boats

During the harsh winter of 2011, many of us are too comfortable in front of the fire with our cocoa to go out foraging at the mall for bargains. That's a huge mistake! February is when merchants clear out old stock to make room for the new; the cold weather gear in favor of stuff for spring. So...

The Coast Guard estimates that a barge crash that took out power lines and halted shipping traffic across the Houston Ship Channel may end up costing as much as $1 billion in economic loss.

The tight credit market and penny-pinching consumers have combined to make this a really tough season for boat sellers. WESH reports that new boats are selling for $5,000-$8,000 less than they were going for a year ago, and sales volume is way down.Interestingly, boat rentals have stayed strong as...

When there's blood on the water, it's a good time to buy a boat. Or so it seems. The Boston Globe reports that if you are looking to get your sea legs, now is the time to buy. Thanks to the poor economy, there are an abundance of boats and pleasure crafts and very few buyers who want or can afford...

A French family that was so sick of living in a consumer culture that it sold everything and moved onto a yacht were abducted by pirates on Saturday in the Indian Ocean.Florent and Chloé Lemaçon, their three-year-old son, Colin, and two friends were seized off the coast of Somalia in...

Condominiums have a reputation for being not quite as exciting as single-family homes. But a new Houston-based condominium development that runs along the Mississippi River is looking to change that.RISMedia reports that "The Marquette is a 600 foot long, 108 foot wide vessel consisting of four...