On September 14, 2025, at about 3:45 p.m., a boat exploded while anchored in Belvedere Bay off Harrison Township, Michigan. Authorities reported two adults and two minors were on board when the engine compartment flamed up as they attempted to get underway, ejecting...
On September 14, 2025, emergency crews responded to a serious boating accident off the north end of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, near Bowditch Point. Officials reported that a 36-foot vessel struck a stationary barge with seven people aboard. According to the Coast...
On September 13, 2025, just after 11:00 a.m., the U.S. Coast Guard received a report that a 17-foot pleasure craft had capsized off the Texas coast near Sargent with two adults and one teen aboard. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Houston–Galveston launched an Air...
Late Wednesday September 10, 2025, near Newell, West Virginia, a dredge vessel owned by Tri-State River Products flipped while reportedly carrying about 12,000 gallons of diesel. A light sheen was observed, and cutting booms were deployed quickly to contain it. No one...
On September 3, 2025, near Unimak Pass in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands (about 20 miles north of Akutan Island), reports indicate 27-year-old Baxter Cox sustained fatal injuries while working aboard the 58-foot fishing vessel Halcyon. According to the Alaska Department of...
On September 10, 2025, near the entrance to the Galveston Ship Channel by the South Jetty, Port of Galveston police rescued three men from the water after a 27-foot recreational boat capsized around 4:40 a.m., according to port officials. Officers brought all three to...
Twist locks are the steel connectors that secure shipping containers to a ship’s deck, hatch covers, rail cars, and truck chassis. Each lock drops into a container’s corner casting and, with a quarter-turn of the mechanism, “twists” a cam that prevents vertical or...
On September 9, 2025, at the Port of Long Beach (Pier G), about 67 containers toppled from the 2024-built containership Mississippi during discharge. Port officials reported no injuries. Several boxes splashed into the harbor while others struck a nearby clean-air...
Poor ventilation on small boats isn’t just uncomfortable—it can create a cascade of hazards, from toxic gases to explosive fuel vapors. In enclosed cabins, cuddy compartments, and engine spaces, stale air and trapped fumes turn a routine outing into a recreational...
On September 3, 2025, a 52-foot catamaran caught fire just off Spanish River Beach in Boca Raton, Florida. Boca Raton Fire Rescue responded and indicated the blaze may have started electrically near the vessel’s panel. Thick black smoke was visible from shore as crews...