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Marina project formally denied in Surf City

Surf City officials formally rejected the marina proposal, and the Star-News is asking what comes next for the project; the surfers are unbothered.

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Photo: Surf City, North Carolina
Photo: . The original uploader was Mikehelms at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe town of Surf City, North Carolina, has formally denied a marina project, according to the Wilmington Star-News, and the paper is asking what happens next.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe don't have their footage, so here's file footage of surfers just sitting in turquoise water, and look at this, nobody's even in a hurry.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a group of people on boards, floating.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch this, the whole group drifts left together, and that is a coordinated team move with zero coordination.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWait, run it back.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou care.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm only saying the guy on the far edge keeps scooting away from the pack, and I respect a loner who still wants a good wave.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: seven out of ten, because nothing happens for twelve seconds and I'd still watch it twice.

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