After a shark bit his legs while fishing near Key West, Dave Daniel says he would “100% be dead” if not for the quick action of nearby boaters and the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Daniel, a 43-year-old exterminator from Florida, was fishing in shallow water at a Key West sandbar on August 23 when his […] The post Florida fisherman credits boaters and Coast Guard after terrifying shark attack near Key West appeared first on American Almanac .
After a shark bit his legs while fishing near Key West, Dave Daniel says he would “100% be dead” if not for the quick action of nearby boaters and the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Daniel, a 43-year-old exterminator from Florida, was fishing in shallow water at a Key West sandbar on August 23 when his day took a violent turn. Daniel said he spotted a large shark, one he estimated at six or seven feet long, moving toward him. Before he could get clear, Daniel said, the shark latched onto his legs, leaving him bleeding and fearing for his life. “I looked down in the water and there was so much blood in the water,” Daniel told NBC News. As he tried to process what had happened, Daniel remembers thinking, “there’s no way you’re…Open
Mark Zuckerberg's 387-foot superyacht sat idle off the Alaska coast while a small cruise ship sailed past it to rescue a stranded skiff, and passengers aboard the rescue vessel booed when they heard what happened. The incident unfolded on the night of August 3 near Farragut Bay in Southeast Alaska. A 21-foot skiff traveling between […] The post Zuckerberg's $300 million superyacht accused of ignoring Coast Guard call for stranded boat in Alaska appeared first on American Almanac .
Mark Zuckerberg's 387-foot superyacht sat idle off the Alaska coast while a small cruise ship sailed past it to rescue a stranded skiff, and passengers aboard the rescue vessel booed when they heard what happened. The incident unfolded on the night of August 3 near Farragut Bay in Southeast Alaska. A 21-foot skiff traveling between Petersburg and Juneau ran out of fuel and contacted the U.S. Coast Guard around 9:30 p.m. About thirty minutes later, the Coast Guard broadcast a marine assistance request to nearby vessels. Zuckerberg's superyacht, the Launchpad, was closer to the stranded boat than any other ship in the area, but its crew never answered. Instead, a far smaller vessel did what the Launchpad did not. The Wilderness Legacy, an…Open
Gavin Bladen oversaw the construction of the luxury catamaran Hemisphere and has lived on it for 15 years. When it changes hands, he may be cast adrift.
The accident in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday led to the death of the boat owner’s brother. The authorities say they plan to end the search for three people still missing.
The Coast Guard Investigative Service is preparing to ask the Bahamas for permission to send in U.S divers to search new areas in the ongoing search for Lynette Hooker.
The U.S. Coast Guard seized the sailboat linked to Lynette Hooker’s disappearance after she was reported missing during a Bahamas trip in April. Her husband, Brian, says she fell overboard. She remains missing as the investigation continues. More: https://tinyurl.com/mvf95cfm #LynetteHooker #truecrime #BrianHooker
