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Legendary Diver Merman Mike Retrieves $17k Ring From Sacramento River, CA

Ultimate good samaritan Merman Mike comes to the rescue again! A very sentimental ring was dropped into the Sacramento River from the boat of Bill Fetty on June 23, 2020. The ring was a gift from his late brother and was valued at $17,000. Fetty was crushed when the ring quickly went out of sight sinking beneath the surface… then […]

Elliot Levey | July 2, 2020
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Come Ski Antarctica with SnowBrains in November 2019:

**All photos in this article are from Ice Axe Expeditions’ 2017 Antarctica trip. In November 2018, November 2017, November 2016, and November 2014, I was fortunate enough to guide 4 fun skiers in Antarctica for a week with Ice Axe Expeditions aboard the 331-foot Sea Adventurer.  These were by far the coolest trips I’ve ever been on anywhere.  Not just the coolest […]

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Miles Clark | January 18, 2019
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VIDEO: Moron Thinks it’s a Good Idea to Jump from Bridge onto Boat Canopy

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There’s a boat there #prematurepat #yeagonow #clear #nope #whydokidssucksomuchthesedays #nerdneedsanewcalculator #hardtoseefromuphere #shivermetimbers #boardingshipmatey #blimey #walktheplank #arrggh #scuttle #heaveho #blowthemandown #feedthescallywagtothesharks #battondownthehatches #harveyslowdown #theoldsarah #ivealwaysbeenafasthealer #yeeww #nailedit #supportyourlocalkook #kaptainkook #wereallkooksinourownway #kookoftheday #dependingonthedayyouorme #klassickook #kooksrus #kookland @candacemckinney👀 . Submit the kooks you encounter to the link in bio📲 🚨Do not reenact or do what these dumb ass’ do at home or ever🚨 […]

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SnowBrains | July 28, 2018
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VIDEO: Insane Footage of a Large Boat Going Over the Falls at Nias, Indonesia Yesterday

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How about this for wild seas! Yesterday an unmanned boat drifted into the lineup at Nias, Indonesia and got cleaned up by a massive set and went over the falls in the impact zone. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the accident. Some HEAVY and CRAZY things going on here this morning!! NIAS-25/JUL/2018 Photo: Bruno Lemos / @lemosimages / @freesurfspace […]

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Steven Agar | July 26, 2018
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Trip Report: Skiing Antarctica With Ice Axe Expeditions 2017

**All photos in this article are from Ice Axe Expeditions’ 2017 Antarctica trip. Powder & Sunshine.  Powder & Sunshine are what defined the October/November 2017 Ice Axe Expeditions Antarctica ski trip.  Crisp, dry powder skiing isn’t even thought to happen in Antarctica, we know.  But in late October 2017, we skied boot deep, dreamy powder on the Antarctic Peninsula. The […]

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Miles Clark | March 8, 2018
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VIDEO: Scary Footage of Boat being Caught in the Channel and Flipped at Mavericks

Check out this video of an experienced sailor and crew getting caught in the channel at Mavericks. Pretty insane, and just a warning that this can happen to anybody however experienced and prepared you are. Thankfully captain and crew were all safely rescued.

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Steven Agar | January 22, 2018
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VIDEO: Speeding Boat Crashes in to Smaller Fishing Boat | Passengers have to Jump Overboard

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A fisherman who jumped ship into the water to dodge a speeding motorboat has filed a $372,500 lawsuit, alleging the other driver was distracted by his cellphone just before the dramatic crash caught on video, reports the NY Post. A GoPro camera mounted to the 20-foot fishing boat captured the chaos in the seconds before a 31-foot motorboat crashes into […]

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Steven Agar | January 19, 2018
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Skiing Pow From a Boat in the Arctic Circle

(editor’s note:  Our good friend, Zach Paley, has been living in the Arctic Circle of Norway for the past month.  He works on a boat, camps, skis, writes, and takes stunning photographs.  In this entry, Zach finds himself working on and skiing from the ship Vulkana in spectacular Lyngen, Norway) I’d gotten along well with Gottfried my first time on the Vulkana [the […]

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Zach Paley | June 6, 2013
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