News, history, and photos from Maine’s coast.
Maine Lobster Boat Racing Assoc. Meeting
Updates for the upcoming race season
Boat and Shipyard News
What is happening in a few of the boatyards along the coast
The S. S. UNITED STATES – Artificial Reef
A little history of the S. S. UNITED STATES as she is towed to her final destination to the Port of Mobile

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Winter Meetings
Winter Meetings Summary
Maine Lobster Boat Racing Assoc. Meeting
Updates for the upcoming race season
Boat and Shipyard News
What is happening in a few of the boatyards along the coast
The S. S. UNITED STATES – Artificial Reef
A little history of the S. S. UNITED STATES as she is towed to her final destination to the Port of Mobile
Passed Over the Bar
Obituaries – George Barrett, Hiram Alley, Tony Correa, and Kittridge Johnson
Publisher’s Note
Jon discusses growing up next to a boatyard and what’s happening at Jonesport Shipyard
Port or Starboard Haul
Reasons for choosing port or starboard side haul
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Maine Coastal News is a monthly publication with news, history and photos from all across Maine’s Coast.
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Volume 38, Issue 4 of Maine Coastal News features articles on the recent lobster boat racing meeting, Passed over the Bar – Rockefeller, Adams, Prock, and Payson, what’s happening in boatyards and shipyards along the coast, Vendee Globe Race, Sheila Dassatt’s article ‘S.S. United States’, NTSB News, U. S. Navy News, Maine DMR News, and the DELA Report. Plus maritime history news from the past! And much more!
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The lobster boat EXCALIBUR, the last boat built by Clinton Beal, lying at her wharf at Beals Island.
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The sardine carrier JACOB PIKE hauled up at Portland Shipyard to replace some planks and annual maintenance.