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The Coast Guard cutter Tamaroa, whose more than half century of service included towing disabled warships in the Pacific during World War II and search-and-rescue

All boats need periodic repairs, and the wooden tall ship Pride of Baltimore II is no exception. The offseason provides an ideal time for ship

For as long as people have lived near the water, they have built boats. On Chesapeake Bay, which the Tilghman Watermen’s Museum reports has seen

With treacherous currents caused by the collision of the Gulf Stream and the Virginia Drift, and the 12-mile sandbar Diamond Shoals, Cape Hatteras has earned

On May 19, 1845, Sir John Franklin’s search for the Northwest Passage began. He left England with two ships, Erebus and Terror, and 128 officers

Jenni Stanley is a scientist with the Passive Acoustic Research group at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Artificial Reef Program sank Kraken, a 371-foot cargo vessel, on Jan. 20 as part of an effort to create

In 1874, 13-year-old Chris Smith built his first duck boat on the St. Clair River in Michigan. The simple boat, and simple beginnings, evolved to

The Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum is a working maritime village and museum in New Jersey. Decoy carving, traditional boatbuilding, music and basketry are among

In 1985 Bill Hable of Bloomer, Wisconsin, started building his perfect boat — a 41-foot, twin-masted schooner — in a backyard shed. The project was