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  2. The Open Boat - Wikipedia

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    A leak began in the boiler room that evening, and as a result of malfunctioning water pumps, the ship came to a standstill about 16 miles (26 km) from Mosquito Inlet (now called Ponce de León Inlet). As the ship took on more water, Crane described the engine room as resembling "a scene at this time taken from the middle kitchen of Hades." [4]

  3. Ponce de Leon Inlet Light - Wikipedia

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    In 1982 the light was restored to active service, primarily because highrise buildings blocked the Coast Guard's beacon on the other side of the inlet. The Ponce De Leon Inlet Light Station was designated a National Historic Landmark on August 5, 1998, [7] [8] one of only eleven lighthouses to earn this designation. [9]

  4. 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane - Wikipedia

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    Along the coast, high waves eroded about 2 sq mi (5.2 km 2) of beaches in Maryland and another 1 sq mi (2.6 km 2) in Delaware. [6] High waves created an inlet that turned Assateague into an island. The storm damaged or destroyed several hotels in the region. [1] Power, telephone, and telegraph outages occurred from Cape Charles through Delaware ...

  5. Winds in the Age of Sail - Wikipedia

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    Since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. Tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and significantly delayed long voyages. The early European ...

  6. Wind Whips Ponce as Hurricane Fiona Approaches Puerto Rico - AOL

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    The National Weather Service (NWS) warned of storm surge flooding up to three feet above “normally dry ground” along the eastern and southern coasts of Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona ...

  7. Santa Ana winds: facts and fiction - AOL

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    Santa Ana winds and, their Bay Area cousin, the Diablo winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin region of the U.S. flows westward toward lower pressure located ...

  8. Effects of Hurricane Irma in Florida - Wikipedia

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    In Ponce Inlet, winds caused roof damage to a club house, deroofed a condominium, and severely damaged some businesses. [154] Throughout the county, a total of 1,003 dwellings received minor impact, 329 received major damage, and 21 homes were destroyed in Volusia County. Damage in the county totaled $332 million.

  9. Home collapses into ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks. It ...

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    A North Carolina coastal storm sent a home into the ocean off the Outer Banks island of Hatteras overnight Friday, marking the sixth house collapse in the area this year.. The unoccupied home was ...

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