Gulf & South Atlantic

Bald Eagle II Trawler — The crew of the trawler Bald Eagle II was safely evacuated off the coast of North Carolina after the vessel became disabled near Duck, N.C. U.S Coast Guard photo

Update on grounded trawler Bald Eagle II

Jessica Hathaway

The shrimp boat Lucky Angel continued to burn off Mississippi after its crew was rescued by the Coast Guard Dec. 10, 2020. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: Chafed wire insulation ignited shrimp boat

Kirk Moore

Divers clean the outside of SeaStation 3000, a 50-by-80-foot cone-shaped steel cage that’s part of an open-ocean aquaculture project operated by the University of Hawaii. It is located two miles from Honolulu and 40 feet below the surface. NOAA image

Bill Reboot: The AQUAA Act is back

Jessica Hathaway

Four North Atlantic right whales socialize in what is known as a surface active group in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. NMFS photo/Alison Ogilvie.

Study finds 40 percent of right whales summer in Gulf of St. Lawrence

Kirk Moore

Bald Eagle II Trawler — The crew of the trawler Bald Eagle II was safely evacuated off the coast of North Carolina after the vessel became disabled near Duck, N.C. U.S Coast Guard photo

Another trawler in trouble off Carolina coast

Jessica Hathaway

The F/V Highlander hits the water with a twin Hi500 water jets ready to get the vessel to the grounds in reasonable time, and get up on plane when returning with fish. Bay Welding photo

The unlikely engineer who makes a favorite Bristol Bay water jet

Paul Molyneaux

Hurricane Ida left many Louisiana shrimp boats high and dry. Robbie Portier photo

Larry_Chowning

Hurricane Ida’s mess still a long way from fixed

Larry Chowning

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