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Fishing friends honored for dramatic rescue

Two Florida anglers receive Carnegie Medals for saving a badly injured man run over by his own boat

Jeffrey Bass (left) and James Koch had to avoid Martinez's unmanned boat, which was circling around the injured man. Two friends who set out from Key Largo, Fla., on a fishing trip for permit might not have gotten a bite, but it was an outing they’ll never forget. Fishing guide James Koch, 40, and Jeffrey Bass, 42, saved fellow boater Norberto Martinez in Angel Fish Creek that September day, and the two Florida men were awarded the Carnegie Medal for their actions.

Dispatches

CLEAR FOR LANDING:

The Swiss America’s Cup syndicate Alinghi took an unusual approach — a helicopter — in launching its D35 catamaran at Lake Geneva for sail training. The 49-foot newly modified multihull is race-ready for the Challenge Julius Baer regatta series, set to kick off May 8 with the Grand Prix Corum.

Dispatches

BLUEWATER EXPLORERS:

Global cruisers Steve and Linda Dashew's innovative FP83 named Wind Horse, which the long-time sailors dubbed an "unsailboat," was built to handle rough water. Launched in 2005, the vessel took the couple to the South Pacific, Alaska, the Bahamas, Labrador and Greenland. a new DVD, "off the Beaten Path," is now available for viewing or free download at their Web site, www.SetSail.com. A copy of the DVD also can be ordered on the site for $12.95, plus shipping.

Mystery ship surfaces in the wake of Ike

Debate ensues about whether it’s a remnant of the Civil War or an early 20th century lumber schooner

One theory is that the wreck Hurricane Ike unearthed is the 135-foot schooner Rachel, launched in 1919. When Hurricane Ike carved its destructive path along the Gulf Coast last year, something unexpected was dredged up near the shores of Fort Morgan, Ala.

Google Earth takes users to the sea

Version 5.0 has an oceans feature that shows the bottom in 3-D and can be combined with electronic charts

Our 'blue marble' has fascinated scientist and laymen alike since the earliest satellite images. Google Earth, the online mapmaker and geographer, has extended its reach beyond the world’s land masses to its oceans their undersea topography and marine life with the launch of Google Earth 5.0 and its oceans feature.

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