Boston Harbor

A father and son were holding on for their lives last Wednesday night, clinging to an Igloo cooler and each other after their boat sank in Boston Harbor. Two Boston Police Harbor Unit officers rushed to the scene and saved them, which led to an emotional reunion this weekend in the Seaport. Joseph Azeredo and his son Tommy Azeredo warmly…

The father and son who were rescued in Boston Harbor last week reunited with the officers who saved them Sunday.

A father and son held on for their lives by clinging to a cooler and lifebuoy while stranded off the coast of Boston Wednesday evening. Officers Stephen Merrick and Garret Boyle of the Boston Police Harbor Unit responded to the 911 call at 6:30 p.m. “We’re so weak, I can’t even move. Help him up, please,” the son said...

Two people had to hang onto a floating cooler after their boat sank in Boston Harbor.

Amazing video shows a whale breaching in Boston Harbor on Monday.

A humpback whale was spotted breaching in Boston Harbor on Monday.

The family is still unsure what sparked the problem, but no one was hurt in the ordeal.

Five people onboard a boat in the Boston Harbor area had a close call when it began taking on water and then smoking. Three adults and two teenagers, most of whom were visiting from out of town, were on the boat on their way back from dinner Wednesday night. The teenagers, who were sleeping in the bottom of the boat,…

We have the most “super” supermoon of the year today and that means some super high tides.  This week we have the full super “Buck” moon, which is officially full at 2:38 p.m. Wednesday.   At its nearest pass the moon will be 222,089.3 miles away from earth.  This moon will appear about 7% larger, which you can barely notice, but…

Ellie Smart, the only American in the event, is looking forward to competing in Boston, the only stateside event of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series splashing back into Boston Saturday. The contest is back at the harbor after nearly a decade, showcasing some of the world’s best divers leaping from unimaginable heights —on Saturday, that means the roof of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. The 12 men and women look like adrenaline junkies, but appearances can be...

With warm weather returning, plenty of families in New England are planning out their beach trips for the summer ahead of time. There are plenty of things to factor in when planning where to go such as restaurants or nearby attractions for kids. But one standard that goes unsaid is the cleanliness of the water. In Save the Harbor’s...

The USS Constitution took a trip around Boston Harbor on Friday, opening its 2022 sailing season. The famed ship, known as Old Ironsides, departed Charlestown Navy Yard for Castle Island to fire a 21-gun salute visible from Fort Independence. Later on, as the Constitution sailed past the U.S. Coast Guard station that stands on the site where she was built…

Progress can be slow, but hope is now on the horizon. And it comes in the form of an extremely large ship, known as Ever Fortune. The size of three football fields, Ever Fortune and ships like it can carry double the amount of consumer products — like furniture, footwear, and even wine — than ships that have called on…

A massive cargo ship has arrived at the Conley Container Terminal.

A man appeared in court to face charges including involuntary manslaughter in the boating death of a woman in Boston Harbor.

The driver and owner of a speedboat that crashed last summer in Boston Harbor, killing 27-year-old Jeanica Julce of Somerville, was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.

The driver and owner of a speedboat that crashed last summer in Boston Harbor, killing 27-year-old Jeanica Julce of Somerville, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday. Ryan Denver, 38, of Boston, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and two counts of assault and battery with a…

Firefighters rescued a woman stuck in the waters of Boston Harbor off Chelsea, after she said she’d been in the water for hours.