Chesapeake Bay News
The latest Chesapeake Bay news affecting powerboaters, anglers, and anyone living or working on the Chesapeake Bay. For Chesapeake business-related news, visit our Chesapeake Business News page.
January 24, 2018
When recreational boaters need a tow home, a battery jump or fuel drop-off, captains from the red TowBoatUS on-the-water towing fleet are there 24-hours a day to provide routine assistance. Te
January 22, 2018
As part of Governor Larry Hogan’s Customer Service Promise to provide government services in an accessible and convenient manner, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announce that Maryland bo
January 22, 2018
Captain Jim Greer and his solar boat RA returned to their home port in New Port Richey, Florida, November 8, after completing a 7200-mile voyage running totally on solar panels, batteries, an
January 22, 2018
The Weems & Plath CrewWatcher man overboard (MOB) system (CrewWatcher) received the prestigious DAME Design Award in the Lifesaving and Safety category at the METSTRADE show in Amsterdam.
January 22, 2018
Freedom Boat Club launches its newest location at Shipwright Harbor Marina in April 2018.
January 22, 2018
Snag-A-Slip, an online boat slip reservation company, announces that it has acquired Marinalife, a leading source for premium content, marina information and cruising concierge services.
January 22, 2018
Stephanie Smith joined North Point Yacht Sales as Marketing Manager in October 2017. She grew up in Annapolis, MD, boating with family and friends on the Chesapeake Bay.
January 16, 2018
On the afternoon of Sunday, January 14 Marine Emergency Team 21 (an operational division of the community Volunteer Fire Company of Bowleys Quarters and Vicinity) was alerted for a boat fire in the Wi
January 15, 2018
James R. Casey, 74, of Poquoson, is the owner and President of Casey’s Seafood Inc. He has been charged with knowingly replacing Atlantic blue crab meat with foreign crab meat.
January 15, 2018
His background is not what you’d expect for someone in charge of an internationally known maritime museum. Howard H. Hoege III had a career in the U.S.
January 15, 2018
Navionics is partnering with fellow industry leaders and the South Florida boating community to remap marine and inland waterways impacted by Hurricane Irma.
January 11, 2018
Here’s a fresh approach to boating safety: think of your boat as an accident-in-waiting.
January 11, 2018
According to the Maryland DNR, the northern snakehead is a native of the Yangtze River basin in China. "It can reach over 33 inches
January 8, 2018
With the recent below-freezing temperatures, pictures have been rolling in of people enjoying the ice this weekend around the Chesapeake Bay.
January 5, 2018
Winter Storm Grayson, also known as the "bomb cyclone", that moved up the East Coast yesterday brought damaging winds and sno
January 4, 2018
Winter Storm Grayson is battering portions of the East Coast today with whiteout conditions reported from Coastal Delaware to New Jersey and up to Long Island and portions of New England.
January 3, 2018
The Progressive Baltimore Boat Show comes to the Inner Harbor January 25-28.