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October 11, 2023

Thousands of illegally-dumped tires found in Philadelphia-area river, regatta racecourse

Dredging project in PA river was originally intended to improve waterway for sporting use for rowers; project now faces delays following recent discovery.

October 10, 2023

Physician killed by Maine schooner's mast collapse worked at hospital where other victims were treated

Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, Maine, has been identified as the woman killed by a collapsed mast aboard the historic schooner Grace Bailey.

October 9, 2023

3 rescued off New Jersey coast after 18-foot vessel capsizes

Over the weekend an 18-foot disabled vessel sank in Great Bay near Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Three passengers were rescued by the Coast Guard.

October 4, 2023

3 Filipino fishermen dead in South China Sea after boat collides with commercial vessel

A fishermen’s boat capsized on Monday after it struck a passing commercial vessel in the South China Sea. At least three Filipino fishermen died in the incident.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.