Petra Hogendoorn is Dutch but grew up in South Africa and later worked as an international seafarer. After spending most of ...

But it’s a very different world on the commercial and cruise ship docks and along the dozens of kilometers (miles) that ...

THE mummified corpse of a sailor was found perfectly preserved on an abandoned yacht after vanishing for more than a year. A group of fishermen made the grim discovery in the Philippine Sea.

Britain’s maritime and port sector has been given a financial boost from the UK government to recruit and train the next generation of seafarers Coastal communities around the UK have been offered ...

Build a Boat for Treasure codes are extremely useful – they give you the quality building materials you need to ensure your watercraft survives the perilous seas it’s about to travel through and makes ...

Five people have been reported missing from a fishing boat that capsized in rough waters off the coast of southeastern Alaska, officials said. The US Coast Guard received a mayday call at 12:10 a ...

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An 82-foot boat was destroyed yesterday after a fire broke out while it was docked in New Bedford's "Fleet Marina", ...

Stagnant, warm water spread across the Northeast Pacific, in a marine heat wave that lasted for three years. Under the surface, the food web broke down and ecosystems convulsed, at first unseen to ...

A boat transporting about 200 passengers to a food market capsized Friday along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said. At least 27 people were known dead, and more than 100 others ...

By The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 27 people were killed and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the ...

Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for seven missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said ...