DNA reveals Newport's unknown sailor

Seaman 1st Class Raymond Johnson -- lost at sea in a naval tragedy in Rhode Island in 1942 -- can now receive a proper burial and gravestone.

Kristen

Tips on Swimming and Boating Safety

Being in and around water is a big part of the summer for many people, but while you and your family enjoy yourselves, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has some advice on how to limit the possibility of summer water fun turning deadly.

Kristen

Fatal boating mishap claims life of Sudbury teen

Preliminary investigation reveals that a vessel under power struck a second vessel on Lake Manitou resulting in a 17-year-old female youth from Sudbury receiving fatal injuries.

Kristen

Coast Guard Auxiliary to Boaters: 'Water Toys' Are Not Toys at All

Concerned about recent deaths and injuries reported in New York, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary wants to remind boaters that so-called "water toys" - Personal Watercraft (PWCs), tube toys, wakeboards and water skis - are not toys at all, and failure to exercise proper safety precautions while using them can result in severe injury or even death.

Kristen

USA. Coast Guard rescues man after surviving 24 hours in the water

A man is recuperating at the hospital today after being in the ocean for 24 hours after he fell over the side of his boat. Brian Wallschlaeger, 34, a resident of New Smyrna, Fla., was found at noon yesterday approximately two-miles north of his 32-foot vessel after an extensive search by the Coast Guard, Navy and local search and rescue crews.

Kristen

Officials identify men who died in boating accident

Law enforcement officials today identified the two men who died in a boating accident near Santa Cruz Island and talked with the lone survivor.

Kristen

Charges dropped against passengers in fatal July 1 boat crash

Charges have been dropped against two of the three people arrested in a boating accident that killed an Eatonton man, authorities said. Mark Entrekin, 49, allegedly the driver of the boat. was indicted by a Baldwin County grand jury Tuesday on charges of homicide by vessel.

Kristen

Most of Erie Canal Reopens After Floods

While state Canal Corp. officials say that 90 percent of the 524-mile system is reopened after a series of storms and floods, Lock 10 in Schenectady County, along the Erie Canal, could be closed for as long as two months.

Kristen

Grand Jury Indicts Boating Hit-and-Run Suspect

On Tuesday a Baldwin County grand jury indicted Mark Entrekin on one count of homicide by vessel, one count of failure to render aid, and a charge of boating under the influence.

Kristen

Water Safety in Schuylkill River

It's a dangerous summer in and on Pennsylvania waters according to the State Fish and Boat Commission.

Kristen

Classes sound an alert for safety on the water

Boating courses arm users with knowledge to avoid accidents.

Kristen

What happened to Jim Trindade?

Six months ago today, Jim Trindade vanished at sea while returning home from the Bahamas.

Kristen

Educating boaters is reducing death toll

Knowing 'rules of the road' can greatly reduce risks for watercraft users.

Kristen

Teen injured in accident in Donner Lake

A California teenager was critically injured and taken to a Reno hospital after a weekend boating accident on Donner Lake, a Truckee Police Department officer said Monday.

Kristen

Police ID man who drowned at Pyramid

The man who drowned Sunday night while boating at Pyramid Lake north of Reno was identified today as 28-year-old Miguel Pina-Padilla of Phoenix, Ariz.

Kristen