A simple day on the water quickly turned into a grounding disaster due to questionable decisions. Watch as inexperience meets tricky waters, resulting in a tense — and sometimes funny — situation.

CASCO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Two people were rescued from a sinking boat in Lake Michigan Sunday, officials say. It happened Sunday afternoon off the shore of the Casco Township Nature Preserve, ...

The S.S. Badger car ferry struck a parked ship while docking in Ludington, Michigan. No injuries were reported to passengers or crew on the Badger. The other ship involved, the S.S. Spartan, was ...

It was supposed to be a short stop for a boat to refuel, but it would never make it far from the dock. The Macomb County Sheriff in Michigan says a couple and their dog were on the boat when it ...

The deadly incidents occurred on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 about 150 miles from each other, authorities said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has announced plans to recruit and deploy about 800 water marshals across Nigeria by December. The initiative aims to enhance safety and strengthen ...

At least 32 people have died in Nigeria's northern Niger state after a boat sank in a river, an official has told the BBC. The boat was reportedly overloaded, carrying about 100 passengers including ...

Tragedy has struck once more in Sokoto State following a boat accident in Shagari Local Government Area on Thursday, leaving several passengers feared dead. The incident has thrown residents of ...

Cooler air arrived in West Michigan for the last week of August and is sticking around through Labor Day weekend. Despite the below average temperature trend, it will warm up by Labor Day. Several ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The accident happened around the Goronyo area in Sokoto state ...