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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

One aspect of the Coast Guard’s 11-part mission is to keep shipping lanes open and facilitate commercial maritime activities across the Great Lakes and the

SS Palo Alto has spent 87 years at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California, first as an amusement ship and then as a fishing pier.

The 6,000-pound anchor of the luxury steamer SS Greater Detroit has been recovered after spending 60 years at the bottom of the Detroit River. The

Where can you see icebergs, snow-capped volcanoes, rainforests, deserts and endless beaches? Chile, of course. But beyond the beautiful landscape is one of the great