Engineer OK after being found unconscious
By Dorie Cox A yacht engineer was treated for heat exhaustion off the coast of Fort Lauderdale on Monday (July 9) after fellow crew found him unconscious in …
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Charter offers M/Y Marcato crew shark ‘tails’
By Dorie Cox The crew of M/Y Marcato was integral to a scientific expedition that studied sharks during a charter by Dr. Austin Gallagher and a 12-member team …
From the Bridge: Social media seems like a joke until it’s about you
From the Bridge: by Editor Dorie Cox Word of a yacht on the rocks spread quickly on social media when a photo of it was posted in June. Hundreds of people …
From dancing to darkness: Training pays off after lightning strike
By Dorie Cox It was 10:30 p.m. on a Tuesday. A yacht cruised into Fort Lauderdale from the Atlantic Ocean. The lights were bright inside the salon and the …
Derecktor, Haack bid for Fort Pierce yacht facility
By Dorie Cox Two bids to develop a megayacht repair facility in Fort Pierce, Florida, are under evaluation. Derecktor Holdings Inc. and Fort Pierce Yacht and …
Yacht share program head sentenced, company moves forward
The head of a yacht sharing program convicted of defrauding investors has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison by a Connecticut court. Andrew Deme, …
Yacht on the rocks in Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale
By Dorie Cox M/Y Dream On, a 105-foot (32m) Leopard, was reported aground at about 12:15 p.m. on June 4 inside Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The yacht …
Judge denies request to lower $70 million rape award
A Broward County judge denied a yacht owner’s request to reduce the $70.56 million award granted to a former yacht crew after she was raped onboard the …
From the Bridge: Down with salaries, experience; up with regulations, connection
Individual comments are not attributed to encourage candid discussion; attending captains are identified in the accompanying photograph. Captains who make …
Capt. Kerry “KP” Piesch dies in Vancouver
Capt. Kerry “KP” Piesch died on May 16 in Vancouver, B.C. The cause of death is pending, but officials said it was probably due to cardiovascular …
