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• 'She's a phenomenon': Climate activist Greta Thunberg sailing into stiff winds in U.S.
  
  Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is both humble and keenly aware of the powerful pulpit she occupies, but the 16-year-old from Sweden could run into fresh opposition from climate doubters when she arrives in the United States.
  CBC News.  Saturday, 17 Aug 2019.
• Griff Rhys Jones recalls his travel adventures
  
  Griff Rhys Jones talks about his best sailing holiday to the Baltic, how he would love to explore Canada by train and ...
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Greta Thunberg's environmentally friendly sailing adventure no pleasure cruise
  
  Climate change activist Greta Thunberg, 16, will travel in a high-tech sailboat from England to New York on Wednesday for the UN climate summit next month, partly to highlight alternatives to plane travel.
  CBC News.  Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019.
• 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg says meeting with Trump would be a "waste"
  
  Greta Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and she is just 16 years old. She's sailing from Europe to New York to call on world leaders to protect the planet. Roxana Saberi met her in her hometown of Stockholm, Sweden.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• Fastnet 40: Sailors remember storm that left 19 dead
  
  In August 1979, hundreds of sailors were caught in a ferocious storm that left 19 people dead.
  BBC News.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Kate Middleton vs. Prince William At Sailing Regatta: A Family Affair In Photos
  
  Prince William and Kate Middleton head to head in competition for their charities.
  Forbes.  Saturday, 10 Aug 2019.
• Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigeria 'freed'
  
  The 10 men kidnapped from a Turkish container ship last month are reportedly in good health.
  BBC News.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Dylan Fletcher Excited At The Potential Of SailGP Series As Event Lands In The U.K.
  
  Dylan Fletcher has revealed his excitement at the potential of SailGP to grow sailing as a sport ahead of the fourth round of the inaugural series in Cowes on August 10-11.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 8 Aug 2019.
• Kate ditches her nautical stripes for a polo shirt and shorts at sailing regatta
  
  Kate opted for a striped top and casual navy trousers as she prepared to go head-to-head against husband Prince William in a major sailing regatta, before changing into a white polo shirt.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 8 Aug 2019.
• Iran seizes foreign tanker in the Gulf, detains sailors, state TV says
  
  Iran accuses the tanker of smuggling fuel to Arab states.
  CNBC.  Sunday, 4 Aug 2019.
• More US Marines in Custody in Human Smuggling Investigation
  
  Officials say total of 18 Marines and one sailor have been apprehended in connection to what may be a larger operation to smuggle illegal immigrants into US
  Voice of America.  Friday, 26 Jul 2019.
• See Bill Nye's super shiny LightSail 2 solar sail stretch out in space - CNET
  
  "We're sailing on sunlight!" the Planetary Society declared after opening the LightSail 2 sail.
  CNET.  Wednesday, 24 Jul 2019.
• Navy identifies sailor who went overboard last week in Arabian Sea
  
  The Navy identified the U.S. sailor who went overboard last week from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, prompting a search operation in the Arabian Sea.
  Fox News.  Monday, 22 Jul 2019.
• Submarine found 51 years after mysterious disappearance
  
  The Minerve was lost off France's southern coast with 52 sailors on board in 1968
  CBS News.  Monday, 22 Jul 2019.
• US Navy identifies missing USS Abraham Lincoln sailor as search efforts conclude
  
  The U.S. Navy has identified the USS Abraham Lincoln sailor lost in a "man overboard incident" in the Arabian Sea last week, officials with the Navy's 5th Fleet said.
  ABC News.  Monday, 22 Jul 2019.

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