Gulf & South Atlantic

The Dark Star caught fire at Journey’s End Marina in Rockland, Maine. Stephen Betts photo

On fire and foundered: A rough week for East Coast commercial fishing boats

Jessica Hathaway

The commercial fishing vessel Pappy's Pride was outbound from Galveston, Texas, when it collided with the tanker Bow Fortune Jan. 14, 2020. NTSB graphic.

NTSB faults lack of communication in fatal Texas collision

Kirk Moore

The 1925 Chesapeake Bay buyboat Peggy is getting a new 56-foot waist, made from PVC sheets. Larry Chowning photo

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PVC is the choice material for one Virginia builder; new version of a classic Chesapeake style

Larry Chowning

Preston Dore’s Demi Rae rolled over on her side during the storm surge caused by Hurricane Ida. Preston Dore photo

‘Pray for a miracle’: Gulf Coast still in recovery mode after Ida

Jessica Hathaway

Dredging oysters in Louisiana. Lousiana Sea Grant photo.

Gulf Coast Oysters: Shortages after Hurricane Ida strike amid market upswing

Kirk Moore

The Lifejackets for Lobstermen program has distributed more than 1,200 PFDs to Northeast lobstermen at half the retail cost.

NTSB panel confirms: Humans like to be heard

Jessica Hathaway

The trawler Master Dylan ran aground and burned after being towed by the Master Dustin II. Coast Guard photo.

Generator explosion claimed shrimp trawler; NTSB recommends fuel cut-off valves outside engine rooms

Kirk Moore

Ben Zdan bought the lobster and stone crab boat Gotta Luv It five years ago. Ben Zdan photo

Boat of the Month: Gotta Luv It

Sue Cocking

Hopeful Harvest is a Gulf of Mexico offshore supply vessel converted to a Chesapeake Bay oyster planter. Larry Chowning photo.

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OSV becomes oyster planter in Alabama yard; museum shop finishes last of late builder’s deadrises

Larry Chowning

Florida stone crab. Florida Sea Grant photo.

Gulf stone crab: Crabbers look forward to good year, despite shorter season

Sue Cocking

Coast Guard response crews assessed fishing boats lodged against a destroyed structure and sunken fishing vessels in the bayou Sept. 6, 2021, following Hurricane Ida in Southeast Louisiana. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard investigates oil spills, as power slowly returns after Ida

Kirk Moore