phil Brown Corps of Engineers Some of the ramp work has been ongoing for a month or so and some is just starting to pick up with better weather conditions to get out Yeah there has been some work ongoing and will be going on over the next month-and-a-half or so so come Memorial Day weekend we definitely anticipate all the work being com pleted and all the access areas being open You can keep track of boat ramp access online Just go to kxnet com boatramps for a link to the latest information on where your can get your boat onto Lake Sakakawea

Crew of French luxury yacht freed by pirates

France s defence minister warned Saturday Paris would not tolerate extortion attempts after French military secured the release of 30 hostages from a luxury boat off Somalia and seized half a dozen pirates The Ponant yacht a 32-cabin vessel was hijacked on April 4 and has spent the past week anchored off Puntland a breakaway northern region of Somalia Raw images

High Winds, Water Cause Problems At Boat Dock

High Winds Water Cause Problems At Boat Dock

Four people saved after boat sinks

Police and marine rescue pulled four tourists out of the water after their boat capsized off the shore in Saint Johns County

Watching Dam Safety at Snake Creek

The dropping level of Lake Sakakawea has caused numerous problems for boat owners land owners and business owners in the area But it has also raised another issue the safety of the Snake Creek Dam that separates Lakes Sakakawea and Audubon Perry Olson shows us what crews were doing yesterday to make sure the dam is holding up The difference in levels between Lake Audubon and Lake Sakakawea might be doing damage that nobody can see the full Audubon is putting more pressure on the dam than the empty Sakakawea and that might be an issue To monitor that crews buried a line with a device that allows engineers to peer deep within the dam As it stands today the dam is safe and levels are acceptable but the future level of the big lake is unknown doing this work now means all the bases are covered Lake Audubon was lowered about a year and a half ago to take some of the pressure off the dam and that appears to have done the job it is safe now but Jeffers says it could happen again Readings taken by the new equipment will be read in Omaha at the Corps of Engineers office there Perry Olson KX News Crews had the right southbound lane closed for the work on Monday

Standoff Near Minot Ends with Man Surrending in a Canoe

A 2-hour standoff with authorities ended Monday afternoon southeast of Minot with a 44-year-old man surrendering in a canoe At around 4 30 the Ward County Sheriff s department received a call saying a man was floating down the Mouse River who was threatening to kill himself When the Sheriff s department and Minot Police arrived the man claimed to have guns and grenades with him in the canoe After two hours the man came ashore and authorities found a shotgun and a hand gun but no grenades only smoke devices Minot s bomb squad is checking the Mouse River with a camera to ensure no explosives were dropped in the water The unidentified man was taken into custody and is undergoing an evaluation

Missing Boat found off Coast. Search Suspended. Captain missing.

Boating Safety Courses

With warm weather just around the corner many are thinking about hitting up the lakes But before boaters gas up for the season the Sheriff s Marine Patrol wants to make sure you are in a safety mindset

Marine Returns From Iraq To Boat Donation

NOANK -- A Rhode Island Marine reservist returning from Iraq is welcomed with a donated fishing boat

Raw Fire Destroys Pricey Yachts

Fire destroys two yachts and a smaller boat valued in the millions of dollars It happened in Miami Beach Fla Two teenagers were rescued from one of the yachts pulled to safety by firefighters April 1