The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.
Boating
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Unidentified floating objects? Belgrade’s Great Pond residents intrigued by unmanned vessels
Some residents want to know who is operating the unmanned watercraft, which seem to be mapping the lake floor and have been seen elsewhere.
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Engine failure leads to dramatic rescue off Harpswell island
An express cruiser ran aground and began taking on water on Oct. 6. Help from Bailey Island, Portland, Yarmouth and Cundy’s Harbor soon arrived, and two people were rescued.
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Hop aboard these Maine boat rides to sail through summer and into fall
Climb aboard boats all over the state for excursions to see lighthouses, puffins, whales and seals.
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Rockland schooner’s mast had rotted before fatal snap, Coast Guard finds
The Coast Guard issued several new recommendations for inspecting and maintaining wooden masts in its report on a 2023 incident that left one dead and others injured.
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Harpswell Lobster boat races draw big crowd, hungry competitors
The annual races drew nearly 100 boats and 1,200 people from up and down the coast of Maine.
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Maine oyster farm launches its first electric workboat
A project 3 years in the making, the 28-foot Heron is among the first fully electric aquaculture boats of its size.
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Fishermen honored in Georgetown at ‘blessing of the fleet’
About 100 people gathered for the annual Five Islands Harbor blessing, which also served this year as a special remembrance for a local fisherman who died last year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Review
The true story of a shipwrecked couple’s fight to survive
Sophie Elmhirst’s ‘A Marriage at Sea’ chronicles the doomed aquatic adventure of a British husband and wife in 1972.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Maine officials urge caution, training after recent slew of water emergencies
A decline in swimming education, a lack of lifeguards and water temperatures that are often icy cold even when it’s hot out are all risk factors that swimmers and boaters should consider.