Satellite navigation urged to prevent tanker crashes
A Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory scientist says satellite navigation could have prevented the Argo Merchant grounding off Massachusetts. Dr Richard W Kershner notes ships lack such systems, citing continuous position readouts and 10–20 mile error reductions, and says commercial units exist for a decade and are used on many ships worldwide.
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Richard W Kershner
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Barge Freed After Mud Bank Grounding in Potomac
A barge carrying nearly 17 million gallons of heavy No 6 fuel oil was freed from a Potomac River mud bank after high winds and a rising tide. The tug Papa Guy towed the Steuart Petroleum Co. barge toward Washington and reentered the channel with no cargo leakage. The incident echoes the February Chesapeake Bay spill that killed thousands of waterfowl.
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Commission urges major revisions to Maryland juvenile justice system
The Governor's Commission on Juvenile Justice proposes wide reforms to Maryland's juvenile justice system. Judge Robert L Karwacki is noted in connection with the commission's actions.
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Baltimore
Governor's Commission On Juvenile Justice
Robert L Karwacki
Twelve more Guillain Barré cases in Maryland rise to twelve
Maryland health officials report a new Guillain Barré syndrome case bringing the state total to 12. Nine patients had swine flu vaccines, one had a Hong Kong flu shot, and two had no flu shots. No deaths reported. investigators seek links between shots and illness.
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Maryland
Guillian Barre
Hong Kong
Satellite navigation claims promise zero human input
Kershner says costs are trivial next to disaster. Six polar orbit satellites cover the globe so at least one passes over each spot every hour. A shipboard unit fixes position within a tenth of a mile as a satellite passes and continually estimates between passes from the ship log. He adds there is never an excuse for a vessel being off course with this system.
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Kershner
Earth
Court upholds steel shot law for waterfowl hunting
A federal judge in Washington upheld regulations requiring steel shot for most shotguns in 12 East Coast areas. Dorchester County Maryland and 10 other counties may use lead shot in small bore guns. NRA challenged environmental impact and gun barrel damage claims.
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APA US
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Central and Pacific
Camden to halt sludge dumping in Atlantic Ocean
Camden plans to stop dumping 15 million gallons of sewage sludge into the Atlantic within six months and instead spread it on roads and fields after rendering harmless. Mayor Errichetti says the city will fight ocean dumping and pursue legal action to end it, securing $1.2 million federal and $0.5 million state funds for a sludge composting plant.
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