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Proposal would delay floating rope rule for lobstermen (Gloucester Daily Times) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) and mdash; The federal government is proposing to delay a new rule requiring lobstermen to change the type of rope they use on their traps, officials said Tuesday. The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to extend until April 2009 a deadline requiring lobstermen to use sinking rope instead of floating rope to protect whales from getting entangled, said spokeswoman ... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:41:06 GMT

Whale rescue team removes rope from humpback calf (Gloucester Daily Times) PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) and mdash; A team of rescuers successfully removed a 150-foot length of rope that was tangled around the tail of a humpback whale calf. A spokeswoman for the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies says the calf was first spotted early Sunday afternoon by a whale watching vessel. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:40:55 GMT

Wire Rope Hoist is offered in 3 or 5 ton capacities. (ThomasNet) Designed for Class C service, Lift Boss Electric Wire Rope Hoist comes with 20 or 30 ft lift capability, 15 fpm lift speed, and 4 pull hook load block. It is outfitted with worm gear reducer drive and travels on forged steel heat treated crown treads, designed to accommodate 4-8.05 in. flanges. Aside from alternative voltages and enclosures, options include lower limit switches, overload ... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:51:40 GMT

Rescue team removes rope from humpback calf (North Adams Transcript) PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) -- A team of rescuers successfully removed a 150-foot length of rope that was tangled around the tail of a humpback whale calf. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:15:48 GMT

Proposal could delay floating rope rule (The Lewiston Sun Journal) PORTLAND (AP) - The federal government is proposing to delay a new rule requiring lobstermen to change the type of rope they use on their traps, officials said Tuesday. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:15:54 GMT

Proposal Would Delay Floating Rope Rules For Lobsterman (WCSH 6 Portland) PORTLAND (AP) -- The federal government is proposing to delay a new rule requiring lobstermen to change the type of rope they use on their traps. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:27:31 GMT

Whale rescue team removes rope from humpback calf (Boston Herald) PROVINCETOWN - A team of rescuers successfully removed a 150-foot length of rope that was tangled around the tail of a humpback whale calf. A spokeswoman for the Provincetown... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:15:45 GMT

Rangers execute technical rope rescue on Denali (KTVA Anchorage) Rangers on Mount McKinley say they've rescued a fallen solo climber. They say 44-year-old Claude Ratté, of Montreal, Quebec, was descending the West Buttress route when he fell almost 2,000 feet down to the Peters Glacier. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:35:27 GMT

Rangers execute technical rope rescue on Denali (KTVF Fairbanks) Rangers on Mount McKinley say they've rescued a fallen solo climber. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:42:23 GMT

Rope removed from humpback calf (Cape Cod Times) Whale rescuers freed a humpback calf from entanglement in rope Sunday in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, according to a spokeswoman for the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:15:59 GMT

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