Ukraine September 26, 2023 Ukrainian captain found guilty after cruise boat collides with another vessel in Hungary, causing 27 deaths A Ukrainian captain, who led a river cruise boat that crashed with another vessel in 2019 in Hungary, has been found guilty of negligence. The crash caused dozens of deaths.
GREAT OUTDOORS September 25, 2023 Historians race to locate Great Lake shipwrecks before invasive mussels destroy sites The invasive quagga mussels, which produce acid that corrodes metal, have spread throughout the lower Great Lakes, placing once-well-preserved shipwrecks in jeopardy.
Missing Persons September 13, 2023 Tennessee mom vanishes on birthday 'booze cruise' Tamia Taylor was last seen aboard the Memphis Riverboats' Mississippi River "booze cruise" in Memphis Saturday, but friends never saw her disembark.
CRIME September 12, 2023 Retired doc busted with drugs, guns and women aboard 80-foot party yacht off Nantucket has terminal cancer Scott Burke, the 69-year-old retired doctor who police say they busted with more than 40 grams of cocaine and 14 grams of ketamine last week, was holding a party.
CRIME September 7, 2023 Florida man busted with guns, drugs and 'prostitutes' in luxe Nantucket yacht raid Police responding to a call to dispatch about a woman's possible overdose on a multimillion-dollar luxury yacht in Massachusetts' Nantucket Harbor have arrested its owner, a retired doctor.
Boating September 5, 2023 NY couple killed after late-night boat crash with fishing vessel, operator delivers 1-word reaction A Long Island, New York, couple were killed in a boating accident near Fire Island in Great South Bay over Labor Day weekend, local authorities report.
Media September 4, 2023 'Below Deck' star Captain Sandy defends yachting industry amid protests, vandalism: 'We're givers' "Below Deck Mediterranean" star Captain Sandy Yawn defended the boating industry after a climate group vandalized a yacht belonging to the Walmart heiress.
Wisconsin September 1, 2023 156-year-old sunken schooner in Lake Michigan found intact with well-preserved artifacts Maritime historians have discovered the intact remains of century-old schooner Trinidad, which sank near Wisconsin in 1881 while carrying coal bound for Milwaukee.
Coast Guard August 29, 2023 Coast Guard saves 4 people, dog from sinking boat moments before it capsizes Four people and a dog were rescued from a sinking boat near Forked River in New Jersey's Barnegat Bay on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
LIFESTYLE August 24, 2023 'America's fireboat' celebrates 85 years after storied career battling blazes, protecting US homeland Former FDNY vessel "Fire Fighter" turns 85 on Saturday. She's been dubbed "America's fireboat" and is a National Historic Landmark in Mystic, Connecticut.
Maine August 21, 2023 Boaters leap overboard after yacht catches fire off Maine coast Two individuals reportedly jumped from a 48-foot yacht off the coast of Seguin Island, Maine, after a fire rapidly consumed the vessel.