The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on the investigation of the loss of control of the powerboat Awesome near Little Thatch Island, British Virgin Islands, on 2 October 2022, resulting in two fatalities. On 2 October 2022, the mono-hulled offshore powerboat Awesome was returning to its home port when it unexpectedly veered […]
The 37.8m Delta Marine motor yacht Chanson has suffered serious damage after a blaze broke out on board while it was docked in Baker’s Bay in the Bahamas. Multiple sources report that one firefighter suffered injuries during the incident on Friday (8 March 2024) after falling from the truck attending the scene, and was air-lifted […]
A British man has reportedly died after being electrocuted aboard a luxury yacht while fixing a power outage that occurred off the Caribbean island of Antigua. The 62m superyacht Baton Rouge was docked at English Harbour when it suffered a power outage in the engine room. Chief engineer Roy Temme, 47, went to fix the […]
Police in two Caribbean countries are investigating the disappearance of a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked off the island of Grenada. Kathy Brandel and her husband Ralph Hendry, from Virginia, have been identified by their sailing club as the missing couple. The pair of seasoned sailors were spending the winter cruising the Eastern Caribbean […]
Cleanup has begun in Trinidad and Tobago after a large oil spill near the twin-island nation caused by a mysterious capsized vessel. Prime Minister Keith Rowley said in a news conference that “the situation is not under control.” The origins of the vessel have not yet been identified, he added. Authorities have confirmed the vessel […]
A new app allows sailors in the Caribbean to order daily groceries — from fresh bread and local fruit to water and sparkling wine — with delivery directly to the boat. The founders of Appel à Tous say the app works whether the yacht is moored at the pier or away from shore at a […]
The mother of a British woman who went missing from her boyfriend’s catamaran in the Caribbean in 2021 says she believes her daughter is dead. The last known sighting of Sarm Heslop was on 7 March 2021, when she left a bar on St John in the US Virgin Islands with her boyfriend, Ryan Bane. […]
A 43-metre superyacht has collided with the operator booth at the Simpson Bay bridge on the Caribbean island of St Maarten — just three years since a similar incident occurred in the same location. Footage circulating on social media shows Royal Denship Baca crashing into the booth at the bridge entrance on Sunday (8 January […]