What We Learned About Safety From Lynette Hooker’s Disappearance
June 11, 2026
What We Learned About Safety From Lynette Hooker’s Disappearance
What We Learned About Safety From Lynette Hooker’s Disappearance
If a passenger goes overboard at sea, there’s a 40 percent chance you’ll never see that person again. Here are the recovery procedures you need to know.
Failure to check an engine gauge turned into a humbling lesson complacency at the helm.
Medical emergencies can unfold quickly on the water. Here’s how to protect your crew before help is within reach.
It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.
Mario Vittone’s excellent adventure from Maine to Washington on an FPB 64.
All available distress signals should be used to make yourself bigger and brighter.
What to pack for a run through one of the most remote places on Earth.
The USCG requires the minimum, so augment its list.
Here are the visual cues to tell the difference between aquatic distress and a drowning person and how to respond.
As Nordhavn unveils new models, the designer explains what a difference a couple extra feet can make.
A former Norwegian rescue vessel with an icebreaker rating is now home for a cruising couple, and it can handle anything the ocean will throw at it.
Siren Marine remote monitoring and control technology puts your boat’s vital systems, security and location right at your fingertips.
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
