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Shark bites tourist at Kure Beach, North Carolina

Add this one to the list of the other 8 or so shark attacks this week… Shark bites tourist at Kure Beach By Brian Freskos & Julian March [email protected] Published: Friday, August 19, 2011 at 12:21 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:26 p.m. Trang Aronian was wading in knee-high waves at Kure … Continue reading Shark bites tourist at Kure Beach, North Carolina →

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Jersey Shore Nuns Find Salvation in Surf, T-Shirts – Wall Street Journal

VIA – WALL STREET JOURNAL Jersey Shore Nuns Find Salvation in Surf, T-Shirts August 19, 2011, 1:28 PM ET By Jo Piazza Along a certain stretch of the Jersey Shore, the t-shirts seen advertising Nuns’ Beach seem to be just another bit of satirical beachwear targeted at the tourist trade. But the beach in question … Continue reading Jersey Shore Nuns Find Salvation in Surf, T-Shirts – Wall Street Journal →

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South African Surfer Girl Roxy Louw makes cover & feature of Shape Magazine

VIA – MEDIA UPDATE Shape gets ready for spring with surf queen Roxy Louw Published: 19 August 2011 Fresh from the waves, South African surfing icon and model, Roxy Louw, is the strong, confident and sexy cover girl on the September issue of newly revamped Shape Magazine, South Africa’s top-selling health and fitness title for … Continue reading South African Surfer Girl Roxy Louw makes cover & feature of Shape Magazine →

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Avatar's Sam Worthington's new surf movie Drift hoped to boost South West (Australia) tourism

VIA – ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA Drift hoped to boost South West tourism Samia O’Keefe Updated August 19, 2011 18:41:20 “The big difference in shooting here in the South West – compared to Hollywood – is that here every location is new and fresh, whereas there it is very hard to find new and interesting exterior … Continue reading Avatar's Sam Worthington's new surf movie Drift hoped to boost South West (Australia) tourism →

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Santa Cruz: Local Surfers Take on NOAA, a Government Agency They Say is Out of Control

VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH Local Surfers Take on NOAA, a Government Agency They Say is Out of Control Congress and Dan Rather have looked into abuses at the agency charged with monitoring the seas and atmosphere, but little has been done, they say. By Brad Kava August 18, 2011 When big wave surfers Jeff … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Local Surfers Take on NOAA, a Government Agency They Say is Out of Control →

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7 year old W.Va. boy recovering after shark attack

VIA – ISLAND PACKET W.Va. boy recovering after shark attack The Associated Press Published Thursday, August 18, 2011 LOGAN, W.Va. — A 7-year-old Mingo County boy is recovering after being bitten by a shark. Media outlets report Rudy Varney was bitten while wading in the Atlantic Ocean at Myrtle Beach, S.C., earlier this week. An … Continue reading 7 year old W.Va. boy recovering after shark attack →

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UPDATE: Shark attack victim loses both hands, in stable condition after surgery

Brutal… VIA – RIA NOVOSTI Far Eastern shark attack victim stable after surgery 04:41 18/08/2011 VLADIVOSTOK, August 18 (RIA Novosti) A man who was attacked by a shark while swimming near the Russian shores of the Sea of Japan was in stable condition after surgery, a spokesman for the regional center for disaster medicine said … Continue reading UPDATE: Shark attack victim loses both hands, in stable condition after surgery →

Fisherman survives shark attack in Australia – video #SurfReport #Fishing

  http://youtu.be/ZdAunXTV2WA   http://youtu.be/m7iKj9IXfLM   http://youtu.be/rGIcAVNMoqM   Via – Guardian UK A 51-year-old man has suffered severe puncture wounds after being attacked by a shark off the coast of New South Wales. Alan Saunders, a fisherman, was attempting to free three sharks trapped in his net when the animal struck. Saunders has been taken to … Continue reading Fisherman survives shark attack in Australia – video #SurfReport #Fishing →

UPDATE: Drowning of surfer not linked to Hurricane Irene – Virginia Beach #SurfReport

Not linked??? Rip currents wouldn’t have been that strong if not for Irene, would this dude even be in the water without the swell? Ahole reporter… VIA – RICHMOND TIMES DIPATCH UPDATE: Drowning of surfer not linked to Irene By: Rex Springston Published: August 27, 2011 Updated: August 27, 2011 – 11:24 AM A 22-year-old … Continue reading UPDATE: Drowning of surfer not linked to Hurricane Irene – Virginia Beach #SurfReport →