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Baltimore firefighters Monday were dispatched to the Port of Baltimore for a fire that sent thick black smoke billowing from the city’s cruise terminal.

By McKenna Oxenden

Jun 24, 2019

See how ships leaving the Port of Baltimore fared in their latest inspections.

By Lillian Reed

Jun 14, 2019

William C. Hall, a retired Teledyne Energy systems marketing manager, died May 25 of a blood disorder at Gilchrist Center Towson. He was 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 3, 2019

A federal judge has threatened to temporarily block Carnival Corp. from docking cruise ships at ports in the United States — including Baltimore — as punishment for a possible probation violation.

Grandeur of the Seas delays return to Baltimore until Sunday to avoid Tropical Storm Florence.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 15, 2018

A Maryland State Police helicopter air-lifted a passenger having a critical medical emergency from a cruise ship in the Chesapeake Bay Thursday night, authorities said.

By Colin Campbell

Aug 17, 2018

Mount Airy couple joins Cruise Planners

Be an archaeologist for a day at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater

A Coast Guard rescue crew has transported a woman from a cruise ship about eight miles off Point Lookout, Maryland, for medical attention.

A Royal Caribbean Cruises ship that departed from Baltimore on a nine-night trip earlier this year has had 46 reported cases of gastrointestinal illness on board, according to company spokesman Owen Torres.

A Maryland transportation officer and his two companions are being investigated after police said shots fired from a boat.

The Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department extended an invitation to the community to participate in the fire company's parade to be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday,

obituary, WBAL, Juanita Walden

By Jacques Kelly

Jul 20, 2017

Nearly 30 people have sued Spirit Cruises LLC over the crash last August during a midnight party ride through the Inner Harbor.

By Tim Prudente

Mar 10, 2017

Nearly 30 people have sued Spirit Cruises LLC over the crash last August during a midnight party ride through the Inner Harbor.

By Tim Prudente

Mar 10, 2017

From parades to pub crawls, here are the best ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the Baltimore area this year.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Mar 9, 2017

The National Transportation Safety Board says a cruise ship returning from the Bahamas last year approached a Baltimore pier too quickly and at too steep an angle before it struck a gangway and caused nearly $2.1 million in damage.

The captain of the Spirit of Baltimore had worked three days on his own boat and was feeling tired late one August night when he guided the 119-foot ship on a midnight party cruise through the Inner Harbor, Coast Guard investigators said.

By Tim Prudente

Dec 18, 2016

A historic Liberty Ship is at risk in Baltimore.

The USS Leyte Gulf, a 567-foot, gray-hull guided missile cruiser, sailed up the Chesapeake Bay into Baltimore waters Wednesday, tying up alongside the U.S. Navy's newest stealth destroyer in Locust Point to headline Fleet Week as the flagship for the public maritime event.

By Colin Campbell

Oct 12, 2016

Members of Beth Am Synagogue boarded a cruise Sunday for a novel take on the ancient Tashlich tradition in which Jews gather near a flowing body of water after their new year, Rosh Hashana, to cast away bread crumbs representing their sins.

By Yvonne Wenger

Oct 9, 2016

After the Lantern Queen Riverboat surprised many by retiring two years ago, a new "party boat" is setting sail on the Susquehanna in Havre de Grace.

The Navy announced Wednesday that it plans to send five ships to Baltimore to take part in Fleet Week next month — a cruiser, a destroyer, two transport ships and the new stealth ship USS Zumwalt.

By Ian Duncan

Sep 28, 2016

A section of a Fells Point pier was damaged when the Spirit of Baltimore passenger ship struck it early Sunday, Coast Guard officials said.

Joanne C. Verner, a retired banker who later worked for a grocery store and steamship company, died July 6 from multiple myeloma at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 81.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 19, 2016

Children and families can explore Baltimore's fleet of fire trucks, police cruisers and bucket trucks Saturday at the city's "Big Truck Day."

By Yvonne Wenger

May 19, 2016

This year, new developments in Ocean City include a smattering of restaurants and attractions, a few rules and regulations, and some fresh food and exercise options that will help you stay healthy and fit, even in the land of funnel cakes and French fries.

A cruise ship that was docking in Baltimore on Sunday morning struck an elevated gangway, which then collapsed onto three parked vehicles, a cruise line spokeswoman said.

By Carrie Wells

May 8, 2016

North Carroll Senior Center offers Michigan and southern Caribbean trips

Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting an environmental health assessment on a cruise ship docked in Baltimore after more than 150 passengers reported falling ill with vomiting and diarrhea.

By Kevin Rector

Apr 30, 2016

The Morning Report is a quick roundup of links to stories that Carroll County residents are talking about today.

Royal Caribbean International cruises will sail year-round out of the Port of Baltimore through June 2020, according to a new contract announced by the Maryland Port Administration Thursday.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 21, 2016

As the crowds converged along Pratt and Light streets for the Light City Baltimore spectacle, I was reminded of its colorful past.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 5, 2016

Charles W. "Bill" Pacy, an entrepreneur and developer who enjoyed sailing, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at Brookdale, a Naples, Fla., assisted-living facility. He was 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 11, 2016

Tragic sailing mishap has one youth dead, another missing

Royal Caribbean's cruise to Labadee in Haiti has not only developed the area but a generated jobs for many and even boosted the economy. Furthermore, the work ethic, discipline and understanding of American culture these local employees have acquired are invaluable and may be of use in furthering U.S.-Haiti relations as well as the future development of the country.

The Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a 102-year-old Norwegian tall ship and its crew arrived in Baltimore Wednesday after completing a six-week voyage from Norway.

By Jessica Anderson

Nov 4, 2015

Earl E. Brannock, an historian, author and maritime expert who established the Brannock Maritime Museum in Cambridge, died Oct. 8 of kidney failure at the Bayleigh Chase retirement community in Easton. He was 90.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 14, 2015

In summer the Eagle is used by the Coast Guard Academy as a training ship for cadets, its miles of ropes and expanses of sail developing their teamwork skills and problem solving abilities. But the 79-year-old barque is scheduled to make four annual trips to the Curtis Bay shipyard to undergo $28 million in renovations.

By Ian Duncan

Sep 6, 2015

When Kevin Riefenstahl started sailing lessons at BaySail Sailing School last year, he was hooked.

The Maryland State Police says one of their helicopter crews has airlifted a cruise ship passenger from a ship in the Chesapeake Bay to a Maryland hospital.