A marine salvage company has filed a suit in Federal Court seeking damages related to a incident last month involving a $4.3 million, 125-foot Heesen yacht in Great Salt Pond on Block Island, Rhode Island. In the suit, HRM, the salvage company, claims that the yacht, Sea Axis, lost control in a “violent wind and weather squall,” then “dragged anchor and violently impacted other vessels” while HRM’s own salvage tug “incurred significant damage.” The suit seeks “a liberal salvage award” of $247,500 plus costs and interest because “HRM’s efforts preserved the vessel value and likely resulted in the yacht being…

You’re worried about docking your boat? Take a look at Peyton Reiss, all of nine-years-old, who’s become a star in the Chesapeake Cowboys workboat docking competition. Peyton, from Tilghman Island, has no problems handling a workboat with the same speed and accuracy as professional waterman. Take a look at her performance last weekend during Waterman’s Appreciation Day at St. Michaels, Maryland, in this video from Chesapeake Bay Media: https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/video-9-year-old-md-girl-wows-in-boat-docking-competitions/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edDl1cO-3U&t=1s

U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities are responding to a 59-foot push tug that sank Tuesday night approximately three miles off North Myrtle Beach. Horry County Fire Rescue personnel rescued the three crewmembers aboard the tug. The vessel is currently in 30 feet of water and has approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. There are no reports of shoreline impacts, and the vessel’s owner is coordinating with local salvage to mitigate environmental and waterway impacts. Coast Guard crews are evaluating the site to determine if there is a specific navigational hazard. (The name of the tug has not…