A 44-year-old man went missing Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, after a 21-foot center console boat capsized on the Savannah River near Tybee Island, Georgia. According to Tybee Island fire officials, crews received the initial call at 8:32 a.m. reporting a person...
A 20-year-old woman was seriously injured Friday, July 3, 2026, in a boating accident on Lake Barkley in Trigg County, Kentucky. Emergency personnel responded to the area near Bachman Turner Drive after receiving a report of a boating accident. When responders...
A woman was killed and four other people were injured late Saturday, July 4, 2026, after a boat struck a dock structure on the Willamette River near Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon. According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to a...
Nine people were injured Saturday afternoon, July 4, 2026, after a boat exploded at Schaefer’s Canal House and Marina near Chesapeake City in Cecil County, Maryland. Initial emergency calls came in just after 4:00 p.m. involving a 1988 Wellcraft 32-foot cruiser that...
At least two people were hospitalized Friday morning, July 3, 2026, after a boat exploded and caught fire at the Battery Park boat ramp in Apalachicola, Florida. According to Apalachicola Police Department, four adults and several children had just launched from the...
A family of four was injured Friday, July 3, 2026, after their boat caught fire in the Chesapeake Bay near Pasadena, Maryland. According to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, the emergency call came in shortly before noon. Two adults and two children were aboard...
Seven people were rescued early Thursday morning, July 2, 2026, after a 45-foot pleasure craft caught fire on the Detroit River and later sank. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the emergency request came in at approximately 2:56 a.m. after the Joint Rescue...
Barges are often used to transport fuel, chemicals, petroleum products, construction materials, industrial cargo, and other heavy freight. They may also undergo repair, cleaning, maintenance, loading, unloading, and modification while tied to docks, terminals,...
Deckhands perform some of the most physically demanding and dangerous work in maritime transportation. On barges, towboats, and inland waterway vessels, deckhands handle lines, secure barges, assist with cargo, move across wet decks, work near heavy equipment, and...
A late-night boating collision on Lake Michigan near downtown Chicago on July 25, 2026 has left one woman dead and at least four other people seriously injured. According to the United States Coast Guard, the crash occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. near Monroe...