Boating News

There are now suggestions that a 45-year-old boat racer, charged with theft at the South Jersey shore, may not have died in a boating accident two weeks ago .

Windsor Police Marine Unit constables Shannon Tennant, right, and T.J. Rocheleau, stand aboard the Defender patrol boat, Friday, August 1, 2014 at Lakeview Park Marina.

With rising temperatures and more than one month of summer remaining, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission urges boating enthusiasts to be safe while enjoying the water.

The force, which is responsible for policing the St. Lawrence river, says the rules governing the operation of a motor vehicle are much the same on water as on they are on land.

SEATTLE Thousands of spectators and boaters are expected to converge on Lake Washington for Seafair festivities this weekend.

Seven decades ago, Bill Yadlosky was a boy with a fishing pole and a bucket of worms, hoping his favorite northern pike swimming in Rose Lake were hungry.

Boat 4 Vets holds similar events around the state, including one outing at Lake St. Clair in July that drew a crowd of 150 people.

National Marine Manufacturer's Association President Thomas J. Dammrich, in cooperation with the US Congressional Boating Caucus co-chairs Rep. Candice S. Miller, R-Mich, and Rep. Mike McIntyre D-NC, gave a briefing on the State of the Recreational Boat Industry and Implications for the US Economy yesterday at the US Capitol's Longworth House ... (more)

Emergency crews will be looking for two boats that sunk in Smith Mountain Lake throughout Thursday night into Friday morning.

Every summer the rivers and waterways get more and more crowded with boaters and kayakers of all sizes, shapes and colors.

Kyle Kromm, 29, from Prince George died in a boating incident July 17 after diving from a boat to retrieve his young son.

A recent poll indicates a majority of Miami voters are satisfied with the job Mayor Carlos Gimenez is doig, but a former captain of a county fire boat whose son was involved in a deadly accident on July 4 is starting a campaign to recall Gimenez.

The accident happened around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday on the west shore of Upper Buckatabon Lake.

Boating is a way of life in Southwest Florida - a way to feel sunshine and freedom, a way to escape the daily grind, a way to feel at one with nature as the waves spout fine, refreshing mist onto your shoulders, and a way to show off to your frozen friends in Winnipeg that you don't have to wear a shirt in December.

Farewell captain: Shipwright John Morris still feels a deep connection to the river, its wildlife and his traditional way of life.

Memories of the brother who died in a boating accident are spurring on a runner during every kilometre of his 772km challenge - one kilometre for every week his sibling was alive.

WEBSITE LOCAL10.COM FOR NOW REPORTING LIVE, ANDREW PEREZ. IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST BOATING ACCIDENTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA HISTORY.

Itching to get on the water and have some fun this summer? Whether it's fishing, sailing, cruising or watersports, they're easier and more accessible than many think.

A man pulled from Lake Michigan near Whiting on Monday has been identified as a Chicago trader missing since a May boating accident that killed two other people.

July 29, 2014 - Sea Tow has received a $5,000 donation from Anheuser Busch and local Anheuser-Busch distributor Clare Rose to fund the Sea Tow Foundation's 42 Life Jacket Loaner Stations at the locations across Long Island.