boats US Coast Guard rescues man stranded on island who wrote SOS in the sand David Pescovitz

australia Australian sailor and his dog rescued after months lost at sea Rusty Blazenhoff

sailing Building a boat to sail around the world when you don't know boat building or sailing Gareth Branwyn

boats Industrious Swedes invent wind-powered cargo ship that's definitely not a sailboat Thom Dunn

Kids Watch what happens when you combine a yacht and a tank Andrea James

video Two sailors and two dogs rescued at sea, months after distress call Andrea James

drugs Antidepressant drug or Tolkien? Rob Beschizza

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mistakes Twitter running shady undisclosed ads that look an awful lot like those new unheadlined link previews Rob Beschizza

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Science The bad news: orcas are teaching their young to ram boats. The good news: it's just a game Rob Beschizza

lost and found Surfer finds lost 52-year-old Rolex underwater, returns the still-ticking watch to original owner Rusty Blazenhoff

orcas Orcas toss yacht 'like a rag doll' in Gibraltar Strait attack Rusty Blazenhoff

animal behavior Researchers ponder why orcas attack boats Gareth Branwyn

nausea Huge waves batter Carnival cruise ship as it heads back to Charleston (video) Carla Sinclair

toys Remembering the Sunshine Family, the "most 1970s toys of the 1970s" Jennifer Sandlin

whales Giant whale sinks 44-foot boat, sailors rescued David Pescovitz

psychedelics Man takes a drug-free "psychedelic trip" and is pleasantly surprised to discover it doesn't suck Mark Frauenfelder

maps Terrible Maps Elías Villoro