Showing posts with label Chesapeake Bay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chesapeake Bay. Show all posts
Saturday, July 16, 2016

Former Bay Ferry Still In Service

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(Picture and article courtesy shoredailynews.com ) Ever get nostalgic about riding the Chesapeake Bay Ferries? One of the ferries th...
Friday, June 1, 2012

The Skipjack Ida May ~ Docked In Pocomoke City

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The Skipjack Ida May is docked at the Delmarva Discovery Center in downtown Pocomoke City.  If you have never seen a Skipjack up close now...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Historic Shipjack Ida May Arrives In Pocomoke This Afternoon

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Accident On Chesapeake Bay Bridge ~ Man Falls Overboard

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SANDY POINT, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after he was thrown from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge when his disabled car was rear-en...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

NRP - Largest Poaching Sting in 25 Years

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Natural Resources Police seized an illegal fishing net filled with nearly three tons of striped bass Tuesday morning off Bloody Point at th...
Monday, September 6, 2010

Skipjack Race Winner

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The Rebecca T. Ruark with Capt. Wade H. Murphy won the 51st annual Labor Day Skipjack race. Built in 1886, the Rebecca T. Ruark is the oldes...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Algae Bloom In Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Waters

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NORFOLK (AP) -- Huge ribbons of algae blooms have appeared in lower Chesapeake Bay, the result of a scorching summer and recent rains. The d...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Sanctuary Swap For Oystermen?

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DEAL ISLAND -- Somerset County watermen are protesting a state plan to create oyster sanctuaries in the Manokin and Nanticoke rivers -- a m...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Take Precautions/Use Common Sense When Swimming In the Chesapeake Bay

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High temperatures and pollution have made conditions ripe for a potentially dangerous bacteria carried in Chesapeake Bay waters, leading s...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Man On Jet Ski Was Electrocuted From the Storm

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The 63-year-old Annapolis man killed on his jet ski during Sunday's severe thunderstorm was electrocuted by a nearby lightning strike, ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Virginia's Governor and President At Odds Once Again

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Governor Bob McDonnell and President Barack Obama are at odds again, this time over the new EPA regulations attempting to lower pollution i...