Troy Police are investigating a homicide after pulling a body from the Hudson River. More than 500-athletes from 17 high schools were aiming for a spot in the state competition Saturday.

Summer's passing doesn't mean we can ignore boating safety

Usually, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and to the summer boating season on Long Island Sound.

Marina owner missing after boating accident

Yates county A Burdett man is presumed drowned and an Odessa man was hospitalized after a boating accident Saturday on Seneca Lake near Juniper Point Road in Starkey.

Boat hits tree in Seminole county, boater flown to hospital

'A lot of people called in that there was an explosion,' Lt. Paula Ritchey said A boater was flown to an area hospital on Saturday after his boat hit a tree in Geneva, firefighters in Seminole County said.

Boat Catches Fire

A boat catches fire in Panama City.

Boat Catches Fire in Panama City

A 28-foot boat was destroyed Saturday afternoon in a fire that spread from the salon area of the boat.

Annapolis Yacht Club – Annual Keels and Wheels Event

Featuring over 70 antique, performance, vintage, and cool cars and boats. Balloting will be open in six categories from 10:30am to 2:00pm. Keels and Wheels is held in the main parking lot and the main dock of the Annapolis Yacht Club.

Search to Continue Following Boating Accident on Seneca Lake

The search will continue Sunday morning for a Schuyler county man in waters of southern Seneca Lake. The Yates County Sheriff's Department says the man was involved in a serious boating accident Saturday evening. Deputies believe he has drowned.

Boat destroyed in fire at Sun Harbor Marina

PANAMA CITY — A boat was destroyed in an afternoon blaze at Sun Harbor Marina on Saturday afternoon. The powerboat caught fire just after 4 p.m., witnesses said. Two people on the dock tried to put out the flames with nearby hoses and a small fire...

Frank Munger obituary

Artist who specialised in cutaway line drawings of aircraft The technical artist Frank Munger, who has died aged 90, specialised in cutaway line drawings of aircraft, their engines and missiles. His work was published in Flight International magazine for more than 40 years. Frank managed to make a seemingly complex subject readily understood, even down to the pilot's safety harness. Using pen ...

Boating Safety Especially Important During Crowded Periods

Some folks are headed to area lakes this Labor Day weekend, to enjoy some quality time with friends and family.

Yachting: Titles elude boardsailors

Kiwi yachties Tom Ashley and Jon-Paul Tobin missed the podium at the RS:X Men's world championships just concluded in Denmark.Ashley, who was within arms reach of the title going into the final race, finished sixth and Tobin finished...

Marker buoy was for racing, not gill netting: yacht club

Wiarton Yacht Club's race director said it's "definitely" a racing buoy marker that's off the end of Colpoys Bay dock, not anything to do with gill nets. "Those marks are set every year in the same place and we use those for our club races," said Ted Jacob Saturday.[...]

Boat Burns at Highport Marina

PRESTON, TX--About 3:00 Saturday afternoon, Preston crews got a call of a boat on fire in the water between Treasure Island and Highport Marina. Because of its location, they weren't able to put it out.

Boating accident on Seneca Lake, one man still missing

Two men were ejected from a power boat on Seneca Lake Saturday evening. It happened around 5 p.m. near Juniper Point Road in the town of Starkey, Yates County...

Two Boats Collide At Belews Lake

Forsyth Emergency Services says two boats collided at the lake near Marion Pointe Drive.

Saxon boat and strange cargo found in Norfolk river

A Saxon boat is uncovered during flood defence work on the River Ant in Norfolk.

Yachting: Title in sight for Ashley

Fourth after after a hard five days, boardsailor Tom Ashley is within reach of the RS:X men's title with one final medal race to be sailed in Denmark last night."I had a better day today. We only managed one race as the wind was...

French science vessel to start second leg of climate voyage

The French yacht Tara leaves Sunday on the second leg of a three-year voyage across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms which produce half our oxygen.

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Pages of History: Shark bonanza attracts boats to the harbor

From the pages of the Del Norte Triplicate, September 1940. Boats from many Pacific Coast ports are arriving daily at Crescent City to fish shark. Fifteen boats were standing off the harbor last night ready to come in this morning, and many more are reported on their way here.

Lake users getting more AIS information

As the boating season begins to wind down around Lake Minnetonka, the organizations tasked with leading the response to the recent discovery of zebra mussels in one of the state's most-used water bodies are hoping lake residents and lake users will lend a hand in keeping the aquatic invasive species from spreading to neighboring lakes and streams.

6 boat passengers rescued

Six boat passengers were rescued by elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their motor boat was partially submerged in seawater off Minasawa Island in Patnungan, Quezon. The incident report released by the Coast Guard Action Center (CGAC) in Manila Saturday identified the rescued passengers as Jeffrey Mabeza, Arnel Roldan, Rene Bergonio, Cristian Bergonio, Jomalig Quezon, and Maxima ...

Boating safety tips for Labor Day weekend

As Missourians and their nearly 315,000 registered boats head to the waterways to enjoy the end of summer, the coast guard sent out reminders that they had 150 boating accidents in 2009 which caused $1,577,396 in damage.

Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill

Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.

Boat captains frustrated over BP oil spill claims response

ORANGE BEACH, Ala., — Charter boat Captains in Orange Beach, along with other businesses that have been suffering under the weight of lost income due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill where hoping that Friday would finally bring them some much needed relief in the form of payments from BP.

Boat captain rescues an entire crew

In his 20 years as a boat captain, Dan Shaw had never tried to rescue an entire crew out of the water. But on Thursday he received a radio alert that 13 workers from an oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico were bobbing in the water not far from the flames.

Austin Police get new boats in time for Labor Day lake patrols

Just in time for Labor Day weekend, the Austin Police Department has two new state-of-the art patrol boats for Lake Austin. They put the police boats in the water for the first time Thursday, and plan to use them this weekend. They will be using the new, marked police boats to look for intoxicated and unsafe boaters. Officers say they have had to get a little creative when it comes to ...

Boat tour steers clear of rickety bridge

A tour boat operator in Saskatoon isn't taking any chances going under the city's Traffic Bridge which was recently closed to deck traffic.

Fishermen of mechanised boats to resume fishing operations

Tuticorin: Though the district administration gave a go ahead signal for resumption of fishing operations from Friday in view of a peace committee meeting held on Thursday, fishermen of mechanised boats were not prepared to venture into the sea.

Vietnam has good conditions for int’l yacht racing

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam with a long coastline enjoys a strong advantage and suitable conditions to become a regional yachting center, a profession yacht race organizer said.

Yachting friendship ended by assault

A BOAT owner pulled a friend to the floor and left him needing stitches to his head after a row.

High winds capsize yacht in WV regatta

A North Vancouver yacht skipper and his five crew were pulled from the storm-tossed waters of the Strait of Georgia Friday afternoon after their racing vessel was overwhelmed by high winds.

Several races are planned at the Canandaigua Yacht Club in the coming weeks

The Canandaigua Yacht Club is reaching out to area sailors to join in the sail racing competition along with its members in five open races over the next six weeks.

Yacht show coming again to Newport Harbor

Lido Yacht Expo marks its 32nd year to show off and sell boats of all sizes.

Tribe fishing off fishermen-leased boats

At least 20 commercial fishing and scalloping boats owned or leased and crewed by members of the northern Maine-based Passamquoddy Tribe have been working the heavily regulated Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank this summer with tribal, but no federal permits, a tribal fisherman and broker said Thursday.

Fraudster to lose boats, steam engine

Six properties, 22 high-end vehicles, eight boats and a vintage steam engine are among items convicted fraudster Michael Swann has been order to forfeit.

Yacht Donated To Safe Harbor Academy

A yacht named Amazing Grace was anonymously donated to the Safe Harbor Maritime Academy, which helps at-risk teen boys. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An anonymous donor has handed over a 114-foot yacht to the Safe Harbor Maritime Academy, which uses boats as a place for at-risk teenage boys to live and learn.

Yachting: Kiwis prominent in Laser championship

New Zealand sailors feature strongly after the third day of competition at the Laser world championship at Hayling Island, off England. New Zealanders occupy four of the top eight placings, with Josh Junior second, Mike Bullot...

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating skills and seamanship course

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering an eight-week course on boating skills and seamanship beginning Tuesday at the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey. Useful to both novice and experienced power- and sail-boaters, some of the topics...