In November 2019, the Office of Coast Survey (OCS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced the start of a five-year program to “sunset” all raster and paper ...

After a three-month trial period, PDF versions of NOAA nautical charts will become a permanent product, free to the public. The free PDFs, which are digital images of traditional nautical charts, are ...

There’s an old saying you used to hear that states: “It’s not where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” With the speed and accuracy of today’s chart plotters, it seems like the “how” part of ...

Crewmembers from Station Honolulu and members of NOAA Fisheries' telemetry team train for whale disentanglement training off Oahu on Feb. 16, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Many recreational boaters are not aware that traditional Marine Navigation ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Built between 1817 and 1825, the Erie Canal provided a water route from Albany to Buffalo, New York, nearly 363 miles ...

Sailors will now have to use digital versions in a move described as ‘quite sad’ and might disadvantage older people Henry Bodkin is The Telegraph’s Jerusalem Correspondent, based in Israel. He has ...