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The grandson of the 14th Duke of Hamilton is planning to row 950 miles in Antarctica in a team of six.

Authorities are searching for at least eight migrants believed to be missing in waters near the historic area of Puerto Rico’s capital

Lawyers ask the Human Rights Council to intervene to ensure Zeynab Javadli and her children's safety.

President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a review of safety measures in the country's water systems.

One of two men who were aboard a boat that went missing on Lake Michigan more than three weeks ago has been found dead at an Indiana beach, authorities announced. The body of Dexter Sain, 36, of Chicago, was found around 4 p.m. Tuesday at Whihala Beach in Whiting, Ind., CBS Chicago reports. Sain set out on the 30-foot Cindy Ann with Curtis Herron, 36, on July 26, from Robert A. Pastrick Marina in East Chicago, Ind. The U.S. Coast Guard searched an 850-square-mile area before suspending its efforts on Aug. 3. RELATED: Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing boaters in Lake MichiganHerron remains missing.

Three people were injured after their boat struck the breakwall in Little Traverse Bay at high speeds.

Experts say climate change and drought have led to the lake dropping to its lowest level since it was full about 20 years ago.

The men were killed in Brazil's Amazon earlier this month while returning from an expedition.

Emergency services continue to search at a lake near Okehampton after a boat capsized.

The Detroit Boat Club was established in 1839 and is the oldest boat club in America. Right now, high schoolers are making waves on the national and international levels.

Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation will host the annual Gallup Park Canoe and Kayak Auction this Saturday.

Enter for a chance to win four (4) tickets to the Novi Boat Show March 10th - 13th!

Ominous clues onboard led the sheriff on a search downriver, officials said.

Cruise lines are in a crisis right now as almost every major ship at sea has reported COVID cases onboard. Some major cruise lines have cut trips short due to COVID-related issues.

Home Secretary Priti Patel says there is "no quick fix" to stop Channel crossings following the tragedy.

Sarm Heslop, from Southampton, vanished from Siren Song, moored off the US Virgin Islands in March.

Starting Tuesday, September 21, the Argo Canoe Livery site and part of an adjacent trail will be closed to visitors.

Those along the Great Lakes and rivers near Detroit and Canada have taken notice of a special boat that’s been sailing those waters this summer.

Fouad Kakaei's lawyer says asylum seekers are "easy targets" to prosecute for small boat crossings.

The Great Boat of King Khufu is more than 4,500 years old, and was found virtually intact in 1954.

A fire broke out Sunday at a storage facility in Belleville at the edge of Augusta Township, destroying several motor homes and trailers.

The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of three people who were found dead July 3 inside the cabin of a Chris Craft boat that was docked at the Fox Marine marina just off of Lake St. Clair on South River Road in Harrison Township.

The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of three people who were found dead July 3 inside the cabin of a Chris Craft boat that was docked at the Fox Marine marina just off of Lake St. Clair on South River Road in Harrison Township.

Police do not suspect any foul play in a believed boat cabin fire that killed three adults and one dog on Lake St. Clair over the weekend.

Eleven people were rescued from a boat that was taking on water near 59th Street Harbor early Saturday, officials said.

Another 84 migrants were rescued after their boat capsized in a bid to sail from Libya to Europe.

An empty migrant boat that washed ashore on the beach in Surfside Tuesday morning in front of the wreckage of the collapsed Champlain Towers South was carrying 11 Cuban migrants who were intercepted and repatriated the day before, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

A cliff wall broke away at a national park along Lake Superior in northern Michigan, stunning some boaters who captured it on video.

Villagers in Indonesia's Aceh province on Friday discovered a stranded boat carrying 81 Rohingya Muslims, including children, who had left a refugee camp in Bangladesh, officials said. Miftach Cut Adek, the leader of the local tribal fishing community, said 90 people were on board the boat when it left the refugee camp on Feb. 11, but nine died during the trip. More than 700,000 Rohingya have fled from Buddhist-majority Myanmar to camps in Bangladesh since August 2017, when the military launched a clearance operation in response to attacks by a rebel group.

Washtenaw County Parks' summer attractions will open in late June.

Emily Lewis was on a sightseeing trip in the Solent when the boat crashed, an accident report says.

The annual boat auction at Gallup Park will kick off at noon on Saturday.

The first boat sliced across the surface of the northern side of the river just before 7:10 a.m., leaving a growing tail of green behind. Members of the city’s plumbers union dumped the dye off the side of the boat that was emblazoned with flags bearing their emblem. More boats, carrying the American flag or beer logos, soon zigzagged across the water on the other side, some with dye and others just to spread the green around.

MUSKEGON, MI – The Muskegon Lakeshore Home, Garden and Boat show is returning this year to a new venue. The home, garden and boat show will be the first public event held at downtown Muskegon’s VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center, 470 W. Western Ave., a news release said. “We are hopeful that by April we are able to have indoor events with limited capacity,” Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce President Cindy Larsen said in a statement. Related: Firm to buy naming rights for downtown Muskegon convention centerMore than 50 exhibitors will be featured, including windows, siding, painting, landscaping and, for the first time, boats. Last year’s lakeshore home and garden show came to an early end because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DETROIT – Racing sailboats is a niche sport, but it’s popular here in the Great Lakes state. A new technology -- developed locally in the Motor City -- is a finalist for the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award. Several local sailboat enthusiasts wanted to reduce the environmental impact of the sport and came up with a new technology that has them in the running for a big prize. “When we were selected, it was a pretty powerful moment for the whole team,” said Kevin Morin. Morin, along with 10 others, invented the MarkSetBot -- a done that hovers in the water and acts as a marker during sailboat races.

There was quick mention of Michigan during Thursday night’s final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The President once again compared Michigan’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown to a “prison," just as he did in the first presidential debate. “Take a look at what’s happening with your friend in Michigan, where her husband’s the only one allowed to do anything. It’s been like a prison,” Trump said during Thursday night’s round. Read back: Fact-checking Biden-Trump debate claims about economy, MichiganMore fact checks from the final presidential debate:Presidential Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index:First Presidential debate fact checks from the Trust Index:

Court hearing reveals new details in domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Gov. WhitmerPublished: October 16, 2020, 12:08 pmThe preliminary hearing began Tuesday and featured hours of testimony by a lead FBI agent on the Michigan case, revealing new detail about investigators' use of confidential informants, undercover agents and encrypted communication to thwart the purported scheme.

Gretchen Whitmer wanted to leave her on a boat in the middle of Lake Michigan after kidnapping her, an FBI agent testified. Adam Fox, 34, of Grand Rapids, was one of five Michigan men in court Tuesday on charges that they conspired to kidnap the governor. Trask was asked why the men had been inspecting a boat ramp while plotting to kidnap Whitmer. “To be able to get a boat and take the governor out on the boat, leaving the area,” Trask said. Fox stated his plan or his idea was to take her out on the boat and leave her out in the middle of Lake Michigan,” Trask said.

Investigative watchdog group Checks and Balances Project has questions about a luxury yacht tied to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The nonpartisan group wants to know if the DeVos family is avoiding paying millions of dollars in taxes on the luxury yacht. The Checks and Balances Project investigates corruption and advocates good governance. The Checks and Balances Project are questioning whether the DeVos family has avoided paying nearly $17 million in taxes. When reached for a comment, a spokesperson for the DeVos family said they no longer own the yacht.

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 16-year-old girl who was killed in a White Lake Township boating incident somehow ended up in the water and was struck by the boat’s propeller, investigators said. White Lake police are calling Nicole Shoup’s death a “freak accident.” They said she was with her boyfriend on Mandon Lake on Monday evening when she ended up in the water and was struck by the boat’s propeller. “Something like this can happen in the blink of an eye,” White Lake police Lt. Matt Ivory said. “Lives are changed just that fast.”White Lake police are still investigating whether Shoup jumped into the water or fell off the boat. “Anyone that’s going to go on the water that’s young -- anyone period who is going to go on the water -- I would highly encourage you to take a Coast Guard-approved boater safety course,” Ivory said.

White Lake boating death: Police say 16-year-old girl was struck by boat’s propeller in waterPublished: August 25, 2020, 5:24 pmA 16-year-old girl who was killed in a White Lake Township boating incident somehow ended up in the water and was struck by the boat’s propeller, investigators said.

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 16-year-old girl is dead after jumping off of a pontoon boat while it was still moving Monday on Mandon Lake in White Lake Township, police said. Police said the teen was on her friend’s boat when she jumped off the back while it was still moving. Family members have identified her as Nicole Shoup. Although police believe Shoup jumped off the boat, family members say there is no way she would have done that while the boat was moving. Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit will report more information as it becomes available.

DETROIT – The bodies of two men who went missing after a boat capsized in the Detroit River near Grosse Ile about 7:30 p.m. Sunday have been found. Robert Chiles, 52, of Grosse Ile, has been identified as one of the missing men. Archdiocese of Detroit mourns pastor, parishionerThe Archdiocese of Detroit released the following statements from Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and Msgr. I offer my condolences, as well, to the Chiles family,” Archbishop of Detroit Allen H. Vigneron said. Anne and Most Holy Trinity Parish, both in Detroit, was on the boat when it capsized and was rescued from the water by Good Samaritans nearby.

GROSSE ILE, Mich. Authorities searched for a priest and another man who were presumed dead after a boat capsized in the Detroit River, police said Monday. The incident occurred Sunday near Grosse Ile, a suburban island between Michigan and Ontario, Canada. It's very unusual for a 39-foot boat to capsize, Grosse Ile police Lt. Kenneth Pelland said. Rooney, 66, a native of Ireland, was pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Trenton, his latest assignment during more than 30 years as a priest. Horrible for the community, Pelland said.

The head of a casino company died Saturday in a watercraft accident while vacationing in Michigan, the company announced. Richard J. Haskins, president of Red Rock Resorts Inc. and Station Casinos LLC, which owns 20 casinos in Nevada, died, the company said in a statement. Haskins joined Red Rock in 1995 as general counsel of the company's Midwest operations. He had served as president of Red Rock Resorts and Station Casinos since October 2015Frank Fertitta III, the CEO and chairman of the board of directors, praised Haskins. Words cannot express what Rich has meant to the Company and to me in the 25 years he has been with Station Casinos.

You can fish, boat as long as you use your own equipment during coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreakPublished: April 3, 2020, 11:12 pmIt’s not hard to spot people who aren’t correctly distancing themselves from one another in our new everyday life.

A large boat struck the seawall guardrail overnight Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 along the Detroit riverfront. DETROIT – A large yacht struck the seawall guardrail overnight Tuesday along the Detroit riverfront. The rail was badly damaged along the Riverwalk near the Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit. About 30 feet of dock was damaged, Detroit police said. The U.S. Coast Guard did catch up to the boat, named “Valara VI,” a little further up the Detroit River.

Boat that drifted to Calif. after tsunami returned to Japan Three years after an earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, residents in a small town that lost nearly everything got back something precious. Students in California raised money to bring a boat that floated across the Pacific Ocean to its owners in Japan. John Blackstone reports.