(coastguardnews) The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 52-year-old crewmember from a tug boat near Brooklyn, N.Y., at 4 p.m. today.  Source

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• Coast Guard looking for 4 of sunken tug, still looking for the remaining crew member

     (coastguardnews) A Coast Guard aircrew located four survivors and is searching for an additional crewmember who was reportedly aboard a tug that sank about 53 miles north of Jamaica Monday.  Source

• NMMA buys New England Boat Show

     (soundings) The National Marine Manufacturers Association today announced the acquisition of the New England Boat Show from North America Expositions Company as part of a larger strategic repositioning of its boat show portfolio.  Source

• Stuck yacht near Jetty

     (nbc) A crowd of people watched as salvage crews tried to retrieve a 60-foot pleasure boat stuck near a jetty in Oceanside Sunday.  The boat was having engine problems before it drifted into the jetty at the northern end of Harbor Beach Saturday night. By the next morning the

• Superyacht Business is booming

     (nbcsandiego)Five months ago, you wouldn’t have seen 150’ boat in the San Diego Bay. Now, even a 250’ boat isn’t a rarity, according to organizers for this weekend’s Yacht Fest.   Source

• Coast Guard assists in multiple-agency rescue near Wantagh, N.Y.

     (coastguardnews) The Coast Guard is assisting in a multiple-agency rescue of injured boaters after their 40-foot boat ran aground near Wantagh, N.Y., at approximately 7:30 p.m. today.  Source

• Coast Guard rescues man after boat grounds on rocks near Stonington, Conn.

     (coastguardnews) A Wilmington, N.C., native was rescued by the Coast Guard after his boat grounded on rocks in Bartlett’s Reef near Stonington, Conn., around 6:45 a.m.

• Navios Maritime Partners LP announces public offering of 4,000,000 units

     Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (’Navios Partners’) (NYSE: NMM) announced today that it plans to offer 4,000,000 common units representing limited partnership interests in a public offering. Navios Partners expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 600,000 common units to cover over-allotments, if any

• Fisherman medevaced from the boat 135 miles off the coast

     (coastguardnews)  The Coast Guard airlifted a 51-year-old man experiencing heart-attack symptoms from a fishing boat 135 miles east of Provincetown, Mass. today.  Source

• Investigators: Boat test raises questions about the fatal accident

     (king5)  What caused a Lake Stevens woman’s boat to sink, taking her down with it?  While authorities continue to investigate, the KING 5 Investigators have been taking a closer look at the Kent manufacturer that built that boat.  Source

• More than 700 boats moored at Newport Boat Show

       (warwickonline)  If you harbor a passion for boating, there’s only one place to be – the Newport International Boat Show on Sept. 17-20. The latest boats, both power and sail, and boating products will be on exhibit.  One of the five largest in-water boat shows in the country, the show covers

• Coast Guard: Several factors doomed New Bedford fishing boat Costa Corvo

       (south coast today) A tragic combination of circumstances led to the fatal capsizing and sinking one year ago of the Costa & Corvo, a New Bedford fishing boat, claiming the life of its captain, Antonio Mesquita, the Coast Guard announced Friday.  Source

• Sandy Iceland boat operators tickets

     (thesunnews)  Six months after a boating accident that killed three passengers on their way home to Sandy Island, the driver of the boat has been fined for safety violations.  Tiffany Tucker was issued several citations Tuesday for not having proper flotation devices in the 14-foot fiberglass boat, carrying six people on Feb. 18,

• Sandy Iceland boat operators tickets

     (thesunnews)  Six months after a boating accident that killed three passengers on their way home to Sandy Island, the driver of the boat has been fined for safety violations.  Tiffany Tucker was issued several citations Tuesday for not having proper flotation devices in the 14-foot fiberglass boat, carrying six people on Feb. 18,

• Sea Notes: Time to think about winterizing

     (southcoasttoday)  When people in the South hear the word “winterizing,” they say, “what’s that?” Boaters from the mid-Atlantic down to Florida often do not have to think about hauling the boat, winterizing the engine(s), or whether to use shrink-wrap or a canvas cover to keep the snow and ice off the deck. Many of

• Excel Maritime Announces IPO of 5000000 shares of Class A Common Stock

     Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd, an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced yesterday that it plans to offer 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (”Class A Shares”) in a public offering. As part of the offering,