Fishing boat operator wins four-year legal battle over 'irrational' bylaws
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A chartered fishing boat operator has won a legal battle with authorities that tried to prosecute his firm for fishing in a 44ft boat off Portland Bill and Shambles Bank.
The Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (SIFCA), and its predecessor Southern Sea Fisheries (SSF), launched legal action against skipper Patrick Carlin because they said the firm was breaking a bylaw that prevents boats longer than 12 metres from fishing within six miles of the coast.
Carlin, who runs Carlin Boat Charter Limited, fought the prosecution claiming that the bylaw was intended for commercial operators not the recreational anglers onboard his boat. Both the Professional Boatman's
Source: Yachting and Boating World
No life jackets found in boating accident that killed Colton firefighter
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Police said investigators did not find any life jackets or floating cushions after a small fishing boat capsized Saturday evening southeast of Estacada, killing a volunteer Colton firefighter .
Justin Lee Fraijo, 21, died when the 10-foot rowboat he was sharing with his brother capsized while they were fishing on Lake Harriet , a 22-acre reservoir on the Clackamas River's Oak Grove Fork, about 30 miles southeast of Estacada.
His brother, Portland Firefighter Jeremy Fraijo, 31, suffered severe hypothermia after plunging into the frigid water.
"They were not wearing life jackets," said Lt. James Rhodes, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman. "When members of the Water
Source: OregonLive.com
Jacksonville man brings boat and dune buggy together to make a boat car
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Carl Pegel is getting used to the stares when he sets sail in his 13-foot Sea Ray jet boat.
It's not just the skeleton of Capt. Argyle, the pirate on the bow or the fish on the fishing rod rack behind his seat.
Maybe it's the fact that "Doggy Daze" has wheels on its keel as Pegel pilots this converted dune buggy down Jacksonville's roads.
"It gets a bit scary when people slam on their brakes and hang out of their cars with their camera phones," he said of his year-old creation. "It is fun. My biggest regret is I didn't do it 20 years ago when I saw one."
Doggy Daze garnered a lot of attention when it cruised to a First Coast Car Council car show in Fruit Cove on a recent Saturday night. Car council president Lon Greenwood says he regularly sees lots of hot rods and classic cars at the Saturday night cruise-ins at Florida 13 and Racetrack Road, but not a boat.
Source: Florida Times-Union
TOKYO — Unidentified North Koreans are demanding a payment to release 29 Chinese fishermen whose boats were seized last week, Chinese media outlets reported Thursday, in a rare public dispute between the neighbors and allies. According to the Beijing
MANILA, Philippines - A fleet of fishing boats are sailing to Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) Friday to reinforce the country's territorial claim over the rich fishing ground, 124 nautical miles from Zambales province, which is being claimed by China
