Hundreds of man-hours were spent to remove it “Deep Thought,” the boat stuck on Milwaukee’s lakeshore since October Milwaukeeans have embraced the boat as a symbol of their city made pilgrimages to it and rechristened it the “SS Minnow.” Milwaukee County plans to finally remove the boat via crane Deep Thought ran aground on a city beach, less than 2 miles from downtown Milwaukee, when the Mississippi couple who own it ran out of gas bikers and drivers in the popular lakefront park have had a clear view of the boat Locals visited the boat throughout the week ahead of its removal Angela and Jason LeGear were doing a photoshoot there for their homemade humidor cigar boxes “A lot of my clients are very much suit-and-tie people,” Jason LeGear said I am the kind of person who goes and finds an abandoned that’s exactly where I want to do a photoshoot at.’” It was the couple’s first time at the boat “The fact that the other boat that was rescuing it got stuck We have to take the time to go see it,” Angela LeGear said The other boat is a small barge belonging to Jerry Guyer of Jerry’s Silo Marina in Milwaukee Guyer has been salvaging boats in Milwaukee for 40 years His quest to remove Deep Thought started in October He meant to anchor the small barge — which he made himself out of an old pontoon boat — and use it as a platform to pull Deep Thought it just wasn’t enough,” he said “The boat was still too heavy.” he’d tried to air-dredge Deep Thought by running an air hose underneath it for seven hours “Then the weather got us,” he said A large sandbar makes an approach with a larger barge impossible “It’s just the worst possible place in the whole shoreline of Milwaukee,” he said Guyer said he’s spent over $27,000 and “hundreds” of man-hours trying to remove the boat with his crew “I’m not done because I gotta go back and get my pulling barge,” he said “This is not the first time we’ve invested with no return It’s kind of the nature of the business,” he added “Today I am on my first pilgrimage to this very unserious boat,” said Vikram Shanker The communal graffiti was his favorite part of the boat he hoped to recreate one iconic tag with a two-and-a-half watt programmable DJ laser “I want to write ‘ALIENS’ back on the boat with the laser,” he said “I rode here on my high-powered electric scooter and I will ride back on my high-powered electric scooter to do my fusion glass workshop,” he said Terry Puhek-Sandberg also stopped at the boat on her way to an art event — a weaving class Asked why she thought it’d become such a tourist attraction she said “just because it’s here and on the lake.” The boat’s pinned location on Google Maps — labeled as a “tourist attraction” — has racked up 157 ratings While locals were busy making the boat into a tourist attraction government officials tried to figure out who was ultimately responsible for removing it “All sides of government were pointing at everybody else,” said Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman the county’s chief legal counsel determined that removal was Milwaukee County’s responsibility A contractor will lift the boat out of the water by crane on Tuesday It’s not clear who will pay for the removal The boat’s owners have “stopped answering calls,” Wasserman said Hoan Foundation has pledged $10,000 toward removal and another anonymous donor has pledged funds “We don’t know who’s going to be paying for it but Milwaukee County has to get this boat out,” he said Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board — The same captain and the same boat that crashed into the Clearwater Ferry Sunday night killing one man and injuring multiple people was cited by authorities in another Pinellas County boat crash involving multiple injuries years earlier The ABC Action News I-team obtained pictures and reports from that 2019 crash which resembled the recent one in some ways It was a chaotic scene Sunday night after a power boat operated by Jeffry Knight slammed into the Clearwater Ferry carrying 44 people Shaken passengers recall the terrifying moment “I looked back behind us and this big yacht just came through the boat,” one passenger recalled A Clearwater city camera captured the incident Knight’s boat can be seen coming up from behind and colliding with the ferry “We can’t even understand how fast they were going How was that even logically possible,” said ferry passenger Brenda Alvarez Rescue workers scrambled to help the crash victims We had two people flown by helicopter to local hospitals,” said Clearwater Police Public Information Officer Rob Shaw Jose Castro Knight has not been charged in connection with that accident But the I-Team has confirmed that Knight was cited for another crash involving that same boat which crashed into a different pontoon boat pontoon near the Skyway with one injured subject being brought into Maximo,” the Florida Wildlife Commission dispatcher said in a radio transmission just after 2 p.m and Jeffry Knight was behind the wheel of his 37-foot-long powerboat The boat was powered by three 350-horsepower engines Knight’s boat struck a 21-foot-long pontoon boat with a single 90-horsepower outboard engine “There are going to be two more subjects who are injured Dispatch believes they’ll be transported to Bayfront,” the dispatcher alerted officers in another radio transmission According to the FWC incident report obtained by the I-Team Knight’s boat was traveling at an estimated speed of 45 miles an hour when it hit the pontoon boat which witnesses say was going 8 miles an hour The report says the pontoon boat operator was a medical doctor who performed first aid on the injured passengers A passenger from Knight’s boat reportedly boarded that vessel and drove it to Maximo Park where ambulances were waiting to take the three victims to Bayfront Hospital in St Has head injury and lacerations,” a FWC officer on the scene reported back to the dispatcher “Patient number two is another female trauma alert with abdominal injuries.” Records show Knight purchased his boat in 2018 for more than $381,000 It had far less damage than the pontoon boat it struck FWC charged him 28 days after the crash with careless operation of a vessel and collision with a vessel We asked retired Tampa Police Department Marine Officer Randy Lopez to review the report He owns and operates Blue Line Boating, a charter boating and boater safety training business During Lopez’s 33-year law enforcement career The FWC report from the 2019 crash concluded “Knight was at fault for this accident” He should have slowed and gone behind him,” Lopez said looking at the diagram provided by investigators as part of the report Lopez said the report indicated Knight violated navigation rules and didn’t have a lookout “Look at the disparity in the size and the makeup of the vessels,” Lopez said which showed significant damage to the pontoon boat including crushed railing on the side of the impact you go ‘I'm surprised nobody got killed’ because when that boat came up had somebody been sitting right there or standing right there they’d have taken that boat full force,” Lopez said The 2019 charges against Knight were dismissed by a judge months later The injured passengers sued Knight and a limited liability company formed by Knight which held the title to the boat The lawsuit alleges Knight violated navigational rules “by failing to keep a proper lookout and operating the vessel in a careless manner including by taking his eyes off of his direction of travel by looking down at his GPS immediately prior to impacting the vessel.” The civil case was settled for an undisclosed amount Lopez says the events in the 2019 crash and Sunday’s crash show the importance of being aware of one's surroundings and operating boats safely at all times “The boats that we have out here today they’re fast They'll run over things and they will cause damage,” Lopez said We reached out to Knight’s attorney Kevin Hayslett who said he didn’t wish to comment on the 2019 charges except to emphasize that the charges against Knight were dismissed If you have a story you think the I-Team should investigate, email us at adam@abcactionnews.com Report a typo and the City Council of Sausalito—a wealthy enclave on a hill overlooking Richardson Bay north of San Francisco—is holding a public meeting about its plans to build a shelter for people experiencing homelessness A man in a San Francisco Giants jacket gets up and voices his concerns about the shelter and which the city is mandated to build under a 2007 California law and the mental instability of the people who might be housed there—he mentions a recent murder in which a man killed his landlord and then killed himself in prison and self-interest: There is a housing crisis but we shouldn’t have to do anything about it “I’m very keen on homeless shelters,” one woman had said at a previous meeting “I don’t have anything against people trying to get their lives together I help people all the time trying to get their lives together I have an issue with it at the schools and on my street—because I’m selfish.” Jeff is a member of a community called the “anchor-outs,” 100 or so people who live on boats off Sausalito’s shores but he knows he is part of the group that the man in the Giants jacket is concerned about that Sausalito has no intention of building a homeless shelter in 2016,” Jeff says “And yet we had to go through forty-five minutes of hate speech I heard the homeless were responsible for murders—although it was somebody I guess killing his landlord that means he had a place—sexual predators What this means is there is an attitude that needs adjustment Jeff likely cares about the construction of a shelter because the same constituency that is resisting the shelter is also aiming to eliminate the anchor-outs because the boats that the anchor-outs live on are some of the last affordable housing in the area One grand jury investigation found that to afford a one-bedroom apartment in Sausalito requires an income of $98,000 a year The anchor-outs ride the definitional edge of homelessness: not quite homeless it documents a new phase of the ongoing and escalating housing crisis: As people look for alternatives to unaffordable housing fragile communities have sprung up or hung on defying and nuancing our pictures of homelessness in America Richardson Bay is a natural harbor that on maps resembles a cartoon fish chomping into the Marin County peninsula. It is shallow, making it perfect as an anchorage. The bottom of the bay is covered with eelgrass and its surface is covered with cormorants and seagulls Around its edges sit the cities of Sausalito For thousands of years the Coast Miwok lived in the area surrounding the bay and larger port cities like San Francisco developed at the end of the nineteenth century Richardson Bay provided shelter for displaced and itinerant communities prospectors who came too late to find riches camped along the shores and lived in old boats After the 1906 earthquake and a subsequent citywide fire devastated San Francisco refugees once again settled in impromptu camps on Richardson Bay The bay was a major shipyard during World War II for companies like Bechtel which built and launched massive warships but abandoned their shorefront property as soon as the war was over Returning troops settled in decommissioned boats and barges on shore and disaffected youths with drug habits took up residence in hundreds of houseboats and ramshackle huts The wilder elements of the houseboats were tamed in time The federal government in 1969 had designated Richardson Bay as a special anchorage essentially a free parking lot for sailors; in 1987 the region put a 72-hour limit on the anchorage A small community of anchor-outs settled the bay and lived rent-free on the water in something like a quiet truce with their landed neighbors more aggressive stance toward the people of Richardson Bay was starting to take shape,” Kloc writes while reporting on the anchor-outs in a park near shore in which debts are forgiven every 50 years Jeff is typical of the anchor-outs: articulate Kloc then meets a man who goes by the name Innate Thought a self-taught maritime lawyer whose boat had recently been raided by the Coast Guard and the local police Exactly why he was raided and the details of his case are unclear but he tells Kloc he plans to take it to the Supreme Court The indeterminate nature of the story isn’t surprising: Truth and half-truth swirl together in this drifting community if not a little odd—he uses a car battery on his boat to play a couple of hours of Grand Theft Auto V while listening to “Ave Maria” on repeat In the photographs that accompany the Harper’s essay Innate has the drawn and rough features of a barkeep in a Western taking the reporter to his barge and introducing him to the nuances The anchor-outs must row to shore to get groceries Storms drag their aquatic homes dangerously close to docks Innate devotes his spare time to making a documentary about the anchorage aided by footage collected by another anchor-out who has been living in the bay for over 50 years Some of the anchor-outs are close and visit with one another on their decks lovingly captured philosophizing over high-gravity beers on the shore or making paintings on driftwood While some of the residents of the anchorage are at sea seemingly by choice “It’s really hard to live on a boat,” one woman tells Kloc “But it feels a lot safer than being on San Francisco’s streets It’s like a catch-22.” One anchor-out whom Kloc encounters works three jobs: a seasonal gig at Home Depot assembling grills Another resident says she was making $76,000 the year before she lost her job and her house “I don’t want to be an anchor-out,” she tells Kloc But it is the best of a lot of bad options the landed communities surrounding the anchorage begin to organize the expulsion of the anchor-outs Law enforcement starts to declare dilapidated boats “marine debris,” and drags them away to be crushed the anchor-outs’ homes are disappearing at an alarming rate Anchored-out residents fear arrest or detainment not for the time in jail but because their homes might vanish in their absence It’s hard to protest the watery demolitions because it’s not always clear who is doing the clearing the Coast Guard or local authorities; Richardson Bay is overseen by a messy patchwork of agencies with differing jurisdictions the unhoused population in surrounding Marin County explodes with a 47 percent increase in just a few years And still the city of Sausalito fails to comply with the state of California mandate to build a homeless shelter A major storm in 2021 destroys numerous boats and forces some of the anchor-outs to establish an encampment on shore so the city relocates them to a site possibly contaminated with toxic waste A population of over 200 boats dwindles to 60 or less by 2024 Such actions do nothing to solve the underlying factors that caused the anchorage to grow to over 200 boats or a tent city to expand overnight in the middle of a wealthy town They do not address low wages and expensive rents is often the objective of policies aimed at unhoused communities,” Kloc writes Many motel residents were gainfully employed but still unable to save two or three months’ rent in order to make a deposit on a permanent home One family lived in a one-bedroom suite for three years Jessica Bruder’s Nomadland (which came out in 2017 and was adapted into an Oscar-winning feature film in 2020) follows vagabonds and retirees living out of their vehicles as they travel to grueling gigs picking sugar beets in North Dakota or packing merchandise at Amazon warehouses in Nevada takes to the road with her dog to work seasonal jobs she finds a whole community of people like her many of whom had lost their homes to foreclosure When she comes upon a group of elderly people living in campers “Sometimes I felt like I was wandering around post-recession refugee camps.” The same could be said of the anchor-outs in Sausalito and it is not surprising that May resembles Kloc’s main guide sometimes struggling to make meaning of life where RVers like May could once stay for free is akin to the special anchorage of Richardson Bay And while Bruder’s characters largely bristle at being called homeless many admit they came to their current arrangement more out of necessity than by choice “We were presented with this lifestyle as being exciting and innovative and it is,” one of them writes on her blog “However the truth of the matter is most of us are doing this because of our financial situation.” All of these books show people trying to make the best of a bad situation but who are powerless to change the social and economic factors that govern their lives The books’ characters have checked out of the system that demands they work full-time (or overtime) to pay rent or mortgage because they want to but also because they have to They do not have the savings to get a rental apartment or house They cannot make a better job appear just by grinding a couple of extra side-hustles A maddening aspect of Lost at Sea is that it is a narrative in which everything and nothing happens and characters rarely go through major transformations and often neither Kloc nor the anchor-outs know exactly why; the mystery would be difficult to solve and no one seems motivated to figure it out and we never learn who he was or what might have happened to him Kloc intentionally doesn’t name the City Council members who float in and out of a story that spans almost a decade as faceless people in suits The anchor-outs themselves can’t agree on a villain vaguely blaming the “Hill People” for their troubles Even the establishment of definite protagonists is a slippery business: The anchor-outs are an ever-shifting cast of characters leaves the anchorage halfway through the book after receiving a surprise inheritance and moving to Arizona Kloc cannot necessarily be faulted for these factors—they are true of housing stories everywhere The housing crisis has a narrative problem and they will likely end up in a tent city under a highway The anchorage was one of many obscure respites for those fleeing the unaffordability of American life The frustrating features of Kloc’s book reflect the amorphous unsatisfying way that the housing crisis continues to pathetically roll on and the explosion of people living at anchor in Richardson Bay Kloc could possibly have gone deeper into that context for the anchor-outs’ lives but to really delve into those twin features of our economy would have been a completely different book Such narrative complications might be an excuse to simply not tell these stories at all and surely numerous enterprising journalists hunting for the next optionable feature for Hollywood will turn away from the messiness of these tales giving us a human portrait of an impromptu community of people trying to survive Dispute between Oxford and Cambridge proves even rowing can be a contact sport when it comes to blue boats With almost 200 years of intense rivalry the Boat Race has already inspired several major films, and after an extraordinary week Hollywood producers now have plenty more material to go at. What began last December as a disagreement between various alumni of Oxford and Cambridge over eligibility criteria for next month’s race exploded into a full-blown incident this week, with allegations of “slimy tactics,” academic snobbery and female rowers being viewed as collateral damage in a dispute between the male boat clubs. Paris 2024 gold medallist Tom Ford has also been prevented from rowing for Cambridge on 13 April due to the so-called 12-year rule which stops anyone competing if it was more than 12 years since they started an undergraduate degree course The 12-year rule was added to the joint agreement between the two boat clubs that governs the race four years ago after the double Olympic champion James Cracknell rowed for Cambridge in 2019 at the age of 46 The bad blood between the two camps is such that the former Olympic and world champion Annamarie Phelps who is chair of Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) Phelps described the situation as “deeply disappointing this week” and Imogen Grant the reigning Olympic lightweight double sculls champion and a three-time Boat Race winner with Cambridge Oxford could certainly do with a new strategy as they have lost seven women’s races in succession and five of the last six in the men’s race No one associated with OUBC has yet commented officially on the matter Kate Crowley and Molly Foxell who have been banned from competing in the 2025 Boat Race Photograph: Avpics/AlamyThe dispute is being taken so seriously that the vice-chancellors of both universities are now said to be considering intervening There are also concerns at the Boat Race Company that the controversy could impact on their title sponsorship deal with Chanel The announcement that Chanel had agreed a headline commercial deal with the Boat Race last autumn was a genuinely historic move as it is the French fashion house’s first sponsorship in sport Next month’s race will be called the Chanel J12 Boat Race – a reference to the brand’s J12 unisex watch – in the start of a five-year deal which the company have the option to extend Given that Chanel are a female-focused brand “It looks like Oxford saw an opportunity and went for it as they took the view that Matt Heywood was a strong rower and they wanted to stop him competing,” said Cath Bishop an Olympic rowing silver medallist and Cambridge graduate “The impact on Cambridge’s women’s squad losing two members is collateral damage If the PGCE ban stands it will affect women disproportionately “It is also an insult to all the alumni on both sides who have rowed while on PGCE courses and a poor look for Oxford to be undermining an important degree-level qualification for the teaching profession that is so crucial to society.” was also offered a place at Oxford before opting to go to Cambridge although dual applications are not unusual Heywood said this week that the decision to exclude him “doesn’t align with any values of sportsmanship or race spirit that I have known in rowing” Whatever Oxford’s motives this stormy week off the water will not be the end of the matter The role of the independent panel in particular is being scrutinised with sources at Cambridge claiming they appear to have change their minds about the issue on two occasions the panel reversed their original decision and the three rowers were told they could race but were informed last week that the decision had changed again A source with knowledge of the case told the Guardian that the second U-turn resulted from Oxford successfully challenging the panel’s constitution which they discovered does not include a right of appeal meaning the original decision had to stand Cambridge are also understood to have received legal opinion from a king’s counsel that the 12-year rule is discriminatory While they have opted not to challenge the joint agreement at this stage given the proximity of the race SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Three people were found dead four were taken to the hospital and nine others were missing after a panga overturned in the waters off Torrey Pines State Beach Monday morning The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said several agencies WATCH: Laura Acevedo brings you the latest details on this incident four people were located and needed medical assistance and nine others were considered unaccounted for The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office says the people who died were all men three of the people taken to the hospital were in mid-moderate condition Both the City of Encinitas and California State Parks say that preliminary reports indicate 18 people were on the boat A City of Del Mar official told ABC 10News that the four people who were rescued were taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital for treatment The Department of Homeland Security says this was a maritime smuggling incident “This tragic maritime incident off the coast of San Diego is a stark reminder of the dangers posed by maritime smuggling The ruthless smuggling of undocumented individuals is not only illegal “This loss of life underscores why such criminal activity will never be tolerated HSI San Diego will diligently pursue every lead to ensure that those responsible are identified The following agencies responded to search for any survivors: the Coast Guard was still searching for the nine people who were unaccounted for; coast guardsmen were flying a plane above the area for the search.Border Patrol and DHS agents were seen searching the streets in the area to see if anybody who may have survived ran into the neighborhoods near the crash site During a story taking a closer look at how the Coast Guard tries to prevent these smuggling events the military branch provided the following numbers on how often they've happened dating back to fiscal year 2020 (numbers include CBP interceptions as well): This story will be updated as more information becomes available At least three people were killed and nine are missing after a panga-style boat washed ashore near the San Diego area on Monday Around 6:30 a.m., the U.S. Coast Guard responded to an area off the coast of Del Mar, finding three people deceased and four others in need of medical care, according to KABC-TV. Coast Guard officials said they did not know where the 12-foot boat was coming from, but reported it had "flipped," according to CNN. A search for the missing persons was ongoing Monday near Torrey Pines State Beach CNN reported that pangas have been used in recent years by "smugglers," stating that in 2023 eight people were killed when two migrant smuggling boats approached a San Diego beach amid heavy fog marking "one of the deadliest human smuggling operations ever in the U.S." Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team. Cal men's rowing featured in the Big Row at the Redwood Shores on Saturday. In Saturday’s races versus Stanford at Redwood Shores, the Cal men went undefeated — securing their 11th straight Big Row win — while the women fell victim to a sweep. The Big Row brought bitter and better results for the Cal women’s and men’s squads, respectively. In Saturday’s races against their rival Stanford at Redwood Shores, the women fell victim to a sweep while the men cruised to victory. For head coach Scott Frandsen and the men’s team, the undefeated day was a much-needed rebound after faltering in last weekend’s duel against the Huskies at Lake Washington. Only the first and second varsity eights traveled across the Bay to race the Cardinal, while the rest of the team stayed back at Briones Reservoir for some extra practice. “(It was) a good response, a good step forward from the races against Washington last weekend,” Frandsen said. “We tweaked some lineups a little bit … just to see how that would affect the speed and all of that was really positive.” In the 1V matchup, Cal jumped ahead of Stanford early and continued to pull away until reaching the 2,000-meter mark at a time of 5:52.2. The second varsity boat’s race was similarly impressive, as the blue and gold effortlessly overpowered their red rivals, crossing the finish line at 5:58.2. Both heats saw the Bears claim a near ten-second margin-of-victory. Channeling their inner lumberjacks, the tardigrades trounced the Trees. With two victories Saturday, the Cal men’s team has now won 11 straight Big Row bouts over Stanford. The same can’t be said for the women’s team. In fact, their weekend of racing was the polar opposite — head coach Al Acosta sent nearly all his boats down and none found success against its Cardinal counterpart. Acosta had said last week that he knew Stanford would pose one of the most daunting challenges of the year: “Nobody’s even come close to beating them this year. Not even close.” Stanford’s 1V came out hot, posting a blazing time of 6:32.0 that exceeded the blue and gold’s best efforts. In the second varsity duel, Cal was unable to crack sub-seven minutes as the Cardinal pulled away with a time of 6:50.1. The Bears’ slimmest margin of defeat came in the 3V race, where they fell just 2.7 seconds short of the red boat ahead of them. Acosta also sent two fours to Redwood Shores. Neither of them came close to crossing the finish line first; on average, both fours covered the 2,000 meter distance 16.75 seconds slower than Stanford. “Stanford is clearly the fastest team in the country and they showed that today,” Acosta said to Cal Athletics. “We have two weeks to get healthy, to make some adjustments and to get ready for our inaugural ACC championship.” Frandsen’s team will also attack the next two weeks focused on its first set of championship races at Lake Natoma in Gold River, California. It’s been an up and down season for both programs, but now is when the real competition begins. In the pair of weeks ahead of their inaugural MPSF conference championship, the Bears will have to tackle the lull of dead week and the chaos of final exams. But Frandsen trusts his athletes can balance the books and boats. “It’s always a challenging time,” Frandsen said. “But it’s on the guys to manage their academic load and stress (to) make sure we’re able to have a productive two weeks.” Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. We're an independent student-run newspaper, and need your support to maintain our coverage. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A panga boat believed to be carrying migrants overturned near the San Diego coast Monday killing three people and sending at least four to the hospital about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Chris Sappey told ABC 7 the boat which overturned about 35 miles from the Mexican border Panga boats are small vessels designed for fishing but typically used by smugglers Those injured were taken to the nearby Scripps La Jolla Hospital, KGTV reported “There were estimated to be about 18 people on the beach so we upgraded this to a major medical response due to the number of potential victims that we had on the beach with this boat,” Sanchez said The boat overturned near Torrey Pines State Beach around 6:30 a.m A passerby spotted people doing CPR on the beach and called the police “A doctor hiking nearby called in and said, ‘I see people doing CPR on the beach, I’m running that way,’” Nick Backouris from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department told the Associated Press One or two children were among those on board, Coast Guard spokesperson Hunter Schnabel told The San Diego Union-Tribune. Several agencies, including the Coast Guard and San Diego Sheriff’s Department, were helping with the search efforts. San Diego Fire-Rescue sent helicopters to aid the response, while the Coast Guard is using a 45-foot response boat, the Union-Tribune reports. Crews are also combing the beach on foot. "We're just doing our due diligence by checking if there's anybody else in the waters," Sanchez told NBC News. "And to this point, I don't have anything else to report, as far as missing or accounted for." “We have several resources walking up and down the beach as well, making sure that no one is missed,” Sanchez also told Fox 5. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies 2025 8:50PMWatch breaking news and other live events from ABC.Three dead bodies and four survivors in need of medical care were discovered on a panga boat that washed ashore near San Diego on Monday morning Coast Guard and the Encinitas Fire Department The boat was reported to be overturned before it washed onto a beach in Del Mar Several local agencies are helping with the search "This was a mass casualty incident," Encinitas Deputy Fire Chief Jorge Sanchez said "We do have air resources that are sweeping lateral We do have lifeguards in the water on boats and jet skis and we have several resources walking up and down the beach as well making sure that no one is missed," he said The three dead victims were all males, the medical examiner's office told San Diego ABC affiliate KGTV. Their names and ages have not been released Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInSAN DIEGO (AP) — A small boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized early Monday in high surf off San Diego’s Pacific coast and left three people dead and four injured Coast Guard crews were searching for nine others Coast Guard Petty Officer Chris Sappey said it was unclear where the boat was coming from before it flipped shortly after sunrise about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of the Mexico border Pangas are open fishing boats commonly used by smugglers Officials had no other details about those on board The four injured people were taken to hospitals The Coast Guard deployed a helicopter and boat to search for the missing Hikers and others at Torrey Pines State Beach reported seeing a boat capsize near the shore at about 6:30 a.m. Nick Backouris of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department “A doctor hiking nearby called in and said A bulldozer moved the panga on the beach as the search was underway The wooden dinghy that was over 20 feet long (6 meters) had scuffed blue paint and wooden planks for seats Inside the boat were a pair of running shoes an empty waterproof cell phone bag and various water bottles Smuggling off the California coast has long been a risky alternative for migrants to avoid heavily guarded land borders Small boats with single or twin engines known as “pangas” leave from the Mexican coast in the dead of night sometimes charting hundreds of miles north It was one of the deadliest maritime smuggling cases in waters off the U.S by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk four were injured and nine are missing after a small boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized Monday off the coast of Del Mar Several agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard after reports of a capsized panga-style boat near Torrey Pines State Beach the San Diego Sheriff's Department reported Pangas are open boats designed for fishing but commonly used by smugglers Coast Guard Petty Officer Chris Sappey told The Associated Press they did not know where the 12-foot boat was coming from before it flipped shortly after sunrise about 35 miles north of the Mexico border "They were not tourists," Sappey said "They are believed to be migrants." "Deputies are assisting @USCG with providing life saving measures related to a maritime event on the beach near the 200 block of Stratford Court in @CityDelMar. Look for increased law enforcement activity in the area," the department wrote on X A City of Del Mar official told KGTV that a preliminary report suggested 18 people were on the boat before it capsized. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. _____Editor's note: The Associated Press contributed to this article. Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service, delivered to your Email five times per week Footage shows the passengers being passed life jackets as the luxury yacht sunk into the water Thirty-two people were rescued after a yacht party ended in disaster with the $4.5million vessel sinking off the coast of Miami Beach Pictures had showed the Lamborghini boat’s sundeck filled with a group of influencers during the Formula One weekend in the city the 63-foot vessel started taking water near Monument Island Footage from the yacht showed female passengers being passed orange life vests before rescue teams Others on board could be seen taking pictures of the sinking yacht while one person joked “iceberg The stranded passengers were taken to Miami Beach Marina one of a limited-edition fleet of just 11 ships designed by the high-end Italian car maker and then we realized half the boat was in the water," one passenger told CBS News Miami Officials have not yet confirmed what caused the boat to start sinking. A USCG social media post confirmed that no-one suffered injuries Witness Rachael Miller told CBS News Miami that she caught a glimpse of the yacht sticking upright in the water. "We were just on the boat and we saw a bunch of cops, police boats, and there was another yacht that was flipped over completely vertically in the water," she said. "It was vertical. Yeah, it was straight up in the water. “It definitely didn't look ordinary, and it's just very concerning,” she added. USGC Cpt. Yasmany Linares told CBS News Miami he joked with his first mate that the call-out was not to “do pictures and photos” after receiving the alert, before making clear it was a rescue mission. He told CBS News Miami: “If that boat flips, all these people can be trapped under the boat and that's a different story.” ALEXANDRIA (WJON News) -- A Teen was rescued after falling out of a moving boat The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened on Saturday at about 2:00 p.m A 15-year-old boy fell out of the boat as he was accelerating.  The boy was not wearing a life vest A person on a pontoon rescued the boy and brought him to the public access where he was treated and released to his parents A dock and lift company was able to stop the boat during the rescue A Teen was rescued after falling out of a moving boat.\nRead More ALEXANDRIA (WJON News) -- A Teen was rescued after falling out of a moving boat A boat washed ashore in San Diego early Monday morning in what authorities confirmed was a mass casualty incident that left at least three people dead “This was a mass casualty incident,” Encinitas Deputy Fire Chief Jorge Sanchez said It was estimated that the boat was carrying 18 people Officials said victims were found scattered along the beach prompting a large-scale emergency response Emergency crews conducted a coordinated search of the area to locate additional victims “We have several resources walking up and down the beach as well making sure that no one is missed,” Sanchez added WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ALCATRAZ, THE CALIFORNIA PRISON TRUMP WANTS TO REOPEN Authorities have not confirmed the cause of the incident When asked whether the accident was related to a human smuggling operation inspired by the tragic death of a South Florida teenager has passed the Florida Legislature and is headed to the governor’s desk for final approval dubbed “Lucy’s Law,” honors 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez who died in a boating accident near Boca Chita Key in September 2022 a high school senior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy was one of 14 passengers on a vessel that struck a channel marker and capsized was allegedly operating the boat in a reckless manner He has pleaded not guilty to related charges “Lucy’s Law” aims to strengthen penalties for careless and intoxicated boating If a person is found guilty of boating under the influence and leaves the scene without notifying law enforcement they could face a minimum of four years in prison The legislation also introduces stricter requirements for out-of-state boaters Individuals who have not lived in Florida for at least five years would now need to complete a certified boater safety course before operating a vessel pushed for the law to ensure safer conditions on Florida’s waters They emphasized that many visitors underestimate how dangerous local waterways can be without proper experience or training The bill passed unanimously in the Florida Senate and by a wide margin in the House It now awaits Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature and would take effect July 1 9 Missing After Small Boat Capsizes Off San Diego CoastBy iHeartRadioMay 5 2025Photo: Michael C Johnson / iStock / Getty Images Three people died, four were injured, and nine others are missing after a small boat capsized early Monday (May 5) off the coast of San Diego According to the San Diego Sheriff's Department to reports of a capsized panga-style boat near Torrey Pines State Beach is actively searching for the missing individuals approximately 15 miles north of downtown San Diego The 12-foot boat's origin remains unknown, and the incident occurred in high surf conditions Hikers at Torrey Pines State Beach witnessed the capsizing with one doctor on the scene reporting people performing CPR on the beach This tragic event echoes a similar incident in 2023 when eight people died after two smuggling boats capsized near San Diego. The current search and rescue operation involves a 45-foot rescue boat and a helicopter assisting lifeguards in the area There is now another broken-down vessel in need of rescue along Milwaukee's Lake Michigan shoreline once again attempted to salvage Deep Thought from its resting spot deep in the sand between McKinley Marina and Bradford Beach a pontoon boat he and his salvage crew were using was washed up on the shoreline during evening storms Guyer said it was bad enough that the storm pushed the pontoon up on the sand where it is now resting between Deep Thought and the rocks but one of the aluminum floaters has completely broke off "We are dealing with Mother Nature," Guyer told the Journal Sentinel on April 30 public interest and publicity documenting his efforts to salvage the boat 13 when its owners from Mississippi ran out of gas and headed back home The pressure for him to get Deep Though removed amped up April 23. That's when Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson held a press conference, Guyer at his side, to announce an anonymous donor had come forward to pay for a portion of the cost to salvage the boat Guyer had estimated he'd spent $20,000 on the effort he has the cost of a destroyed pontoon boat to add to the cost But no one from the county is stepping up with any solutions other than to say county taxpayers will not foot the bill for the boat's removal "It is the nature of the unknown," Guyer said of any salvage effort "This thing has taken on a life of its own." Jessica Van Egeren is a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel She can be reached at jvanegeren@gannett.com and you can hop on the coolest boat ride in the entire state If you didn't know, we have one of the World's Wonders here in our backyard, and you can get a very unique look at Niagara Falls. This past Thursday kicked off the first day that the Maid of the Mist was open for the 2025 season Due to the ice along Lake Erie and the Niagara River this year was one of the latest opening dates for the boat ride they are good for any boat ride when the Maid of the Mist is running which means that you don't have a guaranteed seat on a specific ride You will be able to find out the time you when check in at the stand in person You can get ticket information HERE READ MORE: HERE ARE SOME REASONS NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA, SHOULD BE ANNEXED INTO THE UNITED STATES There are plenty of things to do on both sides of Niagara Falls. You can hike the Niagara Gorge, head over the border to eat and drink on the Canadian side or you can even take a helicopter or hot air balloon ride One of the coolest boat rides you will ever take is back in Niagara Falls, New York.\nRead More If you didn't know, we have one of the World's Wonders here in our backyard, and you can get a very unique look at Niagara Falls. Our 2025 season is underway! Tours operate 10a-5p daily, 9a-6p Saturday and Sunday. $.. Plan your visit today: https://t.co/UtUJU4VjTR pic.twitter.com/WzYvPTNGre You can get ticket information HERE READ MORE: HERE ARE SOME REASONS NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA, SHOULD BE ANNEXED INTO THE UNITED STATES There are plenty of things to do on both sides of Niagara Falls. You can hike the Niagara Gorge, head over the border to eat and drink on the Canadian side May 5, 2025 12:18 PM EDTA luxury yacht carrying social media influencers capsized near Miami Beach, prompting a large emergency response. The 63-foot vessel began taking on water around 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, near Monument Island, according to the Coast Guard's southeastern division assisted by local agencies including the Miami Beach Police Marine Patrol WSVN reported that 32 people were safely evacuated with the help of police and a nearby private vessel Videos shared on social media by passengers showed water flooding the yacht "Women and children first!" as the situation unfolded Another bystander, Bruce Maresh, told WSVN he was stunned. “Something in the distance, it appeared at an angle, and the closer we get, you could tell it was a big boat,” he said. The rescued passengers were taken to the Miami Beach Marina. Dispatch audio obtained by CBS News suggested the vessel may have been a "Lamborghini yacht," but the owner and cause of the accident remain unknown. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has launched an investigation, and commercial crews are working to recover the boat. The Coast Guard confirmed that it poses no danger to other vessels. By Jordan Simon is a News Writer for Men's Journal Jordan's work has also appeared in Gothamist You can reach him via email at jordantsimon24@gmail.com and on X at @jordansimon78 Crews returned to Laurel Lake this morning for a second day of searching for missing 26-year-old John Myrick Myrick has not been seen since a Sunday afternoon accident where strong currents by the city dam pulled a boat occupied by him and another man underwater more than five agencies continue their recovery mission for Myrick "You got the current that's coming in there so you can't get the boats too close to the dam," Fish and Wildlife Game Warden Austin Baker said The current and the debris in the water makes it too dangerous for divers so searchers are dragging the lake on tethered boats and using sonar to search near the dam Baker said that crews have to use these tools far too often "You know sadly it's a common occurrence," Baker said "When it comes to the water it happens a lot more often than people would think." Baker says that no family should have to stand on the banks of Kentucky's waterways waiting for a miracle like Myrick's family has for two days Seeing the family coming out and all the volunteers and stuff like that Baker has one message for anyone who gets out on the lake this season: keep your life jackets accessible or on your person at all times The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says they are searching for 26-year-old John Myrick from Gray after he apparently fell from a capsized boat close to the dam near the 312 bridge in southern Laurel County at approximately 12:15 p.m The LCSO says that Myrick was last seen wearing a gray and black jacket and blue jean pants Kyle Clark with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife said one man made it to shore "They got close to the dam and got caught in some currents and capsized their boat," said Clark Several agencies searched for hours Sunday; they called it a recovery mission trying to see if they can find anything," said Clark Laurel County DPS and Emergency Management LEX 18 will keep you up-to-date with the latest information as it becomes available on-air and online MILWAUKEE — The Deep Thought, a boat that washed up onto the Milwaukee shoreline months ago, finally has a removal date set and a plan in place to haul off the abandoned his company is working with the county and anonymous donors to remove the boat on Tuesday Watch: Portion of Lincoln Memorial Drive to close for boat removal: Piller said he will employ about 11 people to complete the job and they will use heavy equipment to lift and carry the boat away which Piller describes as cranes on wheels that rotate and a specialized trailer to take the boat the the All City Towing impound lot will also be there just in case a third crane arm is needed The team plans on drilling holes into the boat stringing cables through the holes and lifting it up and over the rock breaker and onto the trailer Piller is working with the Milwaukee Parks Department and will put down 90-ton protection mats on the grass and beach that the heavy equipment will back onto Piller will come back to the park Wednesday and assess if any damage needs to be repaired A portion of Lincoln Memorial Drive will be closed to make the removal go smoothly Both the north and southbound lanes will be closed from Lafayette Hill Rd from early in the morning to later in the afternoon the Deep Thought may not be removed Tuesday Jerry's Silo Marina was initially asked to remove the boat one of the marina's barges also became stuck alongside the Deep Thought Jerry's Silo is responsible for removing their barge then All City Towing may remove it for them The Deep Thought has been stuck between McKinley and Bradford Beaches since October in 2024 when the Coast Guard said the owner ran out of gas Since it gained internet popularity and earned a space on Google Maps Some came to see it before one of the attempts to remove the vessel Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for “TMJ4” on your device Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more. Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Why is it marked as private property when the land is owned by the city Did taxpayers pay for a boat launch for the personal use of Valley Marine Mart Answer: I drove to the boat launch along the Menasha navigational canal and can understand the confusion A sign declaring "Private property: No swimming loitering" is mounted on a dilapidated dock adjacent to the boat launch Community Development Director Andrew Dane said the private property sign refers only to the dock itself The boat launch and the land on either side of it are owned by the city and available for public use The city has no record of the dock, but Dane said the owner of Valley Marine Mart has claimed ownership Menasha is exploring options to remove the dock and replace it with a floating dock and boardwalk that would extend downstream to the kayak launch at the west end of Broad Street Dane said that would create "additional opportunities for people to touch the water." Common Council president Stan Sevenich envisioned the Water Street corridor to represent a transformation of Menasha "We call this 'Our Place on the Water,'" Sevenich said Watchdog Q&A: Duke Behnke answers your local government questions The reconstruction involved a new plaza near Tayco Street and the addition of a trail connecting downtown Menasha with the Loop the Lake recreational trail Menasha received a $200,000 grant for the trail from the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Additional streetscaping elements will be installed this year They include a decorative railing along the canal between Tayco and High streets wayfinding signage and interpretive canal signage Menasha contracted with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to research the history of the canal and its importance to Menasha and the industrial heritage of the Fox Cities will be displayed on four or five interpretive signs Post-Crescent reporter Duke Behnke answers your questions about local government. Send questions to dbehnke@gannett.com or call him at 920-993-7176 Authorities said 32 people were rescued from a sinking boat off the Miami coast on May 3 The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a vessel taking on water near Monument Island around 5 p.m. ET, the Guard said in an X post The 32 people rescued from the scene of the sinking 63-foot boat were recovered without injuries The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to request for comment from USA TODAY on May 4 Witnesses told CBS Miami that the boat went vertical as it took on water and it's just very concerning," Rachael Miller told the station The Guard said May 3 that commercial salvage was working to recover the boat and that it was not hazardous to navigation 'Lamborghini' boat sinks near wealthy enclaveDispatch audio obtained by CBS Miami described the boat as a "Lamborghini vessel." The boat was identified by Yachts Worldwide, a yacht-dedicated social media account, as a Lamborghini Tecnomar in a video of the rescue scene it posted. The newspaper notes that the island is near the wealthy Hibiscus All 5 Releases Thanks to Stewart L. for the three photos of signs sighted at Don Armeni Boat Ramp shortly after its repaired floating docks reopened this week The one above doesn’t seem to convey anything particularly new they’ve indeed fully reopened – we took these photos on Friday: The floating docks were removed last November pronounced unsafe because of damage just months after they had been installed in a years-in-the-works project I don’t get it.I’d like to use the Atlantic Street boat ramp on Seward Pk Ave sometimes but it’s an open air drug market All the trailer parking has single cars full of partying knuckleheads smoking weed and playing excessive amplified music (see the nice People park their cars on the boat ramps and party.  On Thursday there was a drive by shooting in which an 8 year old girl and a woman in her 70’s were seriously injured.And the Seattle PD Why?The real answer is Rainier Beach is just too much work The demographics of West Seattle demand a premium level of attention High property values and low hanging fruit I suspect the extra presence may still be carryover from the unsolved murder right near Don Armeni last year They are not taking resources from Rainier Beach area for west Seattle.  There are police stations all over the city.  Unless something gets really out of hand,.  “Rainier Beach is just too much work” You have actual facts and data to back that up or as I suspect you hate the police and have no idea how to make the city safer but are sure your bloviating will solve everything I was the UPS guy in Columbia City and Rainier Beach for years I know it and it’s residents as well than anyone who has ever lived.I’m fine with the cops I’m tired of seeing the bad actors of society (grafitti “artists” I dare you to go hang out at Atlantic St boat ramp on a Saturday evening and say you feel its just another city park It might be even worse over at Stan Sayers pits Is that all it takes is to put up a no camping sign We’ll let’s  start putting  these signs up all over the city That walk up ramp looks a little…🤔 well…different Picture it in a high tide and you will then understand.  Saw a report of an attempted truck and trailer theft at Armeni yesterday/Saturday early am does anyone know if that applies to the ramp activities as the days get longer launch times for morning sessions will be well earlier than 6 It’s all about enforcement now.  If no one does that then it doesn’t matter what they put up Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Please enter your username or e-mail address You will receive a new password via e-mail Hoan Foundation is donating $10,000 toward the rescue effort of "Deep Thought," the graffiti-covered abandoned boat that is proving a challenge to dislodge from the sands of the Lake Michigan shoreline Daniel Steininger, president of Daniel W. Hoan Foundation and Hoan's grandson, made the announcement May 1. The donation is the second to be announced in the past two weeks. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced on April 23 that an anonymous donor had contributed an undisclosed amount toward the boat's salvage efforts His reasons for contributing toward the boat's removal are twofold: Remind people that leaders have a role in bettering their communities and show support and compassion for Sherry and Richard Wells the boat owners whom he first met in October after they ran out of gas and landed on the lakeshore Steininger first met the Wells by pure chance when he noticed Deep Thought on the shoreline while driving down Lincoln Memorial Drive It quickly became clear to him that the couple from Mississippi was in a tough situation Given the boat has sat on the shoreline for close to seven months many question why government entities or Jerry Guyer who owns the salvage company that has been trying to break the boat free haven't sued the Wells to pay for the boat's removal we are all so quick to condemn people," Steininger said The Wells, in a January interview with the Journal Sentinel explained how they bought the boat in Manitowoc and arrived in Milwaukee with plans to dock two nights at McKinley Marina Arriving in a thunderstorm with no experience navigating a boat on a great lake also stepped away from steering the boat when his 62-year-old wife slipped and fell against the boat's railing He added the Wells are not the first individuals who made a mistake when it came to navigating the treacherous weather while on Lake Michigan "Lake Michigan is littered with hundreds of wrecks that went down in unforeseen storms even though they had very competent captains," Steininger said Efforts to rescue the boat experienced a slight setback April 28 when a pontoon boat Guyer's salvage crew was using also was thrown on the shore by an evening storm A metal floater also broke off the pontoon boat Guyer had been estimating the cost to salvage Deep Thought at $20,000 Norske og internasjonale forskningsnyheter Hals stands by a mound of earth in his yard he had dug a trench there to install water pipes It likely took a hit from the excavator when the trench was dug Hans and his son Kjell start digging in the mound of earth according to the report archaeologist Louis Smedstad wrote in 1956 and he determines that the jaws belong to a dog and a horse archaeologists from Oslo arrive at the farm They continue digging with help from Hans and Kjell Archaeologists believe there was once a burial mound here that was later levelled with the terrain At the bottom of the pit they are now digging They have found the remains of a Viking boat but the rivets remain where the boat was once buried but the rows of rivets are intact at both ends The original placement of the weapons in the grave is unknown The discovery of the grave – this Viking buried in a boat – attracts local attention The newspaper Drammens Tidende interviews Hans Hals Schoolchildren and local residents come to watch the excavation the archaeologists take the items to the museum in Oslo They send photos from the excavation to Hans and Kjell we're sitting in the kitchen of the Hals family and a dog were buried in a boat a thousand years ago.  she was attending a home economics school and was dating Kjell "He came by to tell me what they had found on the farm but his father wasn't so enthusiastic about it," says Sigrid "But there wasn't much talk about it," she says today Sigrid and Kjell's grandson and Marit's son "It's only been a couple of years since I saw the photos from the excavation It's a shame we don't know more," says Simen "It was kind of random that he was named Odin "It probably has something to do with the burial mounds around here," says Sigrid Hals farm sits at the highest point of what used to be an island a thousand years ago at a level up to six metres higher than today.  The area is full of traces from early times. Where Simen lives, there are three burial mounds. And under the neighbour's garage, they found evidence of an Iron Age burial. The longhouse at Sem is only a couple of kilometres away.  "It's strange to think the whole area used to be underwater," says Sigrid Marit remembers hunting for trilobites as a child These are fossils of tiny creatures that once lived in the sea only a few in the top echelons of society were buried in large ships It must have been a man of wealth and power whom they chose to honour with the sacrifice of an entire boat "It's kind of like burying a tractor today It's cool to think that the guy buried here might have been a great chieftain and that he possibly lived on this very farm It's fun to think we're walking the same ground as those Vikings," says Simen The Viking grave is part of the family story – a memory that fades with each generation.  But what happened to the things they found on the farm She is an archaeologist and curator at the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History She has examined the find from Hals farm.  of a type that was common in the period 800-850 CE It was likely produced in Norway or Scandinavia but we can still get information from it through X-rays," she says The grave goods were not in good condition.  "From what I've seen of the condition the objects were in they wouldn't measure up to the Oseberg find But nothing really does," says Aannestad.  She emphasises that the objects are still valuable for research "Complete burial finds like this are rare today," she says The objects were registered at the museum when they arrived. They are now listed in the Unimus portal, including the boat rivets It turns out that the bones were sent to the University Museum in Bergen in 1956 Olaug Flatnes Bratbak works with the collections in Bergen She has reviewed the material from Hals.  Every gram of human and animal remains was analysed and recorded Bratbak explains that the bones were not burned The jaws and bones of the horse and dog were also there.  it also states that there were remains of ox This is not mentioned in the Unimus portal.  Hanne Aannestad explains that when the deceased was laid in the grave They were placed whole in the grave – or in the horse's case and cattle were placed in the grave as food offerings or as part of a ritual meal for the deceased and therefore not as whole animals," says Aannestad.  This matches the fact that far fewer bones from pigs and cattle were found than from the dog and horse.  "The animals were placed in different parts of the boat This suggests that the animals had different roles in the burial," says Aannestad The museum archive in Oslo has sent over everything they have related to the Hals discovery It turns out that the boat grave was not the first ancient find made at Hals farm Olaf is Marit's great-grandfather and Simen's great-great-grandfather Olaf found eight bronze objects lying in a layer of charcoal It was a grave where the deceased had been cremated.  He found nothing more and took the objects to the museum.  In the book Eikers historie (The history of Eiker) written by archaeologist Øystein Kock Johansen it states that this is "one of the finest graves from this period in Norway" and that the burial is unique in a Norwegian context Later generations of the Hals family had never heard of this discovery Jes Martens is an archaeologist at the Museum of Cultural History He is an expert on the pre-Roman Iron Age – the period which the grave Olaf found dates from Women used bronze fibulae to fasten their dresses at the shoulders "It functioned similarly to a modern safety pin but only one was found in the grave at Hals," says Martens he believes it was a woman who was buried at Hals "It's hard to determine if it was a man or woman when the bones are burnt but the objects suggest it was a woman," says Martens The fibula and belt buckle may have been made in Sweden.  Several objects in the grave suggest a Swedish origin These are often found in graves in Västergötland "This could mean that the deceased woman came from Sweden and married a man at Hals," he says In 2019, a similar fibula was found near Sem, where the large longhouse once stood.  "The fact that two such fibulae have been found in the same area suggests close connections between Øvre Eiker and Västergötland in Sweden," says Martens The couple at Hals may have represented an alliance between elites from the two regions The finds from Hals and Sem show that Eiker held an important and central position as early as the end of the pre-Roman Iron Age The links to Västergötland reinforce that view the Hals family travelled to Oslo to see the artefacts found on their farm They went to the Museum of Cultural History "They told us everything was stored elsewhere and that we should have contacted them ahead of time But we never ended up going back," says Sigrid The family finds it unfortunate that information about the finds doesn't make its way back to the farms and local communities "It's a shame for the interest in this area only a closed circle of people hears about it because then the interest would grow and people would be more motivated if they discovered something in their fields," says Marit "I wish I knew more about who these people were and how they lived," says Simen Hanne Aannestad from the Museum of Cultural History explains that today much more emphasis is placed on maintaining good relationships with landowners We've heard the stories of archaeologists who took objects and then people never heard anything more We've become more aware of this in recent years because we can't expect people to support our work just because a professor says they should," says Aannestad.  If the Hals family were to visit Oslo today "We often have visits from families or others who want to see what's been found on their property and we at the museum manage them on behalf of everyone," says Aannestad a birch tree now stands as a kind of memorial to the Viking The family believes it was planted in 1956 when the excavation ended but maybe the birch should have a plaque or sign about the find made here instead A lot of people walk past here," says Simen Hals Read the Norwegian version of this article on forskning.no Sign up Ta kontakt med Preben ForbergTelefon 41 31 08 79 eller preben@forskning.no Vis alle stillinger Sciencenorway.no brings you science news from Norway.This is the English version of forskning.no online newspaper on science.Sciencenorway.no har artikler fra forskning.no på engelsk Privacy policy Sciencenorway.no follows the Norwegian Editor’s Code and the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press Editor-in-chief / publisher: Aksel Kjær Vidnes+47 922 47 741 / aksel@forskning.noAssistant editor: Alette Bjordal Gjellesvikalette@forskning.no Researcher's Zone: Frithjof Eide Fjeldstad frithjof@forskning.no Ads and market: Preben Forberg+47 413 10 879 / preben@forskning.noAddress: Sandakerveien 24 C / D3 the attorney for Clearwater boat owner Jeffry Knight has sent a second letter to the chief investigator of the April 27 collision between Knight’s vessel and the Clearwater Ferry A passenger aboard the ferry died at the scene Kevin Hayslett tells Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigator Richard Schefano that Knight remained at the scene in accordance with Florida Statute 327.30(5) which compels the operator of a vessel involved in a collision to stay and render aid This is consistent with Hayslett’s initial letter to Shefano No charges have been filed in the incident Hayslett includes what he says are handwritten notarized statements from several passengers on Knight’s boat and he said to call 911,” Kathryn Talbert wrote “One of the other girls on the boat called while I went back to check on my friends Everyone was yelling to go back to the boat to be sure people were not in the water and there was a big ship there that was also helping We pulled up to the boat and I was asking if anyone on board needed to get to shore or if there was any way we could help I asked the passengers closest to us when we tied on to their boat if anyone needed to be rushed to shore They said two people were pretty hurt but no one got aboard when we offered Next thing I know we saw the cops and EMT arriving on shore.” One of Knight’s passengers was on board with an 8-week-old infant “I went to look at what happened and realized we hit another vessel …,” wrote Alexis Ringel “What do you want us to do?” He said call the cops Katie was busy checking in on all of us and the baby I answered questions about where we were and if anyone was hurt While on the phone we went to the other boat and Jeff tied his boat to theirs “I saw EMTs and police pulling up to the vessel and Jeff untied the boat from ours Blair (was) still hysterical while holding (the baby).” Video from a stationary camera at a nearby park shows Knight’s boat remaining in the area for approximately eight minutes Police caught up with it at a boat ramp three miles to the south Ringel’s 911 call lasted the entire 11 minutes is quoted: “I heard Jeff screaming “What the f*** Blair came to the rear of the boat and sat on the ground with the baby and I was consoling her I heard Katie ask “Jeff what can I do?” Jeff responded and told her to call 911.” Alexis called 911 and Jeff pulled his boat up to the ferry to tie them to his boat (so officials could access the boat He put them in about 3ft of water near the shore).” The attorney concluded by saying the 40-foot ferry was operating without stern lights when Knight’s boat approached it from the rear “From the sworn witness statements already in your possession there is consistent and credible evidence that no stern light was visible at the time of the incident,” Hayslett wrote “… Our lighting and reconstruction experts will seek to evaluate the exact position and arc of visibility of the stern light (if any) Our intent is to determine whether the ferry’s lighting complied not just generally as required for commercial vessels operating with passengers aboard.” Investigators have no issued any public statements Knight was given a Breathalyzer test at the boat ramp A GoFundMe page opened by his family has so far brought in more than $37,0000 The boat owned by Jeffry Knight of Clearwater is removed from the scene by investigators April 27 More questions than answers in deadly ferry collision Victim, boat operator’s names released in fatal Clearwater accident Jeffry Knight, Jannus Live sever ties The ferry is part of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority This accident involves a Death and multiple injuries on Public Transportation they must be notified if a bone bigger than a finger or toe is broken or if there is substantial damage to the aircraft as well as those related to the transportation of hazardous materials Why was Knight only given a BAC test but no blood test Isnt a blood test required at an accident resulting in a fatality Are pleasure boats/yachts required to have headlights “I asked the passengers closest to us when we tied on to their boat if anyone needed to be rushed to shore Would anyone choose to board a boat that had just collided from the rear (stern) of the ferry you were on most opinion in Clearwater is that the girls had been drinking and were sitting down in the seats..so they wouldn’t see anything anyway…no view and they were drinking who has a history of distracted/altered/influenced driving and partying of one sort or another was not paying attention or was under the influence of something If the boat was taking on water why not beach it on the sandbar Everyone can see a rear light on the Ferry boat and to blame Clearwater Ferry for this is appalling…We also see Katie Talbert is in the music biz in DT St Pete and has posted about things at Janus Live Knight’s venue…Interesting and not credible Add your idea below. 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By posting a comment, I have read, understand and agree to the Posting Guidelines Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value" Students rocket toward STEM careers at community hub 2025 Florida legislative session extended through June 6 Multiple affordable senior housing projects advance  The Catalyst honors its name by aggregating & curating the sparks that propel the St Pete engine.  It is a modern news platform, powered by community sourced content and augmented with directed coverage your perspective and your spark to the St Pete Catalyst and take your seat at the table Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_4" ).setAttribute( "value" Privacy Policy | Copyright © 2020 The St Petersburg Group Enter the details of the person you want to share this article with The San Diego Padres finished their fifth week of the season with a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants after being swept in three games by the Tampa Bay Rays Their lowest point of this young season was concluded when first baseman Luis Arraez and left fielder Jason Heyward both returned from the IL and led the team to increased offensive production and two consecutive wins The activation of Arraez and Heyward prompted the team to DFA Yuli Gurriel and place Mason McCoy on the IL with a left pinky sprain The Padres designation of Gurriel brings the biggest mistake of General Manager A.J The 40 year-old Gurriel had a great spring and won a spot on the roster over Padre favorite (and current life-saver) Tyler Wade The Padres could have easily lost Wade when they didn’t place him on the 40-man roster for the season he cleared waivers and re-signed with the team on a minor league deal When called up and placed on the roster he quickly claimed the vacant center field job for his own (until Jackson Merrill is healthy) and has performed beyond what anyone could expect Always known as an excellent defender over the multiple positions he has played both infield and outfield Wade has played errorless baseball in center as well as hitting .289/.413/.368 with 8 BB and 2 RBI Wade should definitely have a job on this roster going forward Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has probably best represented how bad things can be for a talented and well-respected veteran on a good team Bogaerts had no home runs for the season and hadn't had an RBI in 16 games committing three errors during the first month of the season and seemingly taking his offensive issues out to the field with him Bogaerts made the first step towards getting the monkey off his back His home run and 3 RBI’s will hopefully be a sign of some recovery of his offensive stride IT HAPPENED BOGEY GOES BOOM pic.twitter.com/FFVT32u2rM The Padres catching tandem of Elias Diaz and Martin Maldonado are not an offensive dynamo their combined line of .212/.278/.313 places them 22 of 30 in all MLB teams with only the Giants and Diamondbacks catchers below them in the NL It can be argued the team is getting more offense than expected The elephant in the room continues to be the offensive production of Luis Campusano in Triple-A with a .318/.434/.600 line His lack of focus in the past and fluctuations in defensive competence are presumably what prevents his promotion He could be a DH option in the future if Gavin Sheets is unable to carry the position With the Padres designating Gurriel for assignment Sheets must now assume primary DH responsibilities He only has 10 AB versus left handed pitching so far this year and is hitting .200/.273/.300 with an RBI His line versus righties is .270/.337/.432 in 74 AB’s with three doubles That is still a small enough sample size to preclude any conclusions then he can play first base or left field and allow Arraez or another hitter to DH in his stead Tatis deserves a mention for his continued excellence when the rest of the team was struggling He is far and away the best player on the team at this point of the season leading in every major offensive category and continuing to play excellent defense The month of April is officially in the books. So, where do Fernando Tatis Jr.’s March/April numbers rank all-time in franchise history among Padres hitters w/ a minimum of 100 PAs? 175 wRC+ (1st).426 wOBA(1st).995 OPS (1st)8 Home Runs (1st) pic.twitter.com/yjDu0w6gLu He is also in the top five in several league rankings as well When the team gets rolling again after this injury lull he will have more line up support and increased opportunities Michael King and Nick Pivetta are in the top five in all of MLB with their 4 and 5 wins Pivetta is #4 in ERA (1.78) in the NL and King is #5 in ERA (2.09) King is fifth with 46 K’s and Pivetta is eleventh with 39 K’s Robert Suarez continues to lead all of baseball with his 12 saves out of 12 opportunities Set-up man Jason Adam leads all of baseball with his 11 holds The Padres bullpen also leads all of baseball with a 1.77 ERA Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the Padres can expect Jackson Merrill to return on May 5 against New York He is currently in Arizona playing in games Jake Cronenworth is on track to return May 9 versus Colorado simulating a two inning outing and threw 34 pitches He is scheduled to go to Arizona before this weekend and begin throwing to hitters Joe Musgrove has continued his slow progression and will also move to Arizona soon for some work (Per Acee’s Padres Report Logan Gillaspie was place on the IL April 27 after leaving his outing against the Rays with a left oblique strain Reliever David Morgan was promoted from Double-A to replace him in the bullpen Bryan Hoeing was transferred to the 60-day IL (retroactive to March 24) to make space for Morgan This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page has sent a second letter to investigators that includes sworn statements from witnesses aboard Knight’s boat Hayslett sent written statements from three passengers on Knight’s 37-foot center console Statement powerboat Hayslett also again raised the question about whether the ferry which was carrying 45 people including two crew members One passenger on the ferry was killed and 10 others were injured in the crash on the Intracoastal Waterway near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Time-stamped video recorded by a city web camera at Coachman Park shows the boat crashing into the back of the ferry at 8:40 p.m It then pulled away from the ferry and remained in the area as the ferry appeared to drift About 10 minutes later, it began to slowly motor away from the scene, the video shows. Hayslett in his second letter highlighted excerpts from the witnesses on board Knight’s boat stating that Knight made statements immediately after the crash about not seeing lights on the ferry. Kathryn Talbert wrote that she is a former employee and friend of Knight’s and met him at his home with three other friends and a child. They had dinner at Island Way Grill in Clearwater and left as food was still arriving at the table because the sun was setting and Knight “was worried about it getting dark,” Talbert wrote. Talbert, who was sitting near the back of the boat, wrote that they had just reached “what felt like a normal cruising speed” when they hit what she thought might be a sandbar. It was dark, she wrote, and she hadn’t seen any other boats around. Talbert went to the front of the boat and realized they’d hit the back of a pontoon boat. Talbert wrote that she asked Knight what to do and he told her to call 911. Another woman on the boat made the call. Talbert wrote that she offered to help anyone on the ferry get on board Knight’s boat to be taken to shore for medical attention. “They said two people were pretty hurt but no one got aboard when we offered,” Talbert wrote. “Next thing I know we saw the cops and EMT arriving on shore. After that, Jeff said we could hang up with 911 since help had arrived.” Talbert wrote that Knight “told us that the boat was taking on water and we needed to get to shore.” After they left, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office boat stopped them, tied Knight’s boat to theirs and towed them to the Belleair boat ramp. Subscribe to our free Stephinitely newsletter You’re all signed up!Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started. “There were no drugs used by anyone before Danielle Ely wrote in her statement that she’d met Knight a few months earlier through a mutual acquaintance About five minutes after they’d left the no-wake zone there was a collision and Ely “thought Jeff had hit a pole or a bridge.” “I stood up and turned around hearing people screaming and saw it was another boat,” Ely wrote Ely heard Knight direct another woman to call 911 Ely wrote that another passenger “asked Jeff to dock somewhere but he said we can’t The third witness who provided a statement wrote that the crash “felt like the boat was hitting rocks on land.” They realized they’d hit another boat where the f--k where their lights?’” Ringel wrote She wrote that Knight said to “call the cops,” and Ringel called 911 and Knight untied his boat from the ferry and began to motor away “Jeff told me to hang up because they are getting help and that they don’t need us anymore but (I) didn’t listen until told repeatedly,” Ringel wrote Jeff told us we were taking on water and needed to get back home.” Ringel wrote that she began to comfort another passenger and her baby who were “hysterical.” The child’s mother and Ringel told Knight they wanted to get off the boat “I began to yell at Jeff to stop the boat anywhere Pinellas deputies stopped them a short time later The Clearwater Ferry sits damaged after a powerboat crashed into the back of it on Sunday [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]Officers questioned all three women at the boat ramp Ringel wrote that the officer who interviewed her “seemed agitated because I couldn’t remember much.” She was Ely wrote that she told an officer that she didn’t see anything before the crash “because my back was turned.” Talbert did not include in her written statement details about what she told officers that night In Thursday’s letter to the wildlife commission Hayslett wrote that Knight tied his boat to the ferry and began nudging it toward the shore “to reduce reliance on water-only rescue.” The letter said Knight remained on the scene for about 15 minutes yet “has been vilified for leaving the scene.” The letter states that Knight gave a voluntary breath sample that registered no alcohol in his system and was evaluated by a “Drug Recognition Expert” who administered “horizontal and vertical gaze nystagmus testing.” The letter notes that vessels are required to have white stern lights “From the sworn statements already in your possession Hayslett wrote that his “lighting and reconstruction experts will seek to evaluate the exact position A spokesperson for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority declined to comment Wednesday on the lighting concerns laid out in Hayslett’s first letter to the commission Jose Luis Castro a 41-year-old father of two young girls who worked for the United States Postal Service His family is calling for Knight to be criminally charged Tony Marrero is the criminal justice and breaking news reporter. Reach him at tmarrero@tampabay.com.