Captain Arrested After Running into Jetty

monterey boat crash

The captain of a commercial Squid fishing vessel was arrested on suspicion of BUI after crashing his trawler into a rock jetty at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Monterey, California Saturday evening. The Monterey boat crash was caught on camera, the full video was shared with us by the camera man and posted to […]

Florida man fired a flare gun at teens on another boat

florida man fired a flare gun

Allegedly, a 29-year-old Florida man fired a flare gun at three people in another boat in Boot Key Harbor, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says. Joseph Thomas Gaston, a liveaboard, was arrested Thursday and faces three counts of aggravated assault. No serious injuries were reported. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a Florida Keys’ woman brought […]

Boat blows up during music video shoot | 13 injured

fort lauderdale boat explosion

A music video shoot aboard a 41-foot Wellcraft boat turned into terror on the water after an explosion that injured 13 people — two people remained hospitalized with serious burns. The cause of the Fort Lauderdale boat explosion is under investigation. Cell phone video shows the boat fully engulfed in flames and audio of screams […]

Guys get the ride of their lives on this Nor-Tech boat

mercury 350 outboard equipped nor-tech boat

Today we bring you another amazing video from ! Watch as this Mercury 350 outboard equipped Nor-tech boat takes on Haulover Inlet like its a no wake zone! One of the most common mistakes we see from Captains navigating Haulover Inlet is not using their boat’s power effectively. There’s that safe zone between too slow […]

Yacht transport ship lists heavily to starboard with superyachts on board

yacht transport ship accident

Yacht Transport Ship Accident June 8 – Palma de Mallorca DYT’s yacht transport Super Servant 4, a semi submersible transport ship, suffered a ballast issue during load-out operations in Palma de Mallorca. The malfunction has caused the 169 meter ship to list heavily to starboard with several superyachts still on board. The electrical system of the […]

Key Biscayne Marina Fire destroys several boats

key biscayne marina fire

Over 50 firefighters were needed to contain the Key Biscayne Marina fire this morning. The fire heavily damaged Rickenbacker Marina at 3301 Rickenbacker in Key Biscayne. At least 3 boats were considered a total loss with another 6 badly damaged. The boats were unoccupied at the time of the fire and no one was injured. […]

Boat Ramp Do’s and Don’ts

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Its happened at every boat ramp, its happening somewhere right now, you’ve probably witnessed it yourself….the boat ramp fail. Nearly every day someone watches one of our boat ramp fail videos and says, yup that’s happened to me! Living on the coast you’ll often see a crowd gather at the boat ramp, just waiting for […]

Holland Cruise Ships with sick passengers now allowed to disembark in Florida

holland america cruise passengers

Two Holland America Line cruise ships carrying hundreds of sick passengers and crew members are currently anchored off the Florida coast, awaiting final clearance to disembark after reaching a conditional arrangement with local authorities. Four passengers have died on Holland America’s Zaandam ship, at least two of them from the coronavirus. Nine others have tested positive and 179 more […]

Miami Dade Mayor Orders Closure of all boat ramps and marinas (Update)

haulover boat ramp closed

Haulover Marine Center and Haulover Boat Ramp Closed. Update: 3/24/2020 More communities following suit… After announcing last week that all of the public beaches were closing, Manatee County officials announced Tuesday morning during an emergency meeting that public boat ramps would also be closing. Beaches in Manatee County closed to the public at 6am last Friday, […]

Grand Celebration Cruise Ship makes a dramatic entrance at Port of Palm Beach

The Port of Palm Beach webcam caught some dramatic footage of the Grand Celebration Cruise Ship. The original video was taken down by the port livecam channel. There is an alternate video taken by someone on the shore. The ship comes into the Port of Palm Beach in rough seas (remember there’s a small craft […]