Three men are missing after their fishing boat is believed to have sunk off the west coast of Jersey following a collision with a cargo ferry. The collision between the 18-metre fishing vessel L’Ecume II and the ferry took place at 5.30am at sea off St Oueen’s Bay (8 December 2022). The BBC reports that Condor Ferries […]
A bulk carrier has been beached off the coast of Gibraltar, after it collided with an LNG tanker on Tuesday (30 Aug 22). Authorities in the British overseas territory, located on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, say the port closed for four hours after the collision, but it has since fully reopened. “The […]
A yacht, Eleonora E, has sunk after being hit by a supply vessel in a Spanish port. The 49m yacht was moored at Port Tárraco, Tarragona, Spain, when the 60m offshore supply vessel Punta Mayor reportedly crashed into its starboard side during a manoeuvre. The yacht was submerged 30 minutes later in five-metre-deep water, according to eyewitness […]
Two men have been charged in connection with the death of a teenage girl during a boat sightseeing excursion. Emily Lewis, 15, from Park Gate near Southampton, suffered catastrophic injuries after the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) hit a buoy on the Solent near Southampton Water on 22 August 2020. Michael Lawrence, 54, who was driving […]
At the start of the final race of the opening day of the Australian Sail Grand Prix, Sir Ben Ainslie’s British F50 catamaran ploughed into the Japan boat, slicing off its bow. The collision left neither boat able to continue. “I can’t imagine sailing tomorrow,” Japan’s Australian driver Nathan Outteridge told 7News. “It’s definitely ruined our boat […]
Two people have been arrested after a fatal collision between a British and Danish cargo ship in Swedish waters. A British citizen and a Croatian citizen are being investigated on potential charges of causing the death of another person, gross negligence in maritime traffic and “gross drunkenness” at sea, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. […]