The $484,000 vessels will collect tons of trash and debris from the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.

“Boaty McBoatface isn’t the direction we want to go in.”

A crowd of boating enthusiasts gathered in an unfinished office above Washington Harbour last night to kick off a National Park Service study to determine the feasibility of designating a large segment of the Potomac riverfront in Georgetown for the development of new boathouses for non-motorized crafts.

Phew, it’s been a whirlwind day for D.C. Fire and EMS. After spending most of the morning arranging for a helicopter to land on a D.C. freeway to whisk away a Park Police officer who was hit while riding his motorcycle, several emergency workers were called on to handle two more big incidents this afternoon. Crews responded to a collision between a Metrobus and a school bus at the intersection of 17th Street and Benning…

Because really, what says Christmas more than elves driving around in powerboats, the Grinch performing tricks on a personal watercraft and Santa Claus waterskiing around National Harbor? Nothing, that’s what.