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The Curse of the Ship of Gold
How a brilliant scientist went from discovering a mother lode of treasure at the bottom of the sea to fleeing from authorities with suitcases full of…
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Dylan Taylor-Lehman
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The Sea Farming Sisters in Recovery
How one enterprising Mainer is harvesting a new cash crop — and building a powerful support network for women who need it most.
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Jennifer Adler
The Curse of the Ship of Gold
How a brilliant scientist went from discovering a mother lode of treasure at the bottom of the sea to fleeing from authorities with suitcases full of…
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Dylan Taylor-Lehman
An Accidental Sailor Vs. the Storm of the Century
I had zero experience when I signed up for a week at sea on an ancient wooden vessel. I got enough to last a lifetime.
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Nelson Simon
Meet the Master River Pilot Who Conquers the Mississippi Every Day
When a 900-foot oil tanker needs to squeeze through one of the most perilous and crowded waterways in the world, Captain Jared Austin is the only thing…
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Lara Naughton
Just Another Day Dodging Storms and Raising Babies on a Wild Alaska Tugboat
Life as a commercial fisherman in the frozen rainforest came naturally to me. Things got a little different with a fifteen-month-old in tow and a second…
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Brendan Jones
I Remember the Shoeshine Man
A Staten Island native revisits his childhood commute and discovers a foreign yet familiar ferry.
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Henry Jacobson
The View Through the Porthole
A full-time harbor-dwelling photographer explores the craziness of life at sea level.
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Carolina Salguero
Defending the Marsh
Seed by seed, a community bands together to save the lifeblood of New York's Jamaica Bay.
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Susan M. Lee
The Little Tugboats That Can
Among the scallywags and salty dogs of New York, tug boat traditions endure.
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Jessica Edwards
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