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Atlantic
Ft Fisher, NC. Courtesy of Camille Daniels	From NOAA Oceans Today Video. North Carolina coast	Rips on the North Carolina coast Carolina Beach Police Department	Beach View of Rip Current Along Jetty Courtesy of Dr. Tom Herrington, Stevens Institute of Technology	Oak Island, NC, 2002, Courtesy of Jeff Otto, Wilmington Star News	Rip current on North Carolina Coast
Crowded Beach with Rip Currents Present Courtesy of Dr. Wendy Carey, Delaware Sea Grant	Rip Current in Florida after Hurricane Jeanne Courtesy of Dennis Decker, WCM, NWS Melbourne, FL	Aerial View of Several Rip Currents Courtesy of Dr. Wendy Carey, Delaware Sea Grant	Surfer just north of Rip Current near timber piles Courtesy of Dr. Wendy Carey, Delaware Sea Grant	Rip Currents Along Groin Courtesy of Dr. Wendy Carey, Delaware Sea Grant	Closeup of Aerial View of Rip Current Courtesy of Dr. Wendy Carey, Delaware Sea Grant
People in Rip Current Courtesy of Discovery Communications	Rip current on North Carolina Coast	Rip current on North Carolina Coast	Rip current on North Carolina Coast	Rip current on North Carolina Coast	Rip current on North Carolina Coast
Great Lakes/Gulf Coast
Berrien County, MI. Courtesy of the University of South Florida	Grand Sable Dunes, near Grand Marais, MI, on Lake Superior. NOAA	Off Highway 2, Mackinac County, MI Courtesy of Steve Hernek	No swimming signs around stone groins, Galveston, Texas. Courtesy of Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant.	No swimming signs around stone groins, Galveston, Texas. Courtesy of Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant.	No swimming signs around stone groins, Galveston, Texas. Courtesy of Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant.
Pacific Ocean (National and International)
Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip Current on Grand Avenue Beach with child and parent Courtesy of Chris Brewster, USLA	Rip Current on Grand Avenue Beach with child and parent Courtesy of Chris Brewster, USLA	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab
Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab
Rip current off Big Sur, CA. Courtesy of NOAA/NWS Video Lab	Close up of Rip Current Courtesy of Lifeguard Captain Nick Steers, County of Los Angeles Fire Department	Rip from 20 floor balcony, Acapulco, Mexico, Courtesy Alex Atkinson	Rip from 20 floor balcony, Acapulco, Mexico, Courtesy Alex Atkinson	Multiple rip currents in Tunquen, Chili. Courtesy of Cecilia and Randy Lascody