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  2. Wrecking (shipwreck) - Wikipedia

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    A line of shallow coral reefs, the Florida Reef, runs parallel to the Keys from east of Cape Florida to southwest of Key West, with dangerous shoals stretching west from Key West to the Dry Tortugas. This chain of reefs and shoals is approximately 200 miles (320 km) long, separated from the Keys by the narrow and relatively shallow Hawk Channel .

  3. 44-foot motor lifeboat - Wikipedia

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    The boats have air-tight compartments forward and aft of the steering station. The aft compartment is designed to hold litters to strap in injured people, while the forward compartment holds uninjured rescued. The magazine Popular Mechanics reported in 1966 that the then-new fleet of 44 foot motor life-boats represented several "firsts". [3]

  4. List of shipwrecks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A sailing canal boat sunk in a gale near Burlington. [48] Phoenix United States: 4 September 1819 A steamer that caught fire near Colchester Shoal. [49] Unknown horse ferry: The only known example of a horse-powered ferry on Lake Champlain, found in Burlington Bay. [50] [51] Water Witch United States: 26 April 1866

  5. Florida officials rescue two dolphins stranded in shallow ...

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    LCSO's Marine Unit and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists used shallow water boats to locate the dolphins, pushing through mangrove canals and mud flats.

  6. Rescue and salvage ship - Wikipedia

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    The United States Navy operated Diver-class rescue and salvage ships (ARS) from October 1943 until the last example was decommissioned in July 1979. Several ships of this class were converted to other uses, and USS Shackle remained in service as the 213' United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Acushnet until March 2011.

  7. List of shipwrecks of Florida - Wikipedia

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    A Spanish-Cuban slave ship that wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys after a running gun battle with a Royal Navy anti-slavery patrol ship. USS Helena I United States Navy: 11 September 1919 A yacht that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. Henrietta Marie England: 1700 A slave ship sunk off Florida Keys. Herrera Spain ...

  8. This city in Florida is the Horse Capital of the World. Here ...

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    The venue hosts jumping and dressage competitions, horse sales, horse shows and more, and offers beautiful boarding facilities for horses. Our simple-but-elegant room at The Equestrian. (Photo ...

  9. Category : Ports and harbors of the Florida Gulf coast

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