Sewage Spill Shuts Down Oyster Harvesting
A large section of Virginia waters are closed to oyster harvesting after raw sewage spilled
Bay Bulletin
News from around the Chesapeake Bay
East Coast’s Largest Container Ship Ever Calls on Port of Virginia
It’s the largest container ship ever to grace the U.S. East Coast with its presence,
Two Boats Strike Channel Markers on Upper Bay in Same Weekend
On the upper Bay this past weekend, two speedboats struck channel markers on two different
US Lighthouse Society Puts New Spotlight on Bay Landmarks
By Greg Krawczyk, Program Coordinator for US Lighthouse Society Chesapeake Chapter The Fort Carroll Lighthouse
VIDEO: Md. Women Take 116-Mile “Walk with Harriet” Along Underground Railroad
A group of women took on a physically exhausting—and emotionally moving—journey to retrace the steps
VIDEO: Former Bay Pilot Gives Inside Look at Dangers of the Job
Chesapeake Bay pilots—the kind on the water, not in the air—guide massive cargo ships safely
Historic Boats to Visit Annapolis in October, Tours Offered
If the cancellation of the Annapolis Boat Shows this fall has you missing the sight
Massive, Glowing Algal Blooms Overtake Va. Waters
There’s a four-mile long algal bloom in the Bay, and although its nightly light show
VIDEO: Sailor Airlifted from Shallows off Va. Barrier Island
A man stranded on a 22-foot sailboat was plucked from the water by a Coast
Angler Breaks Record for Fish He Couldn’t Identify
When a young Dorchester County man hooked a fish on Tilghman Island over Labor Day