boaters

Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water

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DEXTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — On the kind of warm, bright afternoon that Michigan boaters wait all year for, Malik Amine and his brother readied their family’s pontoon boat for the summer. The cover was off and Portage Lake sparkled in the sun. But before the brothers could leave a narrow wooden dock, they had a … Read more

Dramatic video shows 3 federal agents, 2 boaters being rescued after vessels capsize in rough seas off Puerto Rico

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The U.S. Coast Guard worked with Puerto Rican police to rescue three federal agents and two other people after two boats capsized off Puerto Rico’s “Goat Island.”  The operation, which unfolded in rough seas in darkness, was captured on video. The Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action notified Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector … Read more