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Thrill-seeking hydrofoil surfers are riding cargo ship wakes in San Francisco Bay
The San Francisco Boardsailing Association, a group for windsurfers, kite surfers and foilers, recently issued a safety alert urging riders to maintain a 300-foot distance from cargo ships.
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Why Bay Area athletes are chasing container ships, at great peril
A wing foiler in the bay off Crissy Field East Beach in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Some Bay Area boardsailers are riding the wakes of cargo ships coming in and out of the ...
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How Canned Salmon Became Big Business in Gold Rush San Francisco
Barreda/KQED) Part of the ‘Big Cargo’ exhibition on board the Balclutha ... Olivia Allen-Price: The biggest canning companies were headquartered in San Francisco. And seasonal workers boarded ships in ...
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Cargo ship worker rescued via helicopter nearly 1,000 miles off the California coast
According to the U.S. National Guard, the rescue happened on Oct. 9 about 920 miles off the coast of San Francisco. The cargo ship, based out of Liberia, requested help from the U.S. Coast Guard ...
8 rescued from capsized sailboat in San Francisco Bay
San Francisco fire crews and the U.S. Coast Guard helped to rescue eight people off of a boat that is typically used to teach ...
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FROM HONG-KONG TO SANFRANCISCO.; Voyage of the Mary Whitridge, with a Cargo of Chinese An Error in the American Nautical Almanac Regulations for Chinese Passenger Ships, &c.
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday, Feb. 28, 1861. I sailed in the good ship Mary Whitridge ... so as not to cripple her in regard to cargo and other considerations, so that she may yield a fair and certain ...