They must craft a common EU position to take to the Copenhagen climate-change conference in December.

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The most common call-out last year was due to incidents on powered pleasure craft, with machinery failure still the most common cause.

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"What I've appreciated is his willingness to listen thoughtfully when someone else has a different viewpoint and to craft a solution that reaches that common ground, " Smith said.

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