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Jerry Fraser

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Jerry Fraser is a retired commercial fisherman, journalist, the former editor and publisher of National Fisherman, as well as a 2020 NF Highliner award winner.

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A story of piracy, insurance fraud, and murder

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore occurred following a collision with a container ship. Jay Fleming Photography.

The Baltimore blame game

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A tale of two bridges

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March 17, 2026

DOE orders Santa Ynez offshore oil unit, pipeline back online

USCGC Polar Star escorts the motor vessel Stena Polaris, the largest fuel tanker ever to reach McMurdo Station, through the ice-covered Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Jan. 21, 2026. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Madelyn Greene.
March 16, 2026

Polar Star completes Operation Deep Freeze 2026, departs Antarctica

From left: Brothers Karl Senner and Chris Senner are the third generation to lead Karl Senner LLC. Karl Senner LLC photo.
March 16, 2026

Ubiquitous name in propulsion spans generations and technologies

The Governors 1, which ferries passengers between Manhattan and Governors Island in New York City, is being refitted to expand passenger capacity. Hornblower Marine photo.
March 16, 2026

Refitted Governors Island ferry will increase passenger capacity

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