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America's Cup sailing suspended for review of boats and dangers

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Clouds hung over the America's Cup sailing regatta on Friday after investigators asked the teams to temporarily halt practicing on blustery San Francisco bay following a deadly accident last week. Full story

Boat fire pollutes Florida river

   Massive shrimp boat fire has authorities scrambling to clean oil and fuel that spilled into a Florida river. WFLA's Melissa Beckman reports.

Investigators: "Crew not properly trained" on fire boat that crashed

In the days following the April 13 boat accident that left the City of Charleston's newly incorporated fire boat extensively damaged, investigators questioned the training of the crew. Full story

Boat capsizes off Myanmar; 100 feared dead

   Around 100 people trying to escape a storm are believed to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Myanmar. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.

Coastguard rescues 139 migrants off Italian coast

ROME (Reuters) - Italian coastguards picked up 139 people in two inflatable boats off the southern coast of Sicily, authorities said on Saturday, the latest in a series of arrivals of clandestine immigrants. Full story

America's Cup expected to go on after fatal wreck

By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The head of the America's Cup planning effort said Saturday he expects sailing's most prestigious event to go forward after the death of a sailor on a training run in the San Francisco Bay. Full story

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  Mika Brzezinski and Diane Smith on their battles with food

Morning Joe continues its kick off of the release of "Obsessed," Mika Brzezinski's new book on food obsession, with NBC News' Dr. Nancy Snyderman and writer Diane Smith joining Mika for a discussion about how the book came to be.

  Inside JFK’s yacht, restored to former glory

NBC’s Kerry Sanders takes a tour of the newly restored Honey Fitz, once a symbol of Camelot as it cruised the waters of the Potomac, Palm Beach, and Hyannis with JFK and Jackie Kennedy lounging on the deck.

  Siblings swim 14 hours after their boat sinks

American siblings Dan and Kate Suski were battling a 200-lb. marlin in rough seas during a Caribbean vacation when large waves swamped their chartered fishing boat and they had to swim 14 hours to shore.

  Whoa! Killer whales jump along with tourist boat

Amazing video from La Paz, Mexico, shows a pod of killer whales who decided to tag along with a boat tour, jumping along in the waves and giving sightseers an amazing view.

  Boston boat owner: Donate to victims, not me

The owner of the boat where Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding last week is receiving donations toward a new boat, but he is telling contributors to donate to the bombing victims instead. The TODAY anchors chat about this and other hot topics.

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