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The Lightship Chesapeake: during WWII, the ship was outfitted with two 20 mm guns

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Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 to 1983, serving as an essential part of the system of aids to navigation that protected mariners and their ships by marking stations through a combination of light and sound.
Lightship 116 is a well-preserved example from the third generation of lightship design and from the vessel class of Lightship 100, whose most significant advance was the installation of a diesel-electric power plant.

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Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 3 people 350 miles offshore by MV Bow Clipper

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The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of three people Thursday who were rescued by good Samaritans after their 41-foot sailboat, the Elusive, was beset by storms in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 350 miles east of Virginia Beach.
Rescued are Larry Monesson, 60, Sean Monesoon, 40, and James Moore, 40.
The father of James Moore contacted Coast Guard 5th District Command Center watchstanders at approximately 1 a.m. Thursday reporting he received a message via satellite phone from his son. The message stated the crew of the Elusive were experiencing high winds, 25-foot ocean swells and engine failure, but were attempting to repair the engine and not requesting assistance at the time.

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GE Aviation account manager drilled company for expensive bits to fatten his Paypal; sentenced to slammer

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Quinn began stealing tools from GE Aviation’s inventory no later than 2009 and resold the stolen tools over the Internet. Most of the stolen hardware consisted of high-speed carbide drill bits. Purchasers paid for the stolen tools by depositing funds into Quinn’s personal PayPal account. According to PayPal records, between 2009 and July 2013, Quinn realized more than $108,000 from sales of carbide drill bits. The cost to GE of the stolen tools was at least $200,000

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Navy pilots get swimming lesson from Coast Guard; ship full of pot unloaded in Miami

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Crew members at Coast Guard Station Miami Beach offload 2,058 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated wholesale value of $1.9 million, at Base Miami Beach, May 2, 2014. The Coast Guard Cutter Dependable interdicted the contraband on April 23 during a routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea