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New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau: Stay Safe on the Water this Holiday Weekend!

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Atlantic City NJ, during holiday weekend, the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau will be out in full force, patrolling our state’s waterways to ensure the safety of the recreational boating community. With nearly 12 million recreational vessels registered across the United States, it’s more important than ever to prioritize safety on the water.

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BREAKING: OceanGate Says all Five Passengers of Titanic Submersible Titan believed Lost

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Boston Ma, OceanGate said in a statement Thursday that all five passengers of its submersible that went missing Sunday during a visit to the 1912 wreck of the Titanic are believed to be dead.

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No Sign of the Missing Sub

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Boston Ma,  the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and OceanGate Expeditions have established a unified command to continue its response to the 21-foot submersible research vessel, Titan, from the Research Vessel Polar Prince that went missing Sunday evening.

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U.S. Coast Guard : How the Pandemic Affected Boating

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ANNAPOLIS MD, the U.S. Coast Guard recently released the 2020 Recreational Boating Statistics, and reports of accidents, fatalities and injuries were significantly up over the prior year. While still under review, the Coast Guard believes that the primary driving factor for the significant increase in deaths was the significant increase in boating activity. The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water looks at some select data points in the report and offers some lessons for the future, long after America has put the pandemic in the rearview mirror.

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To Avoid Prosecution Egg Harbor Township Man Hatched Scheme to Fake Disappearance

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Egg Harbor Township NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted sending a false distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard and submitting fraudulent information on a loan application, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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CDC Extends No Sail Order for All Cruise Ships

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Ridgewood NJ, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today the extension of a No Sail Order for all cruise ships.

“We are working with the cruise line industry to address the health and safety of crew at sea as well as communities surrounding U.S. cruise ship points of entry,” said CDC Director Robert Redfield.  “The measures we are taking today to stop the spread of COVID-19 are necessary to protect Americans, and we will continue to provide critical public health guidance to the industry to limit the impacts of COVID-19 on its workforce throughout the remainder of this pandemic.”

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Today is Armed Forces Day!

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Today on Armed Forces Day, we honor those who answered the call to serve. Thank you to all of our troops serving in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force , U.S. Coast Guard. and U.S. Department of Defense .