Shrimp boat sinks after catching fire in ocean off North Myrtle Beach, Coast Guard says

Video courtesy of Greg Clark NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 48-foot shrimp boat sank Monday afternoon after catching fire off the coast of North Myrtle Beach, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Press Democrat

‘You don’t think’: Father, son recall rescuing 5 from capsized boat in Tomales Bay

A father-and-son team from Lawson’s Landing raced through rough seas Saturday to rescue five people — including a 6-year-old ...
Marin Independent Journal

Tomales Bay rescuers recount effort to save 5 from capsized boat

A father-and-son team from Lawson’s Landing in Dillon Beach raced through rough waters to a fishing boat that overturned.
Yahoo

A ban nearly crushed NC shrimpers. Why they embrace the life they fight to keep.

All was still on the New River near the Davis Seafood fish house. But when 83-year-old William “Buddy” Davis walked out of his home and pulled on tall rubber boots, it signaled the work was about to ...
Miami Herald

It’s a great time of year to catch shrimp, but that doesn’t mean they are easy to find

To the casual observer, few things appear easier than shrimping. Most people catch them in a long-handled dip net. There are no hooks to bait, no gaffs needed. Just drive your boat around and scoop ...
komonews

Hundreds of boats go after Hood Canal shrimp

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - On opening day of the shrimp season on Hood Canal, nearly 1,500 boats went out. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department estimates they came back with 22,000 pounds of spot ...