(ROCKLAND, Maine) — The U.S. Coast Guard responded Monday to a schooner that was reportedly demasted, injuring four of the 33 people aboard approximately a mile east of Rockland Harbor. One of those injured later died. Personnel aboard Grace Bailey, a 118-foot schooner, contacted the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England command center around 10 a.m. requesting assistance after their…

(WASHINGTON) — This safety alert is in response to multiple ongoing investigations being conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into fires on board two certificated small passenger vessels. Fortunately, there were no resulting injuries; however, both vessels sustained millions of dollars in structural damage. The insights below are intended to provide industry personnel…