Coast Guard Sinks Ghost Ship Drifted Since Tsunami
A Coast Guard cutter sank the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru in the Gulf of Alaska after firing high explosive rounds. The derelict vessel, adrift since the 2011 tsunami, carried diesel fuel and posed a hazard to shipping and coastlines. A Canadian fishing vessel had claimed salvage rights but departed. debris and oil concerns were monitored.
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Gulf OF Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard
Pacific
Gulf
Coast Guard
Kip Wadlow
Juneau
Alaska
North America
Asia
Paul Webb
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Hokkaido
Japan
Webb
Associated Press
Kodiak
F18 Crashes Near Virginia Beach After Jet Dumped Fuel
A Navy F18 D jet based at Oceana crashed near Virginia Beach after dumping fuel less than 10 miles from the base. Witnesses saw fuel release prior to impact, aiding in a smaller fire. Pilots, a student and an instructor from Virginia Beach, were aboard. Fire crews fought the blaze as roads were closed and traffic stalled.
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Bruce Nedelka
Virginia Beach
Nedelka
Hampton Roads
Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Base
Naval Air Station Oceana
U.S
Easter baskets brighten Assurance Home with community help
Altrusa Club volunteers delivered Easter baskets containing pads pencils nail polish toothbrushes lotion shampoo and candy to residents at the Assurance Home. Assistant Director Jen Snyder praised the club for its year round support and noted the $10 Easter egg gift adds to weekend activities including an Easter egg hunt. Resident Kimberly expressed gratitude for the kindness and the positive experience at the center.
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Altrusa Club
Gail Lucier
Snyder
Altrusa
Kimberly
Cen
Easter joy at Assurance Home staff and residents
The staff at the Assurance Home are praised for their care as residents enjoy Easter with family and fellow residents. One resident notes staff ask what is wrong and how they can help, making Easter a special gathering.
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Assurance Home
Roswell volunteer Armstrong drives local giving network
Armstrong has served on the Roswell community’s boards and as a school librarian while volunteering with CASA since 1999. As president of the New Mexico Children’s Foundation, she notes grants to small nonprofits in Chaves County and Roswell, including CASA and WINGS for LIFE. The foundation has given 88,000 locally and over a million statewide.
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Armstrong
Roswell
The
New Mexico Children’s Foundation
NMCF
Wings For
L.I.F.E
Community Foundation of
Chaves County
Student Community Service
Youth Services Academy
New Mexico
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U.S. General Services Administration
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