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May 4, 2024

2 teens charged for dumping trash into Florida sea in viral video

Authorities in Florida have charged two teens following a viral video that showed people on a boat dumping drums full of trash into the water off the coast of Boca Raton.

April 4, 2024

Death Island ferry fire: Terrified tourists leap into waters off Thailand: video

A ferry boat with more than 100 people caught fire in Thailand early Thursday, forcing some to jump overboard in fear while a rescue boat saved the remainder.

March 31, 2024

US asks fishermen to save WWII warship, historic wrecks by protecting underwater 'time capsules'

NOAA asked fishermen and boaters to steer clear of historic shipwrecks in a protected sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts to preserve the underwater "time capsules"

March 21, 2024

18-year-old kayaker drowns in Missouri lake

Melodie Roberts, 18, of South Lyon, Michigan, has been reported dead following a kayaking incident on Stockton Lake in southwestern Missouri.

March 21, 2024

19 plunge into frigid Long Island Sound after Connecticut rowing club mishap

Sculling boats belonging to the Saugatuck Rowing Club capsized Wednesday in the Long Island Sound, leaving two people hospitalized with suspected hypothermia.

March 7, 2024

First American woman to race sailboat alone nonstop around world hopes to inspire other girls to sail

Cole Brauer, 29, from Maine, successfully completed the Global Solo Challenge on Thursday, March 7, becoming the first American woman to race a sailboat nonstop around the world.

March 7, 2024

Cell phone video shows moment Florida tour boat carrying passengers collided with vessel

Video released by a law firm representing four of the people hurt when a Florida tour boat collided with another vessel shows the moment of impact.

February 12, 2024

13 hospitalized after Florida tour boat, vessel collide near PortMiami

A tour boat and private vessel collided off the shores of PortMiami Sunday, sending 13 people to the hospital. The crash is under investigation, officials said.

January 26, 2024

Squatter pirates flushed from vacation spot as authorities crack down on ‘disgusting’ water pollution

The Martin County Sheriff's Office in South Florida is dealing with "new phenomenon" where vagrants squat in derelict boats abandoned off the coast.

January 17, 2024

US Coast Guard approves demolition plan for Maine fishing boat that crashed during weekend storm

A fishing boat that crashed into rocks off the Maine coast during a storm will be removed in the coming days. The wreck near Trundy Point required a challenging rescue.