The wreck of the Rouse Simmons now lies within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, listed on the National Register of Historic Places — a final resting place for ...

How 14,000 people crammed into a ship’s cargo hold fled hostile forces in Korea. And the miracle of five births during the journey.

The U.S. Coast Guard says the shipping channels through Saginaw Bay and the Saginaw River remain open, so the ice is not safe ...

A windstorm looms for Northern California and the Bay Area, but exact speeds will depend on the strength of a Pacific storm ...

Lake Superior is home to over 500 shipwrecks that visitors can see for themselves, whether by diving or glass-bottom boat ...

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A new book sheds light on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the loved ones left behind and the sweeping history of the ...

The lower Mississippi River’s pilotage system underwent a major shift this summer when the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association quietly began assigning two pilots to certain large cargo vessels ...

In October 2015, the SS El Faro, a 40-year-old cargo ship, left port bound for Puerto Rico - straight into the path of Hurricane Joaquin. Despite repeated warnings and deteriorating weather, the ...

The US Coast Guard has launched a rare tender for a cargo ship to join its fleet. The government agency said it wants to charter in a vessel for five years to help with transport and logistics on ...

Coast Guard has 4-step process for setting port conditions during hurricane or tropical storm, before closing a port.

The Baha Mar resort’s Chinese lender has decided to foreclose on the $3.5 billion resort in the Bahamas and has appointed a receiver to bring the project to completion, roughly six weeks after it was ...