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The friendly folks at the Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter shipyard took a trip to Älvängen, Sweden recently to help twist some tarred hemp into four-strand rope using a mesmerizing 100-year-old rope-making machine.

This 50-year-old shark has seen some things. Watch as “Deep Blue,” a female great white shark estimated to be at least 20 feet long and weigh 5,000 pounds, swims with a diver off Oahu, Hawaii.

A deep low-pressure system off the West Coast this week delivered the perfect gnarly waves for the U.S. Coast Guard in San Francisco, California, to train crews aboard its 47-foot Motor Lifeboat.

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

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.

Walker AIRSEP Air Filters are designed to keep down noxious gas and oil mist on turbocharged diesel engines. Check out these videos to replace, clean, identify, or get familiar with your AIRSEP system.

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.

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.

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 woman called 911 when a few humpback whales came to check out her family’s boat in Puget Sound. WATCH VIDEO

A curious whale off the coast of British Columbia wanted to get a closer look at a boat and its occupant, but it miscalculated its approach a bit and accidentally smashed one of the boat’s windows. WATCH

After five years of planning and testing, the nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup has deployed its first collection boom to remove plastic from the Pacific Ocean.

Though Hurricane Florence did not come ashore at predicted Category 4 strength, the storm cast a wide swath of flooding and destruction in North Carolina.

Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a Category 2 storm, but don’t get fooled into thinking she is now less of a threat. WATCH VIDEO

Electric-powered, donut-shaped rental boats with names such as Glazed And Confusedand Sprinklesthis month hit the Lake Union waterfront in Seattle, Washington. The boats have long been popular in Europe but are new in the United States.

In his latest Ask Mario video, Mario Vittone answers Craig Warner's question: " When would you let one of your crew go into the water to assist someone who is unable to help themselves?"

Two New Jersey fishermen experienced a Captain Ahab moment when a whale breached beneath their boat and sent both of them into the ocean. You can see the rescue effort in this video. WATCH

Anyone who’s been around wooden boat building knows about using oakum or cotton to seal the spaces between wood planks. But cow hair? You just have to see it to believe it

Watch a behemoth white shark breach underneath a harpooning platform while a research technician from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy tries to tag it. The breach was so close that it caused the technician to nearly leap out of his sea boots.

In this Ask Mario video, Mario Vittone answers Len Thibodeaux's question: Does Mario prefer EPIRBs or Satellite Tracking Devices?

Just like a scene out of the hit movie The Italian Job, bandits in Stockholm, Sweden, recently made off in a motorboat after a heist of epic proportions. They carried with them two priceless 17th-century royal crowns and an orb.