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Two aboard a burning boat

A new Coast Guard crewmember being given a tour of the Roanoke Channel near Wanchese,N.C., got a firsthand look last Saturday at a dire situation

Oracle balks at America’s Cup plan

BMW Oracle Racing team and its affiliated Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco announced Monday they will not be submitting an entry to the

Rocket man

On Sunday French sailor Thomas Coville, midway between the Cape of Good Hope and the KerguelanIslands, beat the single-handed 24-hour distance record for a multihull,

Another cruise ship aground in Antarctica

A year after the Canadian-owned 246-foot cruise liner Explorer sank after hitting an iceberg in Antarctica, the 278-foot Argentine-registered cruise liner Ushuaia ran aground near

Two men on a life raft

Two men on a pleasure cruise off the coast of Spain’s Balearic Islands found themselves fighting for their lives for three days after their 44-foot

Throttling down to save whales

All vessels 65 feet or larger in the U.S. or entering or departing a U.S. port along the Eastern Seaboard will soon be subject to

Lucky mariners give thanks

A couple and their dog had an unpleasant Thanksgiving morning when their vessel apparently struck a jetty and began rapidly taking on water in Charleston

Long haul for rescuers

The Coast Guard in Alaska flew a total of more than 4,000 miles Nov. 19 in uninterrupted legs of up to 1,000 miles to rescue

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The Two Ways to Handle a MOB

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.

The Nanni T4.270 diesel engine

Repower Your Boat: Top Tips

Your old engine is costing you more than you think. Here’s what you need to know before you pull the trigger on new iron.

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