When Victor Vescovo’s submersible touched the bottom of the Mariana Trench, setting a new deep-dive record, the last thing he was expecting to find is plastic waste. But that’s exactly what he found.
The Summit Motoryachts 54, the company’s first model, recently emerged from the mold at the builder’s factory in Taiwan.
Swept out to sea, two Christian teens prayed for salvation and got it from a boat that said, ‘so be it.’
A beluga whale wearing a harness with “Property of St. Petersburg” inscribed on it captured the attention of the world last week when it visited a Norwegian fishing boat. Now the whale is sticking around, prompting fears that it is a trained Russian spy.
Seventy-two-year-old Jean-Jacques Savin this week floated across the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea, marking the end of his 122-day journey across the Atlantic in a 9-foot-long, bright-orange barrel.
You can now cycle your way to the Statue of Liberty aboard New York Harbor’s first pedal-powered boat.
A harness-wearing white beluga whale, possibly a former or current member of the Russian Navy, made contact with Norwegian fishermen in the Barents Sea.
After years of bad news for the North Atlantic right whale, there is a glimmer of hope for its future with the arrival of some new babies.
A huge great white shark has been spotted far north in the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida Panhandle, which is a rare event.
Watch as a craftsman from the Hardanger Maritime Museum in Norheimsund, Norway, builds a pair of oars from scratch.
BoatU.S. provides everything needed to get loaner life jackets into the hands of the general public. READ MORE
A new dispute in the Laser class might hurt the design’s already precarious Olympic position even more. READ MORE
Aristotle Onassis’ former yacht is now available for charter, starting at $636,046 per week. READ MORE
The blunt-headed killer whales with distinctively small white eye patches were last seen in a 1955 photograph. Scientists recently found a group of the marine mammals living in the Southern Ocean off Cape Horn, South America.
The Scopinichs built boats on Long Island for four generations. Now, they are about to finish their last one. READ MORE
A dead whale found in the Philippines had nearly 90 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach.
Online event allows customers to access large inventory of used boats, all from the comfort of home. READ MORE
According to a new study, ocean heat waves are increasing in length, temperature and frequency and destroying life beneath the surface of the sea.
The U.S. Coast Guard fines the owner of two recreational boats for illegally operating a for-charter operation on Lake Michigan.
While the government was shut down, elephant seals took over a beach in California to have their babies. For now, the government has decided to let them stay.
After unveiling a sailing foiler last year, Groupe Beneteau takes flight with its first concept foiling powerboat. WATCH
Day two of the Miami International Boat Show and Miami Yacht Show kicked off with a slew of additional new product announcements. Soundings editors polished up their Sperrys and hit the docks with a vengeance.
Soundings editors are on the ground at the Miami International Boat Show and Miami Yacht Show to bring you the latest and greatest in new boats and marine gear.
In the Philippines, a charitable organization provides yellow school boats to children, so they don’t have to swim to school.
In the natural world, finding a boyfriend or girlfriend requires showing off. For mobula rays, that apparently means leaping high into the air and doing a massive bellyflop.
The Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatU.S.) is asking Congress to pass legislation that would reinstate pay for employees of the U.S. Coast Guard, who have been working without paychecks since January 11. READ MORE
Horizon Yachts of Taiwan announced they broke the world record for a single-shot resin infusion to create a 140-foot hull.
The highly-touted garbage boom that was designed to clean up the plastic in the Pacific Ocean has broken apart and will be towed to port for repairs.
Jean-Jacques Savin, 71, says he has sailed across the Atlantic four times. Now, he is attempting to cross in a barrel using only ocean currents for propulsion.
Ahhh, Christmas. What will Santa bring you? Here are the 12 Classic Boats Soundings brought you in 2018.
A boom intended to collect plastic in the Pacific Ocean is not working as intended, but the designer says they are not giving up.
The world’s first hybrid cruise ship will launch in 2019. The technology should reduce the ship's carbon footprint by 20 percent.
Soundings contributor Mario Vittone knows more about safety and rescue at sea than most because he is a former USCG rescue swimmer. This video shows Vittone rescuing a family of four nearly 400 miles off the U.S. East Coast. WATCH
Susie Goodall, the youngest participant in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, was rescued in the South Pacific by a cargo ship after her boat was dismasted and taking on water.
When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle with 150-plus mph winds, a boat warehouse near Panama City collapsed like a house of cards.
It’s primetime for oyster season around much of the country. Soundings’ senior editor and resident oyster aficionado, Gary Reich, shares how to enjoy oysters before your Thanksgiving feast, or anytime during the winter.
The captain of an amphibious duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake during a storm in July, was indicted by a grand jury in the deaths of 17 passengers. READ MORE
One of the most momentous events in a cold-molded sportfish boat’s life is when the builder flips the hull from upside-down to right-side-up. Watch as a crane makes easy work of turning over a 63-foot Paul Mann Custom Boats sportfish hull.
A New Zealand surf fisherman thought he was plucking a doll out of the sea, but instead saved a toddler from drowning.
Whale watching is cool. Watching a whale breach is even cooler. Watching three whales breach in unison? Spectacular.
Last week at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Albemarle Boats launched its first-ever dual console boat, the Albemarle 27DC. Come aboard for a first look with Soundings senior editor Gary Reich.
Soundings editors continue to roam the 59th annual edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Here are some new boats they found on day two. READ MORE
The 59thannual edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show has begun. Here are just some of the new products Soundingseditors have found so far.
A Norwegian non-profit commissioned a series of humorous videos to promote sober boating. WATCH
It’s been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Michael roared ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida. Recovery efforts are expected to last months, especially for marinas, dry stacks and other marine-related businesses.
A Greek coalition is trying to save the caique, a traditional, wooden Greek fishing boat, which is rapidly disappearing because of a 1996 European Union effort to prevent overfishing. READ MORE.
Oysters are a keystone species in the restoration of polluted waterways since each bivalve filters much as 50 gallons of water per day. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently declared an eight-year-long Virginia oyster restoration project complete.
While it isn’t winter yet, it’s certainly the right time to devise a game plan for putting your boat’s engine(s) away for the winter… the right way.
Building a wooden boat is a little bit like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. Watch as a shipwright uses traditional techniques to install deck planking on the 130-year-old fishing vessel Fremad II. WATCH
Edna E. Lockwood, a 129-year-old Chesapeake Bay bugeye, will relaunch in St. Michaels, Maryland, Saturday after a multi-year restoration effort.
