All articles by Tony Esposito – Page 82
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NewsFire destroys Rhode Island boatbuilding facility
A fire at Wickford Shipyard in Rhode Island early Tuesday morning destroyed the building housing George W Zachorne Jr and Sons, a builder of wooden sailboats since the 1980s, as well as Coastal Ironworks.
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NewsBlue Sea Systems fully operational after fire
Eight months after fire took out its warehouse and some US$3m in inventory, Blue Sea Systems in the US has a new facility that is fully operational and all 75 employees of the company are back at work.
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NewsHonda updates large outboards
Targeting what it calls the “heart of the boating market”, Honda Marine has released new versions of its three largest outboard motors.
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NewsMarine industry rallies for Bahamian relief
Hurricane Dorian battered the east coast of the US and Canada over the weekend without nearly the force or destruction predicted earlier in the week. The devastation seems to have been largely in the Bahamas, where the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama suffered the worst from sustained winds of ...
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NewsCayman Coast Guard Commandant joins regulatory push
The move toward commercial and recreational boating regulations for the Cayman Islands is gaining momentum with the nation’s Coast Guard Commandant joining the push and drafting regulations that would apply to commercial vessels operating in the islands with laws for private boaters to follow.
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NewsUS boating accidents, deaths down in 2018
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has released safety statistics for 2018 that show a decline in both boating accidents and deaths from the previous year.
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Minnesota boat dealer pleads guilty to US$3.2m tax fraud
A Minnesota marine dealer has entered a guilty plea in Washington County District Court to defrauding the state out of approximately US$3.2m in sales tax, penalties and interest.
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NewsInvestigators begin probing cause of fatal dive boat fire
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun their search for the cause of a deadly fire that swept through a fully-occupied charter dive boat off the coast of Southern California early Monday, killing 34 passengers and one crew member.
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NewsTampa show postponed as Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas over the weekend, stalling over the islands as a Category 5 storm for more than 48 hours. But in welcome news for the state of Florida, Dorian – now a Category 3 hurricane – is expected to stay well offshore as it begins a slow ...
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NewsDozens dead in California dive boat fire
Twenty-five people are confirmed dead and another nine remain missing following a tragic fire aboard a charter dive boat off the Southern California coast, according to the Associated Press (AP), in what is being called “California’s worst maritime disaster in recent memory.”
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ORR meets cabinet-level officials to discuss impact of outdoor recreation
ORR plans rollout of strategies to recruit next generation of outdoor recreation employees, and meets with staff from the US Trade Representative’s office to reiterate the negative impact of tariffs
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Pressure mounting on Cayman Islands to enact boating regulations
Pressure from assembly could see host of boating regulations passed in 2016 finally enacted into law
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NewsBrunswick “realigns” Boston Whaler commercial
Expansion of Whaler’s main production facility enables integration and consolidation of recreational and commercial vessel production
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US powerboat registration ups and downs for June
Mixed picture as market softens following 10-year high
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NewsInterior Technology Services gets new owner
Interior Technology Services (ITS) of the Netherlands has sold its US operations and the new owner is looking to expand operations.
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NewsLowe unveils six new models for 2020
Lowe Boats has completed its annual dealer meeting where it introduced six new models of pontoon and aluminium fishing boats for the 2020 model year.
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Pontoon boat accident leads to calls for rental rule review
In the wake of a rental boat capsize that dumped 15 vacationers in the Ocean City Inlet channel in Maryland on August 1, some are questioning regulations surrounding boat rentals and what repercussions rental companies face when an accident occurs.
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NewsSiren Marine makes key managerial promotions
Siren Marine has promoted two from within the organisation to help meet what the company calls growing demand for its Connected Boat technology.
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NewsBVI launches ‘Back to the Sea’ marine industry training program
Cash injection to “re-engage” various community colleges and other training providers with broad spectrum of marine industry jobs
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