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Missing sailboat found overturned in Lake Michigan, but man, 2 kids weren’t there
Read full article: Missing sailboat found overturned in Lake Michigan, but man, 2 kids weren’t thereA missing, overturned sailboat was located in Lake Michigan, but the man and two children who had been on board were nowhere to be found.
Detroit-built technology aims to change the game in sailboat racing
Read full article: Detroit-built technology aims to change the game in sailboat racingDETROIT – Racing sailboats is a niche sport, but it’s popular here in the Great Lakes state. A new technology -- developed locally in the Motor City -- is a finalist for the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award. Several local sailboat enthusiasts wanted to reduce the environmental impact of the sport and came up with a new technology that has them in the running for a big prize. “When we were selected, it was a pretty powerful moment for the whole team,” said Kevin Morin. Morin, along with 10 others, invented the MarkSetBot -- a done that hovers in the water and acts as a marker during sailboat races.
Police: 2 brothers electrocuted when sailboat hit power line in Michigan
Read full article: Police: 2 brothers electrocuted when sailboat hit power line in MichiganCASSOPOLIS, Mich. – Police in southwestern Michigan said two brothers who were electrocuted when the mast of the sailboat they were moving hit a power line were in stable condition Sunday at an Indiana hospital. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said the brothers were transported to a hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The men, ages 31 and 19, were accidentally electrocuted Saturday afternoon in LaGrange Township while moving a sailboat. The mast struck a power line running to a house, according to authorities. They were transported by ambulance and helicopter to the hospital.