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Lifeguards Steve Ayers, Maddie Gamette, Kailey Bayanat, Masen Karsten, Samuel Muller and Brandon Tran rotated while providing 35 minutes of CPR in the open ocean, timing their compressions with the rise and fall of the boat.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Pack ice, a type of free-floating ice that drifts on the open ocean, surrounds Antarctica.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
At no great distance from the base of the derrick, there were million-dollar views northeast toward Acadia and south toward the open ocean.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Pack ice, a type of free-floating ice that drifts on the open ocean, surrounds Antarctica.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
At no great distance from the base of the derrick, there were million-dollar views northeast toward Acadia and south toward the open ocean.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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