Torian Topel woke to popping and crackling noises just before 2 a.m. Oct. 25. Through the crack in her room-darkening curtains in the bedroom of her houseboat, docked on the Mississippi River in St.

Former 1960s Belgian Spitz cargo barge was converted into a family home over 20 difficult months, but earned the moniker of one of "the most beautiful" ever ...

Kevin Ko reports on how the U.S. Coast Guard uses Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) for maritime searches.

Galveston County, the Texas General Land Office, and Texas Parks and Wildlife are back in the boat-disposal business.

Mozambique’s hidden debts debacle rolls on, even after a London high court judge this year awarded the country more than $2bn in damages and indemnities from Privinvest, supplier of these boats.