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A wild sea otter floats on its back in a tide pool in Monterey Bay near Monterey, Calif., April 15, 2002. A sea otter recovery plan formally released Thursday, April 3, 2003, was praised by environmental groups as long overdue after 16 years of delays and false starts. It's been 21 years since the previous such plan was presented. The latest version blames human activities for the decline in the California sea otter population, and recommends reducing oil spills, ocean pollutants and entanglements with boat motors and fishing gear. (AP Photo/Mike Fiala, File) AP - Apr 03 6:57 PM

Former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson said in a statement March 20, 2002, she has contracted the potentially fatal liver disease Hepatitis C by sharing a tattoo needle with ex-husband Tommy Lee. Anderson, 34, whose barbed-wire tattoo rings her left arm, she has been undergoing outpatient treatment for the disease at Los Angeles Medical Center. Neither Lee, 39, nor his publicist was immediately available for comment. Lee and Anderson shown posing on a boat after a photo call in this May 20, 1995 file photo at the Cannes Film Festival. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/file - Mar 21 6:41 AM ET

Ever wonder what happened to the boat that got swallowed up by the ocean in the movie 'The Perfect Storm,' or Felicity Shagwell's Corvette from 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'? Those and other items are among hundreds of pieces of movie memorabilia making their way into the marketplace in a new era of online auctions. The 1965 Shagwell Corvette is seen in this undated photo. Photo by Prnewsfoto/Reuters - Mar 20 6:27 PM ET

Peruvian Fisheries Minister Javier Reategui climbs out of a fishing boat after a trip around a thriving fishing port in Lima at the launch of a campaign to promote the Peru's national fish dish ceviche, February 28, 2002. Ceviche is made from raw fish, marinated in lime juice, and Peru wants to boost image as a gourmet dish and promote consumption of other fish cuisine to strengthen the sector. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares - Feb 28 2:18 PM ET

American soldiers carry a inflated rubber boat and put it on a military truck February 25, 2002, after searching the scene where a U.S. helicopter crashed in the waters off the southern Philippines last Friday. All aboard the Chinook helicopter perished in the crash. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco - Feb 24 3:21 PM ET

As a Coast Guard rescue boat stands between a Greenpeace boat and the oil tanker Pecos, rear, protester Holly Deye, right foreground, talks with reporters about the group's efforts to block the ship's entry into Long Beach Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, off the Southern California coast. Deye said the use of oil for fuel was fueling "climactic chaos." Authorities kept this and one other Greenpeace boat away from the ship, which made it to an anchorage in the outer harbor without incident. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) - Sep 27 7:50 PM ET

U.S. Navy crews unload 5,300 pounds of cocaine Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, in San Diego. The contraband was seized from alleged Colombian drug smugglers on Sept. 11, in international waters about 240 miles west of Panama. The Navy and Coast Guard also seized a Colombian-flagged fishing vessel that authorities said was used to supply gas to smaller boats used by smugglers to ship drugs to the United States via Mexico. Thirteen men, all from Colombia, were arrested and will face smuggling charges in federal court in San Diego. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, CC Clayton) - Sep 26 7:59 PM ET

 

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore, left, waves while on a boat ride to a rally with running mate Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, right, in Boston Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) - Sep 13 7:48 PM ET I suppose George W's dad is famous for his love of boats so Al has to woo the boating crowd, too...

A partially-submerged pleasure boat sits close to shore with rescue and Coast Guard vessels next to it following a collision with a British Columbia ferry vessel in Swartz Bay near Victoria Thursday Sept. 14, 2000. One person was dead and another taken to hospital in nearby Saanich, B.C. There may have been up to five people on board. (AP Photo/Chuck Stoody) - Sep 14 8:24 PM ET

Howard Hughes' 200-ton, eight-story tall flying boat, nicknamed the Spruce Goose, is shown in the water off Long Beach, Calif., the only time it ever flew, Nov. 2, 1947, when it was airborne for about a mile with Hughes at the controls. It's been 53 years since its one and only flight, but the "Spruce Goose" is on the move again. Built at the end of World War II, the plane is scheduled to be moved Saturday from its current home behind Evergreen International Aviation's offices to a new museum scheduled to open next spring. (AP Photo/File) - Sep 11 6:17 PM ET

Hasbro Inc.'s new John F. Kennedy, PT 109 Boat Commander joins the toy company's line of commemorative figures as it was unveiled at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, August 30, 2000. Fifty-seven years ago, Lieutenant Kennedy helped save his crew when their PT boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. REUTERS/ Brian Snyder - Aug 30 2:35 PM ET

Hasbro Inc.'s new John F. Kennedy, PT 109 Boat Commander figure (L) joins the toy company's line of commemorative figures which includes General Colin Powell (R) after the Kennedy figure was unveiled at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, August 30, 2000. Fifty-seven years ago, Lieutenant Kennedy helped save his crew when their PT boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. REUTERS/ Brian Snyder - Aug 30 2:30 PM ET

Funani, an adult female hippopotamus at the World-Famous San Diego Zoo, catches half a watermelon in her mouth as part of a birthday celebration for her baby, Mashavu, who turned 1 year old today, August 31, 2000. The Zoo's animal care staff provided the hippos and other animals in their Ituri Forest habitat with an assortment of birthday treats including the watermelon and ice cakes filled with cantaloupe and honeydew. EDITORS NOTE: BEST QUALITY FROM SOURCE REUTERS/Handout/©2000 San Diego Zoo - Aug 31 6:30 PM ET Ok... so this last one doesn't have anything to do with boats... it just reminded me of my kids at the dinner table.

President-elect George Bush and father, former President George Bush, show off a Redfish they caught on their fishing boat off Boca Grande, Florida December 27, 2000. Bush fished the waters of Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday but also reeled in "a couple" of new Cabinet members and hinted he might announce them soon. REUTERS/POOL/Steve Liss - Dec 27 7:11 PM ET

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