Boston Harbor

Hundreds of dead river herring have washed up, and experts say the Charles River’s locks may hold the answer.

Boston police released bodycam footage of three crew members being rescued from a boat off Green Island.

The U.S. Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of three people after a fishing boat ran aground in outer Boston Harbor on Friday morning. The initial distress call came in around 7:45 a.m. for a fishing vessel taking on water in the area of Green Island. The Coast Guard said a Boston police boat rescued three people after the...

Investigators have determined the identity of a man whose body was found more than 33 years ago in Boston Harbor. The man was found stabbed to death on Dec. 4, 1991, near Thompson Island, Boston police said. On Thursday, they publicly identified him as Toussaint Gonsalves, who would have been 21 at the time his body was found. The Boston…

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.