Category Archives: California Coastal Notes of Interest

Fish dying off after massive molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor

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By Matt Pearce - Los Angeles Times Fish are dying off en masse in the waters around Honolulu after hundreds of thousands of gallons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor this week -- and there's nothing officials can do to clean it up.
Thousands of fish, suffocated by the sugary sludge, have been killed or threatened. Footage from local media showed fish floating in the harbor, with some seeming to gasp above the surface of the water, which was contaminated by the thick, syrupy sweetener. Continue Reading...
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Chinese And U.S. Navies Exercise Together – China To Take Part in RIMPAC 2014

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Ottawa Citizen: By David Pugliese Three China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships arrived in Hawaii last week to join the US Navy in a search-and-rescue exercise, according to Associated Press. The PLAN guided missile destroyer Qingdao, a frigate and a supply ship took part in exercises Monday with the USS Lake Erie off Waikiki in order to foster operational familiarity between the two navies, according to the report. PLAN ships last visited the U.S. in 2006, when they stopped in Pearl Harbor and San Diego for communications drills and search-and-rescue exercises, while the two nations last held a joint drill in 2012 during an anti-piracy exercise off Somalia, the report notes. Continue Reading... ...
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Avalon: Catalina’s only city has a century of history

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AVALON >> Catalina Island’s only city has a century’s worth of history since its incorporation, and although the town’s primary claim to fame may be its reputation as a playground for old Hollywood, those who have spent their lives here have their own stories to tell in addition to those told by the black-and-white photographs of movie stars that can be seen throughout the town. Avalon’s 100th anniversary as an incorporated city fell on June 26. Centennial celebrations took place earlier this summer, and the Catalina Island Museum is still preparing an exhibit on the island’s centennial that is scheduled to open in October. Continue Reading... ...
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Weekend Beach, Surf and Weather Report

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AOL Malibu Patch A look at the weather forecast, surf conditions and beach water quality grades in Los Angeles County for the weekend of Sept. 7-8. Continue Reading... ...
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ON THE WATER: Mega-Yacht Causes Mega-Uproar

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www.Gazettes.com By Jo Murray Gazette Columnist
Mega-Yachts The “big” news for local boaters and waterfront homeowners this week is actually over in Newport Harbor. That’s where billionaire Rick Caruso’s 216-foot mega yacht, the Invictus, is anchored off Lido Isle — and it’s where the neighbors have issues with a five-story boat impacting their views. Continue Reading...
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Beach radar scours sea for smugglers

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UT San Diego: By David Garrick

CARLSBAD — A large radar device recently installed at Carlsbad’s Ponto Beach is part of a federal crackdown on drug and immigrant smuggling along the California coast.

The device, which can track any vessel within 20 miles, could help law enforcement agencies spot and apprehend smuggling boats or terrorists before they get to shore. It is the first of its kind in the country.

Federal officials have begun to focus more on securing the coastline after sharply reducing smuggling by air during the past 25 years, said Keith Jones of the Air and Marine Operations Center in Riverside, which is run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Ahoy, All Hands on Deck as Tall Ships Land in Dana Point

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Dana Point Times: By Andrea Papagianis While the original brig Pilgrim that Dana Point’s namesake Richard Henry Dana, Jr. sailed to the Southern California shores on lived a relatively short life, a replica with the same name has continued to travel the Pacific Ocean as an ambassador for the city. This weekend she will welcome six other vessels to the OC Dana Point Harbor as the Ocean Institute plays host to the 29th annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival. The three-day festival will celebrate California’s deep maritime history with mock cannon battles, pirate encampments, treasure hunts, pirate training camps, knot-tying demonstrations and more. Continue Reading... ...
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USS Pearl Harbor returns to SD

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Navy Dispatch Newspaper: by MC3 Samantha J. Webb SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) returned to San Diego Aug. 26 after more than three months in the Indo-Asia Pacific region for Pacific Partnership 2013. Pacific Partnership, a disaster-response preparedness mission, visited the host nations of Samoa, Tonga, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. Continue Reading... ...
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Cannes Yacht Show- Yachting world’s most glamorous spectacle

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www.sail-world.com With more 580 boats on display in water and on land and more 150 world premiere editions, the three exceptional French Riviera sites, the ‘Vieux Port’, ‘Port Pierre Canto’ and the 'Riviera', located at either end of the famous Croisette in Cannes, are just right for hosting Europe’s leading in-water boat show. The first gathering of the season, the Cannes show brings together the key players in pleasure boating and international luxury yachting, whether they be exhibitors showcasing their new vessels, products and services or visitors--yacht owners or future buyers--taking advantage of an almost unique opportunity offered by this show: the sea trials! Continue Reading... ...
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Tsunami would flood large swath of Southland coast, USGS says

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Los Angeles Times: By Rong-Gong Lin II, Tony Barboza and Hector Becerra A large tsunami hitting California would cause major flooding in Long Beach and parts of Orange County and force 750,000 people to evacuate coastal areas in a few hours, according to extensive simulation published Wednesday by U.S. Geological Survey.
The study, released two years after a tsunami killed thousands in Japan, identified several communities that are particularly vulnerable to flooding because of their low elevation and lack of protection from waves. They include Marina del Rey, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as a swath of low-lying coastal areas between San Pedro and Newport Beach. Continue Reading...
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