Nigel Calder has long been known to boaters as an expert on marine systems and diesel engines. His “Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual” and “Marine Diesel Engines” books are considered the definitive works in their fields. More recently, the world-renowned sailor and writer, who lives in Maine, has been leading the charge to adapt automotive hybrid [...]
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People on or near the water are being asked to keep a look out for a killer whale calf carcass thought to be floating somewhere around the San Juan Islands.
If found, the dead calf could provide important clues to help scientists determine why Puget Sound’s population of killer whales has declined precipitously—and what might be done about it.
“We [...]
Lost fishing nets strewn along the bottom of Puget Sound have been drowning thousands of fish, birds, seals, crabs and other marine life each year. And some of these ghost nets have been silently killing creatures for a decade or more.
But now a local conservation group will have the support it needs to clean up [...]
In waters around Washington, there are currently close to 200 derelict and abandoned boats that authorities know about, but the real numbers could be considerably higher. And officials expect to see more boats headed for a watery grave as the effects of the recession drag on. First in a four-part series.
Washington is among only a handful of states with programs in place to address the rundown and abandoned vessels littering the nation’s waterways. Since 2003, the state has cleared about 220 decrepit boats from Washington’s oceans and rivers. Second in a four-part series.
Decaying and sunken boats can be silent killers, leaching chemicals and unleashing other lethal dangers on marine life. As little as a quart of spilled oil, diesel or gasoline can contaminate acres of water and kill marine life. Part three in a four-part series.
The future of a regional weather service that boaters, meteorologists and even NOAA forecasters depend on is uncertain.
The state’s Ferry Weather website is the only source for information about conditions over Western Washington’s inland waters. Covering an area stretching from the San Juan Islands south to Vashon Island that is heavily used by recreational and commercial [...]
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