While double-checking the condition of your boat and engine, you should also make sure those things are ready before your first trip of the season. No one wants to wear a lifejacket that is musty ...

Four people were hospitalized Thursday morning after a 28-foot boat ran aground in Shark River Inlet in Belmar, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Boat ramps are often closed if the water level drops too low, and lakes are often closed to recreational boaters during severe floods, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority.

MIAMI — Two kids were killed and two more are in critical condition after a barge struck and sunk their boat, sending them overboard during a sailing camp in Miami on Monday, authorities said.