MIAMI (TND) — They don’t call it Dependable for nothing. That’s the name of the cutter that the Coast Guard said “encountered a sailing vessel taking on water” on Monday. It happened about six miles ...

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say heavy seas have damaged a boatyard on Catalina Island, throwing vessels onto their sides, and also closed major docks. Avalon Harbor Master Brian Bray says he’s ...

“This vessel grounding was a very close call" in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Captain José E. Díaz said on Wednesday Michael Lee Simpson is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. His work has previously ...

Two bodies have been recovered near Juneau, Alaska, which are believed to be the remains of missing crew members after their fishing boat reportedly capsized by Couverden Point, Alaska. The U.S. Coast ...

MIAMI — A man was using a yellow bucket as a small crowded boat with dozens was taking on water on Monday about 6 miles north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Lieutenant ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has reduced the passenger capacity of U.S. commercial vessels to reflect the growing weight of the average American. A boat's capacity used to be based on an assumed average of ...

A 700 ton ferry capsized in Indonesia after it was smashed by waves at the weekend, leaving about 250 people still missing and rescue efforts hampered because of bad weather. The meteorology agency ...

Two yachts collided and two men fell overboard as heavy rain and high seas hit Australia's Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race Thursday. Within 30 minutes of the start in Sydney Harbor, the yacht Trumpcard ...

A mass stranding that saw thousands of starfish wash up on a beach was most likely the result of heavy seas and strong ...

“This vessel grounding was a very close call" in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Captain José E. Díaz said on Wednesday Coast Guard rescues 12 persons forced to abandon an aground cargo vessel off the coast ...