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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Turkish yacht Dolce Vento sinking 15 minutes into its maiden voyage on the Black Sea

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“Temu yacht launch”: $1 million yacht capsizes minutes after launch, much to the internet’s delight

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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Who is the “Indonesian aura farming boat kid” taking the internet by storm?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

3 panel image of Oliver Widger and his cat Phoenix as they sail from Oregon to Hawaii and receive an air dropped package.

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Man who quit his job to sail with his cat got PR package dropped to him in the middle of the ocean

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

boat owner shares ‘boat etiquette’ for guests this summer

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‘Bringing a crisp $100 for gas and dock fees’: Viewers divided after boat owner shares ‘boat etiquette’ for guests this summer

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Boat heading towards bridge(l), Boat hits port(c), Baltimore Bridge collapse (r)

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The ship that hit the Baltimore bridge went viral once before—for crashing into a port

Mike Fenn is a former contributor to the Daily Dot whose beats included Reddit, YouTube, and all things WTF. His work has also appeared in Forbes and News.com.au.

Boats

“Temu yacht launch”: $1 million yacht capsizes minutes after launch, much to the internet’s delight

Who is the “Indonesian aura farming boat kid” taking the internet by storm?

Man who quit his job to sail with his cat got PR package dropped to him in the middle of the ocean

‘Bringing a crisp $100 for gas and dock fees’: Viewers divided after boat owner shares ‘boat etiquette’ for guests this summer

The ship that hit the Baltimore bridge went viral once before—for crashing into a port

Octopus’s daring escape from a fishing boat has to be seen to be believed