Video Shows Whale Capsize Small Boat, Launch Two Into Water
WCVB 5 reports that a whale capsized a small boat off the coast of New Hampshire on Tuesday, throwing two people overboard from the boat. The capsizing was “caught on video by two brothers in a nearby boat,” the media outlet tweeted. (RELATED: Video captures cruise ship entering port with 44-foot whale on its bow) […]
40 Migrants Killed In Boat Fire Off Haitian Coast: REPORT
A boat caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti on Friday, killing 40 Haitian migrants on board and injuring many others. Government officials said the people on board were heading to the Turks and Caicos Islands to escape the political turmoil currently gripping the Caribbean nation of Haiti. CBS News report. A United Nations […]
Navy-Bound Teen Literally Leaps Into Action, Braves Out-Of-Control Boat On NH Lake
A 17-year-old boy hoping to join the Navy stopped an unmanned boat that was dangerously spinning on a New Hampshire lake, WBZ reported Friday, citing bystander video footage. Brady Prokon, of Ludlow, Massachusetts, reportedly performed a heroic act by jumping from the back of a jet ski into a speedboat as it was spinning on […]
Power Boat Crashes Into Jetty And Kills One, Hospitalizes 10: REPORT
Authorities said one person was killed and 10 others were taken to hospital after a motorboat crashed into a pier in Southern California's Alamitos Bay on Wednesday night, the Associated Press reported. Captain Jack Crabtree of the Long Beach Fire Department Said The 48-foot boat was likely speeding at the time of the crash, according […]
Video Shows Boat Barreling Towards Beachgoers, Crashing Into Shore
Video obtained by WFLA News shows the boat hurtling toward beachgoers before crashing into the North Carolina coast on Saturday. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. near the pier of the DoubleTree Hotel in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. according to WFL News. Video posted by the media on Twitter showed the boat bobbing against the […]
Gadsden offering pedal boat rentals for Coosa River experience this summer
The City of Gadsden has announced it will offer a new form of recreation on the Coosa River this summer. Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said on social media last weekend that the city now has a variety of pedal boats available for rent on the river. Each boat seats up to five people, with two […]
First fully electric assist tug boat built at Alabama shipyard
Corden Shipyards in Alabama is a small, family-owned facility that was the construction site for the first fully electric ship support port tug produced in the United States. eWolf is America's first fully electric vessel-assisted harbor tug. The eWolf, as the boat is known, was built in its shipyard by a master boat builder. Corden […]
Orange Beach boat lands potential record blue marlin
When word got out that the Orange Beach boat Best Trait was heading to Orange Beach Marina with a giant blue marlin on board, a crowd quickly gathered at the marina to watch the weigh-in. As the 55-foot Viking sportfishing boat, owned by Scott Crump of Jasper, arrived at the marina, a crowd approached the […]
Boat Featured In ‘The Sopranos’ Is Up For Sale
The original boat that appeared in the 1999 pilot episode of The Sopranos is now for sale, The People first reported Thursday. Fans of HBO’s hit shows can now own a nostalgic piece of television history. Tony Soprano’s boat ‘The Stagots’, a 47-foot-long Cape Fear vessel, served as the backdrop for many of the scenes […]
Repurposed paddle wheel boat, Bullhead Belle, opening on Friday
Bullhead City (KTNV) — A beautiful boat leaves the sea to find new purpose on land. Formerly known as the Celebration, the 65-foot paddlewheel boat has been renamed the Bullhead Bell and serves as a concession stand overlooking the Colorado River within Bullhead City’s community park. City officials said the 4,100-square-foot lower patio, 4,000-square-foot upper […]
