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The $20 Million "Ghost" Boat the Navy Rejected: The Reason Is Not What You Think

The Ghost stealth boat is a weapon designed for fleet defense, capable of flying across the water on submerged pontoons using super-cavitation technology—a trick that creates a massive air bubble to ...
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What Is Cavitation And How Does It Affect Ship Cruising Speed?

Cavitation is essentially a wild bit of physics that turns water -- a ship's best friend -- into a weapon with a massive destructive potential. It can happen around a ship's propeller and can eat ...
The New York Times

How Does the U.S. Decide Which Boats to Target? Here’s What We Know.

Officials say intercepted communications are the core of the intelligence collected on the boats. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington The Trump administration claims that the boats it has ...

Fisherman Caught Staging Kayak Pictures in a Bass Boat Banned from Tournaments for Cheating

A kayak tournament angler is being accused of cheating in a kayak fishing tournament by staging fish pictures on a bass boat.
Quanta Magazine

Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It’s Slowing Down.

The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ...
The New York Times

U.S. Kills More Suspected Drug Runners: What’s Happened So Far

The Trump administration is attacking boats it says are smuggling drugs while ratcheting up pressure on the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. By Charlie Savage Reporting from Washington The U.S.
Orange County Register

What do local members of Congress think about bombing alleged drug boats?

When there’s a hot-button national issue, it can be instructive to get some in-House opinions on the matter. As in United States House of Representatives. Southern California is big and diverse; so ...
People

6-Year-Old Child Among Those Airlifted to Hospital After Fishing Boat Capsizes in 'Rough Conditions'

All five individuals who were thrown into the water were rescued in Tomales Bay, California on Saturday, Oct. 18 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and ...
The Washington Post

The new pirates of the Caribbean

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted Tuesday on social media a video of what he described as one of four alleged drug-smuggling boats destroyed in strikes the day before. (US Secretary of Defense ...
PBS

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug ...
Business Insider

We spent $40,000 while living on a boat for a year and traveling. It was cheaper than living on land, but there were some trade-offs.

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Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Being Bombed

The Trump administration has admitted that they are not trying to identify anyone aboard boats they accuse of sending drugs to the U.S. before bombing the vessels. Speaking to CNN Thursday, Democratic ...