A life raft is an essential part of safe boating. It’s also one thing you are probably happy to pay for but hope you never actually have to use in an emergency. While once used only on boats, these ...

After 30 years of earning paychecks on the water, I’ve realized that Murphy’s law is, well, overly optimistic: If something can go wrong, it will. And when it does, it’s ­usually at the worst possible ...

Fishermen in Southeast Alaska are learning about new safety requirements for life rafts that take effect later this month. The changes are included in past Coast Guard re-authorization bills and will ...

All of us need life rafts, and we have them whether we’re aware of them or not. We have people who love us. A community or activities that nurture us. Help us regain our strength. That literally saves ...

Commercial fishermen scrambling to buy life rafts for their boats this winter can rest a little easier. Congress has changed a new law that would have required life rafts for fishing boats traveling ...

All of us need life rafts, and we have them whether we’re aware of them or not. We have people who love us. A community or activities that nurture us. Help us regain our strength. That literally saves ...

Video shows the boater floating in a life raft near the burning vessel in 2- to 4-foot seas and 14-knot winds.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global aviation life rafts market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 5% during the predicted period. This ...

It's weird enough that some ant species can work together to build living rafts in the event of a flood. Now, researchers find that individual ants have assigned seats on these life rafts -- and they ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — A controversial new practice has some safety advocates questioning both the airlines and the FAA. Documents show numerous flights out of Charlotte Douglas Airport are taking off ...

It's weird enough that some ant species can work together to build living rafts in the event of a flood. Now, researchers find that individual ants have assigned seats on these life rafts — and they ...