Boston Harbor

Police responded Wednesday to a report that a boat had run aground at an island on Boston Harbor. A spokesperson with the Boston Police Department told NBC10 Boston that it is aware of the incident at Rainsford Island. Massachusetts State Police told NBC10 Boston everyone was accounted for. Massachusetts Environmental Police later said 20 were on board, and none were…

A baby humpback spotted in Boston Harbor Wednesday could cause an unexpected traffic jam.

If your ferry is late this week, Boston, there may be a very cute reason.

Three people were brought to hospitals after their boat crashed into a concrete column from the old Long Island Bridge.

A boat crash sent three people to the hospital Tuesday.

Three people on a commercial fishing boat were hurt when the vessel hit a concrete piling from the former Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said the 20-foot vessel had damage to the left side of its bow, or the front part of the boat. All three people who were...

A whale was seen surfacing in Boston Harbor near Logan International Airport on Tuesday.

People dove into Boston Harbor for a good cause Thursday.

Southie beaches were again the cleanest ones along the Boston area’s coast last year, unaffected as overall water quality took a dip, according to the latest analysis from a local harbor advocacy group. Three South Boston beaches — Pleasure Bay, City Point and M Street — had 100% water quality last year, according to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay‘s 2023…

Sally Snowman served as lighthouse keeper for Boston Light, living on Little Brewster Island, for over two decades.

Sally Snowman, a 72-year-old auxiliarist with the U.S. Coast Guard, has spent 20 years as the lighthouse keeper on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor.

For the last 20 years, Sally Snowman has been the lighthouse keeper on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor.

Saturday marked the 250th anniversary of the famous Boston Tea Party, and the city held several events to commemorate the protest, including a reenactment of the dumping of the tea that helped spark the American Revolution.

Two kayakers were rescued last week in Boston Harbor, and first responders spoke Tuesday about what took place. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. Friday. Members of the Boston Police Harbor Unit were escorting a ship out of the harbor when they received a distress call. The crews learned that two men in kayaks were in need of help at…

Two kayakers were rescued after a search Friday.

We got a first-hand look at some of the first threads in what Northeastern research scientists hope will weave into a vast array of green pods dancing around the Boston shore in a kind of emerald tutu that helps protect the shore from climate change. “Solutions like the Emerald Tutu are better designed for an uncertain climate future because they…

Local scientists are building a kind of floating park they call the Emerald Tutu to help protect Boston Harbor from rising seas.

Massachusetts State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard said they received a mayday call at 4:50 p.m. for a vessel taking on water at the northwest side of Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor.

For those looking to avoid congestion — and make a splash — the best bet to catch a plane on time might be to hit the water

Traffic is moving ahead of the weekslong closure, but that’s expected to change come July 5.