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	Navigation Encyclopedia Article @ Headed.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Early navigators used pilotage, relying on local knowledge of land marks and coastal features, forcing all ships to stay close to shore.
		The development of accurate systems for taking lines of position based on the measurement of stars and planets with the sextant allowed ships to navigate the open ocean without needing to see land marks.
		Later developments included the placing of lighthouses and buoys close to shore to act as marine signposts identifying ambiguous features, highlighting hazards and pointing to safe channels for ships approaching some part of a coast after a long sea voyage.
	www.headed.org /encyclopedia/Navigation (2661 words)

	United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces involved in maritime law, mariner assistance, and search and rescue, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere.
		USCG has a broad and important role in homeland security, law enforcement, search and rescue, marine environmental pollution response, and the maintenance of river, intracoastal and offshore aids to navigation (ATON).
		One reason for this lack of coverage is the relatively high cost of building storm-proof buildings on coastal property; the Cape Hatteras station was abandoned in 2005 after winter storms wiped out the 12-foot sand dune serving as its protection from the ocean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard (3307 words)

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		The USS Curtiss AV-4 Association (Seaplane tender, 1940-1957)
	www.boat-links.com /linklists/boatlink-44.html (2145 words)

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