Wave of surfers drawn to fictitious English beach
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Thousands of online visitors have been drawn to an English beach by pictures of turquoise seas, golden sands and palm trees, but risk disappointment as it is only a virtual surfers&#39; paradise.
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Witness accounts after huge waves triggered by an earthquake devastated Asia.
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Witness accounts from people who saw the huge waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian coast.
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LONDON  - When their vessel began taking on water, the five sailors issued a series of distress calls, fired flares into the air and burned tires to attract attention.
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Surfers around the world may complain about crowded conditions, but for dozens of South Africa wave riders it was the more the merrier as they lined up to break a world record by riding a single wave.
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This is the time of year when, in the lengthening shadows of afternoon, the air grows still and mysterious around here. An aura of secrecy and duplicity replaces that friendly banter among serious fisherpeople. Down the long strand of beach, shadowy figures keep to themselves, never showing whatever success they may be enjoying.
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By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 17--Picture the scene: A boat of anglers, miles from shore, the sea sparkling from a brilliant full moon, then they appear. Sharks, lots of them, surrounding the vessel.
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Britain's Olympic rowing heroes take to the water again during a homecoming at their home base.
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Life is but a dream for a growing number of rowers whose boats are slicing through the waters off the South Shore this autumn.
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By Joyce Owen, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb.
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Volunteers are being brought in to help clean beaches littered with debris from a grounded cargo ship off the Devon coast.
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A perilous spot for surfers off the coast of Southern California had been surfed only a handful of times in the past decade. Four of the most experienced big-wave surfers in the world were not fazed.
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By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  May 26--BRADLEY BEACH -- In a workshop two minutes from the beach,  boyhood friends Bob Hessels and Chris Sharp make what might be called castable  art.
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A Kent holiday firm is trying to trace a family of five from Sussex, missing in Sri Lanka after huge waves struck the coastline.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - At first, American tourist  Matthew O'Connell thought the rising sea was the sign of a good  day's surfing ahead.
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By Robin Lord, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  Jun. 24--CHATHAM -- Sand, wind and water rule the day here on North  Beach.
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It may be one of Britain's wettest summers on record but meteorological misfortune has failed to put a dampener on tourists who are flocking to the island in record numbers, even if they are keeping a tight rein on their budgets.