The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a family from Naushon Island after their boat caught fire, forcing them to swim to safety from ...

Capt. Louis "Toby" Wattigney Jr., who helped survivors of the Luling ferry disaster in 1976, has died at the age of 67.

The first time Sam Cheeney saw a green crab was in the early 2000s, as part of an ecology class at the University of Maine at Machias. He and his classmates ventured out across the mud flats and rocky ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A man is dead after a boat struck a pier early Saturday morning in Baffin Bay in Kleberg County. Authorities said the crash happened around 6:04 a.m. The victim has been ...

WASHINGTON — The US military killed four alleged “narco-terrorists” in the latest strike on a boat deemed to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The shutdown of the U.S. government has brought nonessential work to a halt across the country as thousands of ...

A man is in critical condition after falling from a boat off the coast of Newburyport Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Around 3:45 p.m., Newburyport police and firefighters received a 911 call ...

The 2015 sinking of the SS El Faro, which killed all 33 mariners aboard, has led to safety reforms in the maritime industry. Advocacy from victims' families has helped empower crew members to speak up ...

When billionaire hedge-fund mogul Steve Cohen bought the New York Mets, he made it clear that he expected to win a championship within five years and would spare no expense in pursuit of that goal.

If you’re a normal person, your favorite part of a crab is the tender meat housed within its shell. You like crab claws, crabcakes, crab soup, and all of the other socially acceptable crabmeat ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...