Summer flounder, or fluke, have all the attributes you’d look for in a leading role. They’re strange and mysterious, willing ...

Brechin Morgan draws inspiration from a lifetime on the water, from working aboard rugged commercial vessels to sailing solo ...

They were building boats. They had a factory full of employees. They’ve been around a long time. Kadey-Krogen has been around a long time. There were no concerns going into this deal.” Similarly, a ...

Capt. Keith Colburn is the first to point out the dangers of commercial crab fishing on the Bering Sea. But he says it’s the dangers of his job that make him so vigilant about safety. That’s why the ...

Maritime artist Michael Keane was known for his use of color and fine detail, which imbued his works with a romantic atmosphere. In Reaching Cats, he captures the serenity of a summer day on the water ...

Odyssey Marine Exploration might have to give a half-billion dollars worth of gold and silver coins back to Spain because the treasure likely came from a Spanish warship and, if so, the vessel still ...

The local on-air personality was as Rhode Island as quahogs The local on-air personality was as Rhode Island as quahogs Walter L. “Salty” Brine, a well-known Rhode Island radio and television ...

There are many ways to define “fast trawler,” and there are many builders that have taken to using the label. For our purposes, let’s define a fast trawler as a semidisplacement vessel with true ...

As we approached the boat tied up at the dock, he didn’t call out the confident sweep of the sheer line or the wave-piercing entry of the deep-V hull. He didn’t dwell on the square-shouldered ...

When Terry McNew came out of retirement for the second time, it wasn’t for nostalgia. McNew stepped in as president of Intrepid Powerboats in January 2025, bringing with him nearly four decades of ...

The dangers of falling overboard are amplified when the water temperature is below 60 degrees. In this week’s Lifelines blog, retired Coast Guard rescue swimmer Mario Vittone talks about four things ...

When Capt. John Smith set about exploring Chesapeake Bay in 1608, he described the nearly 200-mile-long estuary as having oysters that “lay as thick as stones,” and being loaded with “sturgeon, ...