Bad economy means booming business for repo-men in the high-end yacht industry...

Yachts, upwards of with values as much as $7MM are being repossessed and sold in overseas due to the declining value of the dollar.

VIDEO interview with yacht repo-men.

Boat Washes Ashore at Huntington Beach

1st Annual Missouri River Safety Day

School is out and its time for summer For some that could mean going out on the river State and local officials held the first annual Missouri River Safety Day today in Mandan Safety Prevention Learning and Summertime Happeningsor SPLASH for shortteaches boaters of all ages different lifesaving techniques The event streses the rules of the water NANCY BOLDT BOAT AND WATER SAFTEY COORDINATOR North Dakota GAME AND FISH 9000 boats registered between Bismarck and Mandan and so the traffic on the river is getting to be increasing every year and so there is just some safety factors we want people to be aware of and one is know the rules while you re out there Participants made life saving reach and throw jugs that could help save someone who is drowning They also learned about hypothermia how a life jacket should fitand even had a chance to get on the water Boaters could also take a test to examine their knowledge about the rules of the water Nancy Boldt Boat and Water Safety Coordinator North Dakota Game and Fish We think sometimes just reminding people of what the rules are out there will make it a safer place State law requires kids ages 12 to 15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft with at least a 10 horsepower motor to first pass the state s Boating Basics Course

Economy Gives Boat Owners Sinking Feeling

Boaters refuse to be docked by rising gas prices

By land and by sea gas prices are on a steady incline But this past weekend proved boaters are not scared to get their props wet and one local boat shop is enticing people to hit the waves this summer

Boat Tries To Break Speed Record From Annapolis to Baltimore

Alaska to host world's longest canoe and kayak race

Boat Safety for Summer

Memorial Day was the unofficial kickoff to summer which means more people are hitting the lake One of the busiest in the state is Lake Hamilton

As summer approaches, boat safety as important as ever

OLD FORGE - With the nice weather dozens of Sheriffs are gearing up for the busy boating season And though they want you to have a good time they are thinking safety first

Boaters Beware of Stormy Weather 05/26/08

For many the Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of boating season To make sure everything runs smoothly water patrols are out in full force

Friends Say Deadly Boating Accident Could Have Been Avoided

At Least, That's View of Boating Industry

3 girls injured in boat fire on Lake Pleasant

Flames Engulf Boat At Lake Pleasant

Several children are hurt as a boat catches on fire

Boating Accident Kills Two on Lake Saint Clair

Memorial Day: Boating Safety

Boat operators share some tips to promote safeness while on the lake

Will gas prices torpedo pleasure boating? 5/23/08

With the cost of gas rising some boaters may be changing their plans for the holiday weekend

Better Boating: Boat Ramps Open

Ramps are open for business boaters still face some challenges

Safe Boating Week raises awareness

This is Safe Boating Week and for good reason Last year there were more than 100 boating accidents and 30 people lost their lives Joining us with more on 2une In Friday morning was Sgt Todd Louis with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

High Rock Lake Emphasizes Fun, Boating Safety

Anne About Town: Boating Safety

Famed Steamed Boat's Voyages May End

5 21 08 - For 80 years the Delta Queen has cruised American rivers but its days may be ending

Boat safety tips

Boat Repos Going Up in Michigan

Dredging Makes Way for Boating

Look for tour boats once again in the Genesee River downtown

Boating can be deadly

Boat Catches Fire At Marina

5 19 08 - A yacht was destroyed by fire at west Nashville s Rock Harbor Marina on Saturday

Safe Boating at Lopez Lake

Gas Prices Could Affect Boating

The pain at the pump isn t just hitting drivers Record high gas prices are also putting a strain on boaters just in time for the Memorial Day weekend

10th Annual Canoe and Paddle Fest Held In Old Forge

The 10th Annual Canoe and Paddle Fest rowed into town It is the largest event of it s kind in the country

French relief boat waiting off Myanmar

A French navy ship stocked with 1 000 tonnes of food and emergency supplies is positioned off of the worst-hit region of Myanmar s coast and awaiting permission to deliver its supplies The vessel is equipped with three helicopters and enough rood to sustain 100 000 people for two weeks as well as tents and tarpaulin sheets to shelter 60 000 homeless people

Rain brings high water to Amite River

Gov Bobby Jindal declared a statewide state of emergency Friday after strong storms left widespread damage a day earlier Boating has been banned on the Amite River and the Diversion Canal for the next few days as well due to the high water and debris in the waterways

Mother, Child Hit By Boat Trailer

A boat-filled trailer strikes a woman and her son as it backs into the Clackamas River on Thursday

Looking for Fuel Alternative? Kayak to Work!

Cordes sentenced 5/14/08

Craig Cordes has been sentenced to 3 1 3 to 10 years in prison for driving his boat drunk causing a crash that killed two people last summer

Two Different Golf Courses Get Unexpected Visitors

Alligator Visits Golf Course in New Orleans Boat Crashes Onto Scottish Golf Course

Craig Cordes sentenced 5/14/08

Craig Cordes has been sentenced to 3 1 3 to 10 years in prison for causing a boat crash that killed two people last summer

Family, Friends Hold Vigil For Missing Couple

A vigil was held in Oceanside Tuesday night for a couple missing since last week Their empty fishing boat turned up on a beach near Rosarito

5/13 - Boating fee considered for public launching facility on Dauphin Island

Rio Grande raft race makes comeback in ABQ

IT S REVIVAL TIME FOR A ONCE- POPULAR ALBUQUERQUE EVENT THAT FADED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO - THE GREAT RIO GRANDE RAFT RACE STUART DYSON IS LIVE ALONG THE RIVER WITH HOW THE RACE IS COMING BACK TO LIFE THE ADOBE SUBMARINE - THE BIG BAD BARBARIC BURRITO BOAT - THE TACO TITANIC - THE NAUTICAL MONSTROSITIES WILL ALL RIDE AGAIN NEXT MONTH AS THE CITY BRINGS BACK THE RAFT RACE OUT Q YOU GET A FREE TEE SHIRT IN ITS HEYDAY THE GREAT RACE DREW HUNDREDS OF INEPT SAILORS AND NITWITTED NAUTICAL DESIGNERS TO FLAIL AROUND JOYFULLY IN THE MUDDY WATERS OF THE RIO HUNDREDS MORE LINED THE SHORES - CHEERING LIKE MAD - ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH NO HOPE OF WINNING - IT WAS ALWAYS MORE ABOUT FUN THAN COMPETITION Usually if we make it down to the raft - make it down to the end of the raft - the river - with the raft intact - we re happy Well my navigator here - she was spinning in circles all the way down First place - I m gonna kick some butt THE RACE GOT CANCELLED IN THE DROUGHT YEAR OF 95 AND SOMEHOW NEVER CAME BACK - UNTIL A CERTAIN FORMER COMPETITOR - WITH THE RIGHT JOB - DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO BRING IT BACK Well I ve done it before and it s just a hoot - it s just tons of fun - and we ve got the waterflow this year which we haven t had for more than a decade SO IT S ON - SATURDAY JUNE SEVENTH - KOB COM HAS THE LINK FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION - WHICH IS FIVE BUCKS - AND YOU GET A TEE SHIRT ONE MAJOR CHANGE - THE RACE USED TO BE SOMEWHAT OF AN ALCOHOL-FUELED EVENT - THAT S A NO-NO NOW ALONG THE RIVER STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR

5/12 - Boating rules differ along the Gulf Coast

Coast Guard Boat Rescue

Boat Break-Ins

Local boat owners are considering their security options after several break-ins at a southside marina

5/11 -- Boat Catches Fire, Twice

Aid Boat Sinks As Death Toll Rises in Myanmar

A Red Cross boat carrying relief supplies for survivors of Myanmar s cyclone sank Sunday as aid groups warned that up to 1 5 million face death if they do not get clean water and sanitation soon May 11

5/10 -- Boat Catches Fire in Bon Secour Bay

Missing Couple's Boat Found In Mexico

The search for a missing Oceanside couple whose fishing boat washed ashore just north of Rosarito Mexico is in the hands of the Mexican Navy a U S Coast Guard lieutenant says

School on a Boat

Local elementary school students take a cruise on the pride of the Susquehanna and learn about the environment

Bengt Washburn: Married Canoeing

Engaged couples are so annoying especially during a damned canoe race

Ditch Cleaner

When your home is messy you most likely organize it If your car is dirty you d probably take it through a car wash But when your community has garbage piling up what do you do Brad Feldman shows us one woman doing the natural thing picking it up Sound It s become a morning routine Grab the rake Sound - raking some garbage bags Sound - placing items in bag and hit the highway Sound- car Claudia Ballweber Picking up garbage I look forward to getting up in the morning and coming out I come out for two to four hours and I ussually fill two or three bags full Sound Ballweber s dream of a cleaner community started three months ago Claudia Ballweber Picking up Garbage Well my husband and I were driving home from church one Sunday and weere going down Burnt Boat Road and looking at all of the garbage on the hill and commenting on how bad that looked And I thought you know its too bad somebody doesn t do something about this and decided why not me So she got started She has already cleaned a part of river road twice This hill on Burnt Boat Drive twice And this section of Highway 1804 Claudia Ballweber Picking Up Garbage Its great self satisfactions as well I love driving by and seeing the areas that I have cleaned and think I did that But its what others think of her work she is more concerned about Claudia Ballweber Picking up Garbage Well I hope they are appreciating it and I think they are Because I have gotten a lot of people honking or rolling down their windows and yelling out Thanks or good job Its a mission for Ballweber to make her community clean No matter how long it takes Brad Feldman KX News Ballweber has received some support from the North Dakota Department of Transportation The D-O-T has given her two hundred trashbags to help her with her effots

Tim's Travels: Boating Safety

Levee patched up after barge accident

A barge that smashed into the levee in Iberville Parish over the weekend is back on the river and the levee has been patched One of 42 barges being pushed up the river by a tug boat broke loose and hit the levee after midnight Sunday morning

Ferry Sinks Killing 15 People

A boat ferrying more than one-hundred people home from a party sank in Brazil s Amazon region early on Sunday killing at least 15 and leaving dozens missing according to rescue officials and Brazil s government May 5

Bears Cedric Benson Arrested For Boating While Intoxicated

5/2 - Major pains launching at local boat ramps

Hybrid SUV

With Gas Prices predicted to reach nearly four dollars per gallon this summer consumers as well as car manufacaturers are feeling the pinch And both are coming up with solutions Ryan Davidson has more We ll do anything these days to get some relief from high gas prices Car manufacturers are doing the same Hybrid technology is the fusion of combustion engines and electric motors Commonly found in small cars sedans ans a few crossover vehicles the use of gas AND electric is now branching out into full-sized SUV s This year GM is manufacturing and releasing a limited number of GMC Yukons and Chevy Tahoe Hybrids and I got to take the only one in the area for a drive door slam key turns Ryan - That is weird that did not sound normal Jayse Schwan Schwan GM Auto Now when you go it ll shut off on you and go to auto stop there and that s when it is strictly battery powered And when the SUV runs on its batteries which never have to be charged it uses no gas and it is absolutely silent sound of electric motor And if you want to hear the power of the 6 0 liter V8 just push the pedal to the floor sound of gas engine Ryan - a little delay but nothing that you wouldn t expect from a car shifting into a passing gear Jayse - it s actually a little more powerful than our normal ones so with the 5 3 in them its actually performance wise it doesn t lose anything and you can still tow up to 6000 pounds with it you know you re going to tow your boat or whatever so you don t lose any of that The EPA hasn t estimated the fuel economy for the SUV yet but during our test drive we were able to get a reading of 30 miles per gallon at 60 miles per hour Great when you consider what s under the hood Its definately a fuel efficient vehicle and it comes with a couple extras In Bismarck Ryan Davidson KX News The Yukon Hybrid comes standard with everything leather wood accents and a back up camera To be in the Hybrid 4x4 would cost you right around 56 000

Man Saved From Row Boat Accident

A leisurely night time boar ride on Lake Fenton nearly turns disastrous Thursday night

Sixth Person Dead in Sydney Boat Collision

Australian authorities say the death toll from a collision between a small cabin cruiser and a fishing boat on Sydney s famous harbor has risen to six The U S Consulate has named one of the victims as a 25-year-old American May 1