As boating season ramps up in Hampton Roads, local marine patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard are urging boaters to prioritize safety checks before leaving shore. Officials warn that common oversights, ...

National Safe Boating Week returns from Saturday through Friday, May 16-22, marking the annual kickoff of the Safe Boating ...

Master Police Officer Matthew Taylor with Virginia Beach Marine Patrol says every season brings a familiar set of issues. “As ...

The County of Kankakee is offering boaters a free safety inspection — no fines, no hassle — to get their vessels ready for ...

An offshore construction vessel’s crane cable parted as it was lifting a wire reel from the aft deck of an offshore supply ...

Optional boating safety gear such as first-aid kits, radios, anchors, spare paddles, and locator beacons adds redundancy and ...

According to the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, watchstanders received a report from Alaska State Troopers on Saturday ...

Authorities in the Bahamas have arrested a Michigan man four days after his wife went missing during a nighttime boat ride that left the couple's family questioning his account of what happened. The ...

Bahamas police took Brian Hooker into custody on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Lynette Hooker Facebook Lynette Hooker's husband, Brian Hooker, has been taken into ...

A man who said his wife fell from a boat in the Bahamas has been arrested, his attorney said Thursday, five days after she was reported missing in the Caribbean nation. Subscribe to read this story ad ...

A family of three was found after spending nearly a week stranded at sea. The group was located Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Ocean after their trip was reported as overdue, the Coast ...