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Five rescued from abandoned F/V Masonic

Five fishermen were rescued from their life raft Tuesday after they were forced to abandon their fishing vessel taking on water southeast of Sitka. A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted all five people and brought them to Sitka, uninjured. A Channel … Continue reading

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Abandoned Fishing Nets as Swimwear, Carpets, and More

It is estimated that our oceans hold 640,000 tons of discarded fishing gear. This “Ghost Gear” refers to any fishing gear that has been abandoned, lost, or discarded, often due to severe weather and other circumstances. Old nylon nets often … Continue reading

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News organizations have all but abandoned their archives

BoingBoing: “Sharon Ringel and Angela Woodall have published a comprehensive, in-depth look at the state of news archiving in the digital age, working under the auspices of the Tow Center at the Columbia Journalism Review; it’s an excellent, well-researched report … Continue reading

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Abandoned at the Nexus of Contracts

Usha R. Rodrigues, Law and the Blockchain, 104 Iowa L. Rev. 679 (2019). Anna Gelpern Usha Rodrigues’s article on the firm as a nexus of “smart” contracts made me think of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Maybe it is her use of … Continue reading

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New Law Regulates Abandoned, Mid-Foreclosure, and Nuisance Properties

The Washington Legislature adopted a new law earlier this year regulating residential properties that are abandoned, mid-foreclosure, or nuisances.  It authorizes counties, cities, and towns to take possession of such properties and abate nuisances associated with them if their mortgage … Continue reading

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