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MADISON, Ind. - A car plowed into a crowd Sunday at a speedboat race on the Ohio River, sending as many as a dozen people to a hospital, according to reports. The car plunged into the river and the Madison Regatta was halted, The Madison Courier reported. Between eight and 12 people were transported to a hospital, the newspaper reported. There was no immediate word of the extent of injuries. Madison is in southeast Indiana, midway between Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati.

LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands - Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines — sort of. More than 20 teams from Europe and the United States are gearing up for the Nuon Solar Challenge, a contest to build and race a solar-powered boat. While a similar competition is held on land in Australia under a blazing sun, these contestants have built crafts to navigate the lakes, rivers, and creeks in the far northwest of the Netherlands, where thunderstorms are common. It would take a minor miracle for clear skies to prevail for the duration of the race, which runs from Monday to July 1....

Lifeboats Rescue Rowers From Thames as Winds Hit London Boat Race Mar 21, 2004 The Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Rescuers plucked 40 rowers from the River Thames in London on Sunday after boats competing in a race capsized in strong winds. About 145 boats, each with eight rowers and a coxswain, were participating in the race between Putney and Mortlake in west London when some began taking on water amid strong winds, The Royal National Lifeboat Institute said. At least two people were taken to the hospital, one with hypothermia, lifeboat spokesman Wayne Bellamy said. Others were taken to...