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• Sandpoint man injured in Hauser Lake boat accident

  September 4, 2010 in Idaho A Sandpoint man was badly injured today Saturday at Hauser Lake when he was thrown off an inner tube being towed by a ski boat.

• Couple who died in boating accident from Sandpoint

  July 5, 2010 in City, Idaho The couple killed in a late night boating accident Saturday on Lake Pend Oreille have been identified as Darby Campbell, 30, and his wife Amber Campbell, 34, both of Sandpoint. 7

• One dead, one arrested in boat crash

  August 23, 2009 in Idaho on Page B3 One man died and another was arrested Saturday after a boating accident on the Spokane River near Coeur d’Alene. Jack A. Miller, 30, of Stites, Idaho, died after the stationary …

• Lake CdA boater injured in accident

  May 23, 2009 in Idaho A boater visiting Lake Coeur d’Alene from Denver got his right leg severely cut by a boat propeller this afternoon.

• 4 Sailors Rescued, 15 Drown Ship Sinks In Frigid Gulf Of St. Lawrence

  January 17, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A11 The bulk carrier Flare, registered in Cyprus, sinks Friday off the French-governed islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon near Newfoundland, Canada. Photo by Associated Press

• Millionaire Charged After Speedboat Collision Killed Six

  December 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 A millionaire developer was charged Friday with drunken-driving manslaughter for an accident in which his speedboat plowed into a smaller cabin cruiser, killing all six people aboard. Stanley Cameron, who …

• Tanker Rams Fishing Boat In Foggy Strait, Killing Four

  December 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 An unidentified man is helped to an ambulance after a gas tanker rammed the fishing boat he was on between Sweden and Denmark. Photo by Associated Press

• Search Suspended For Man Missing From Capsized Boat

  December 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A13 The search was suspended Sunday for a man who disappeared when a 52-foot crabbing vessel capsized in rough seas near here, killing a woman. Two Coast Guard helicopters and one …

• Grounded Ship In Danger Of Tipping On Its Side Crews Work In Wind, Snow To Clean Up Oil Spilled From Japanese Freighter

  December 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A13 A Japanese freighter grounded just off-shore from this Aleutian port was listing dangerously to one side late Sunday and Coast Guard officials said they feared it might tip over in …

• 2 Killed, 16 Trapped As Freighter Runs Aground

  November 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Powerful gusts drove a foreign freighter aground, leaving two crewmen dead and 16 others stranded for hours on the rocks off Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands 800 miles southwest …

• Twenty Hurt At Ship Launch Splash Tosses Gravel, Driftwood; Side-Launch Maneuver Not New

  November 16, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 1. A wall of water hits the crowd at the launching of the icebreaker Healy along the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Photo by Associated Press 2. A man waits …

• Boats Capsize In India, Killing At Least 13

  October 24, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A9 At least 13 people drowned and 56 are missing after two boats ferrying more than 150 people across a river in eastern India capsized, news agencies reported Thursday. The two …

• Passengers Die When Vessels Collide In Haze

  October 21, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 A passenger ship taking farm families on the island of Borneo to market collided with a tugboat on a river shrouded in thick, smoky haze. Four people died and 21 …

• Damaged Sailboat Returns Safely

  October 14, 1997 in City on Page B3 A sailboat that had to be helped by the Coast Guard after it was damaged while sailing from Hawaii to Seattle entered Washington waters on Monday, the Coast Guard said. …

• Passengers Say Crew Didn’t Help Much With Evacuation

  October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Opinions differ over the crew of this cruise ship. Photo by Associated Press

• Ferry Tips In India; At Least 20 Drown

  September 22, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 A river ferry capsized Sunday in eastern India, drowning at least 20 people, an official said. The ferry was carrying more than 50 people when it capsized in the eastern …

• Death Toll Lowered In Sunken Haitian Ferry Canadian Divers Dispute Reports Of Massive Overcrowding

  September 10, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A16 Family members grieve while waiting for the bodies of four relatives. Photo by Associated Press

• Man Presumed Dead After Fishing Boat Flips On Clear Lake

  August 17, 1997 in City on Page B3 A Spokane man is presumed dead after falling into Clear Lake early Saturday, drowning after an aluminum fishing boat he was in capsized. Deputies believe James La Salle, 49, died …

• Nba Employees Hurt

  June 28, 1997 in Sports on Page C2 A cruise boat crashed into a sports complex at a Hudson River pier where NBA employees were having a party, injuring at least a dozen people, though none seriously. “They …

• Hydroplane Driver Dies

  June 2, 1997 in Sports on Page C2 A hydroplane crashed during a Formula One boat race on the Pamlico River, killing the driver. No one else was injured. James Hauenstein, 53, of Woodlake, Calif., suffered a ruptured …

• Canoeist Missing, Presumed Drowned

  April 22, 1997 in Idaho on Page B4 A Clarkston, Wash., man is missing and presumed drowned after a canoe he and a brother were riding in capsized in the Clearwater River. Solomon Kampf, 26, last was seen …

• Yacht Slips Beneath Barge, Killing Couple

  April 7, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 A pleasure boat with 11 people on board took on water in strong currents Sunday and was carried underneath a barge, killing a German couple. A U.S. Coast Guard boat …

• Trio’s Deaths A Rarity For Coast Guard Steel Lifeboat Designed To Right Itself In 15 Seconds In Capsizing

  February 16, 1997 in City on Page B7 Coast Guard Petty Officer David Bosley was scheduled to leave the stormy coast of the Pacific Northwest in two months and head to the calmer waters off Oceanside, Calif. But …

• Coast Guard To Investigate Deaths Of Crewmen Bodies Were ‘Traumatized’ In Accident On Rough Seas Off Washington Coast

  February 14, 1997 in City on Page B5 The Coast Guard will begin an official investigation today as to what caused one of its tough, 44-foot rescue boats to roll over along the Washington coast, tossing its crew …

• Coast Guard Rescues 7 From Sinking Sailboat

  December 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Coast Guard helicopter crews plucked six men and a woman from 12-foot seas as their sailboat sank Monday off North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The 125-foot Alexandria started taking on water …

• Dozens Killed As Indian Ferry Sinks

  November 1, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 A ferry laden with sacks of food sank in northeastern India during a heavy rainstorm, drowning as many as 95 people. The ferry was carrying about 135 passengers when it …

• Iranian, U.S. Boats Collide

  October 14, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Iranian patrol boat bumped into the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg in the Persian Gulf on Sunday, slightly damaging the American vessel, a naval spokesman said. The Gettysburg was …

• Reclamation Worker Is Feared Drowned When Boat Capsizes Crew Was Surveying Snake River For Endangered Snails

  September 5, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 Power County search and rescue teams land on an island in the Snake River seven miles below the American Falls dam Wednesday, searching for Richard Konopaky, 43, who was presumed …

• Five Sailors Killed In Cruise Ship Fire

  July 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Fire broke out Saturday aboard a cruise ship in Alaska’s Inside Passage, killing five crew members and injuring 70 people, the Coast Guard said. The fire apparently began in the …

• Man Drowns After Boat Capsizes

  July 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 A Woodinville, Wash., area man drowned after a boat carrying him and two other men capsized on Lake Roesiger, Snohomish County officials said. The victim was identified as Joshua Franklin, …

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