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October 24, 2023

Captain faces decade behind bars after deadly California boat fire kills 34

The captain of a scuba dive boat in California has been charged with misconduct in connection to a fire that killed 34 people in 2019. He faces 10 years behind bars if convicted.

October 24, 2023

New York man's body retrieved after boat sinks in Long Island Sound

A missing New York man's body has been retrieved following a boat sinking in the Long Island Sound on Sunday. The boat was recovered Tuesday.

October 12, 2023

Schooner involved in fatal mast collapse had history of accidents, Coast Guard records show

The 141-year-old schooner Grace Bailey, aboard which a passenger was killed by a felled mast, was reportedly involved in three accidents between 2019 and 2022.

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.