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Boatbuilders today are outfitting a vast array of boats traditionally powered by inboard engines with outboards. Enjoy this quick video peek at eight new models with outboard power onboard. WATCH

Rimas Meleshyus was rescued in October after 137 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean. It wasn’t the first time he’s been rescued. This video has more. WATCH.

We got an inside look at the ongoing recovery efforts in the British Virgin Islands. This video shows what’s happening. WATCH

The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is building a replica of RMS Titanic’s Lifeboat 13, which carried more than 50 passengers to safety after the passenger liner struck an iceberg and sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1912. WATCH

To stay occupied on years-long voyages at sea, sailors aboard 19th-century whaling ships would create artwork with the ivory and bones recovered from the whales they harvested. WATCH.

Enjoy a walkthrough of the Monte Carlo 5 as Soundings senior editor Gary Reich highlights eight notable features baked into this sporty, luxurious motor yacht. WATCH

Among the largest and most innovative yachts of their day, J Class yachts delivered some of the liveliest America’s Cup competition ever seen between British and American yachtsmen. WATCH.

If there’s a fire extinguisher on your boat — and there should be — there’s a good chance Kidde manufactured it. The fire safety company last week announced the recall of more than 40 million fire extinguishers it says may fail to discharge during a fire. WATCH.

Fans at the start of the Volvo Ocean Race get up close and personal with Turn the Tide on Plastic as her crew narrowly avoids a collision with a spectator vessel. WATCH

One of the seven wonders of the modern world, the Panama Canal is an engineering masterpiece that allows ships to transit between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific in mere hours, instead of months. WATCH.