
Whale gets close enough to pet off Southern California
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP and Log staff) —A delighted passenger on a whale-watching cruise was able to pet a 35-foot gray whale that surfaced near the boat off Southern California.

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP and Log staff) —A delighted passenger on a whale-watching cruise was able to pet a 35-foot gray whale that surfaced near the boat off Southern California.

SAN DIEGO (AP)—A Southern California aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon, the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating. San Diego’s Birch

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—A billionaire who has been fighting for more than a decade to keep a secluded beach to himself has filed a new complaint in his lawsuit against California and San

MOSCOW (AP) —In a nearly seven-hour operation, Russia’s emergency services rescued 536 ice fishermen on Jan. 29 after they got stranded on a giant ice floe that broke off the

SCOTTSBORO, Alabama—Investigators were focusing on one boat in particular as a possible cause of a massive Alabama marina fire that killed eight people and destroyed 35 boats early Jan. 27

MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas (AP)—Forrest L. Wood, who created one of the top brands in the boating industry and was a pioneer of bass tournament fishing, has died at age 87.

ATHENS, Greece (AP)—Greek authorities are putting into effect a law, where people using recreational watercraft at sea who disregard severe weather warnings and then trigger search and rescue operations will

LOS ANGELES (AP) —The family of the lone crew member to die in a fiery scuba boat disaster that killed all 33 passengers off the Southern California coast last year