"boat" news and stories

On Thursday morning, residents of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina were in for a bit of a surprise, especially those who liked Doritos. A damaged tractor-trailer-size shipping container washed up on the beach, bringing with it thousands of bags of the Doritos -- Cool Ranch, Nacho Cheese and Spicy Nacho -- that it contained. Locals, from shopkeepers to fishermen, grabbed as many bags as they could carry from the water and from where they lay strewn on the sand. One person even filled up a pickup truck with them - all in the name of "helping with cleanup," of course. The chips were almost entirely undamaged, thanks to their airtight packaging.

The feeding frenzy only lasted through the morning, as the container was secured, still containing an undetermined number of bags of chips, by the late afternoon. The boat that lost the container has not been tracked down yet, although the missing shipment is sure to be noticed when the crew reaches its eventual destination.

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A restaurant cooking your catch is nothing new, but a recent CBS report points out a Japanese restaurant called Zauo where patrons must nab their fish from a large pool before it is sent to the kitchen. The lobster tank debate aside, I have to wonder how tender a fish caught this way (stressed after being chased by a novice angler) would be. I've also heard that sushi-grade fish should be rested after being caught, so that the muscles can relax. I could be wrong about that, though. The Fark page where I found this article also has some discussion about freezing fish before serving it raw, which some states require. Also, one poster said that since most fish in the tank are hard to land, diners are often forced to settle on a more expensive but easier to catch lobster. Bear in mind that the text of the article is transcribed from a television segment, so it reads a strangely.