Unreliable forecasts blamed for Chesapeake Bay tragedy
The El Toro II sailed after the captain turned off the weather radio amid a Coast Guard inquiry into three deaths. Boaters doubt forecasts, citing sparse data and bay geography. The Weather Service seeks funding to double observation stations, while forecasters admit accuracy can vary with conditions.
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Chesapeake Bay
National Weather Service
Gary Szatkowski
National Weather Service Office
Sterling
Maryland
Virginnia
Delaware
Bob Spore
Anne Arundel County
Denny Dorton
Pasadena
Fred Abner
Chesapeake Beach
Szatkowski
DB Tae
Clayton Shore
Weather Channel
Dorton
Spore
Weather Service
Chesapeake
Potomac River
Alleged Naval Academy thefts probed
The Navy inspector general has opened a probe into mismanagement and theft of government property from the Naval Academy Public Works Department. The investigation targets thousands of dollars in missing equipment at the Perry Center complex and a nearby warehouse over several years.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Public Works Department
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Baltimore) Sun
Sun
D.M. Bennett
Barbara Mikulski
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Perry Center Public Works
Defense and
Naval Academy
Juan Sabbatun
Academy
Inn Department of Defense Police
the Sun
Academy Inis Spring
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