Boating News

Boaters prepare for a day on the water at Point Patience Marina aboard Naval Recreation Center Solomons, June 30. Boating and swimming carefully play a key role in personal safety during the “101 Critical Days of Summer,” running through Labor Day.

The mother of a 14-year-old girl from Georgetown County is suing Myrtle Beach tourism leader Matthew Brittain over a boating accident that crushed the girl's hand and caused her thumb to be amputated, according to documents filed last week in federal court.

If you haven't yet spent time on Lake Erie or Ohio's other waterways this summer, chances are pretty good you will.

The State Court of Dekalb County, Georgia recently held that companies operating in the boat rental business cannot be held vicariously liable for the negligent acts of their rental customers.

Recreational boat owners will have to wait another year before they could see any possible relief in the personal property tax rate for their boats moored in Lancaster County.

The black, orange and white Flyers equipment bag with Dmitri Tertyshny's No. 5 stenciled on the side inched its way along baggage carrousel E, underneath the C Concourse at Philadephia International Airport.

Seafong was with another unidentified man when both were dumped into the swift and cool waters of the Sacramento River; while his companion was pulled to safety by a drift boat, Saefong disappeared Sunday.

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.

While many parents worry about their children's safety around swimming pools, as they should and need to do, drowning incidents can also occur in natural bodies of water.

The RCMP has released the name of the 72-year-old man who died as a result of a boating accident Saturday near Bell Island, on the first day of the annual food fishery.

From the US Coast Guard Auxiliary US Coast Guard Auxiliary Verplanck Flotilla 6-4 is offering an About Boating Safety class July 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Buchanan, NY.

Operating a boat under the influence is a crime, but people don't always think of it the same way they think about drunk driving.

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is adding a new location this year as part of efforts to improve the event, organizers said Monday.

The Town of Sackville's recreation programs and events department is hosting a Free Boating Safety Course, being put on by The Red Cross, at the Lillas Fawcett Park, 3 Morice Drive, Wednesday, July 23, from noon-4 pm.

ORLAND >> If your last mental image of Black Butte Lake is of a dry lake bed and a distant puddle, you might want to look again.

My best fishing buddy is Coach Steve Cisson. He's a machine when it comes to finding and landing all kinds of creatures from the deep.

Laurie Naismith with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission says Kenneth Leary and Therese Digby left Chicahomney Haven and were headed to the Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry County.

The business of fashion may be fickle, but the friendships forged here certainly aren't.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. Michigan is known for its beautiful lakes and boating fun, but it's important to remember to play it safe when you're on the water.

While standing at the end of your boat dock, you see a person struggling in the water.