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Rescue teams have saved a large humpback whale that got caught in fishing ropes off the coast of Cornwall, UK. The whale, known as Ivy, became entangled in the ropes in Cornwall’s Mounts Bay, between Mousehole and Newlyn, on Easter Sunday (31 March 2024). The struggling whale was first spotted by a concerned fishing vessel, […]
Marine Fire Safety, a specialist in firefighting and lifesaving equipment for the marine industry, has opened up a new distribution and service centre in Bodmin, Cornwall. The new site is set to increase support for the Marine Fire Safety team in the south west of England. It will provide a greater stock holding of products […]
Drones have been flying over the UK’s first ‘drone-friendly’ harbour in Falmouth as part of ship-to-shore flight trials carried out by Open Skies Cornwall. That’s a UK Research and Innovation-Future Flight Challenge programme, delivered by Innovate UK. The flights are testing Falmouth Harbour’s ground infrastructure, flying capabilities and airspace for future maritime-focused drone activities, such […]
A campaign launched by Cornwall-based non-profit Clean Sailors and social enterprise Waterhaul aims to save 200 spinnakers from landfills this winter by collecting, recycling and repurposing them into Waterhaul’s sell-out beach cleaning bags. Local sailors are being encouraged to donate their end-of-life spinnakers to the campaign’s drop-off point in Newquay, Cornwall, on the UK’s south […]
Falmouth Harbour has appointed environmental scientist and businessperson Natasha Collings-Costello as a new commissioner. Collings-Costello joins the board to help shape the current strategy and future prosperity for Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall, which is known as the UK’s ‘Atlantic gateway’. Collings-Costello has 20 years of experience in the environment and ecology fields, including as managing […]
British sailor Pip Hare has been rescued by the RNLI after running aground off Cornwall. “I am pretty devastated about everything that happened. I managed to sleep through a lot of alarms and run aground off the coast of Cornwall on my delivery home from the Return to Base race,” Hare says. The incident happened […]
Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding has partnered with Cornwall Marine Network (CMN) to train the next generation of boatbuilders through a new City & Guilds Level 3 Boatbuilder Apprenticeship scheme. Cockwells says this apprenticeship is the only one of its kind in the UK, as it is offered in the workplace and tailored to business needs. Aimed at learners aged 16 […]
In the UK seaside town of Falmouth, a harbour wall is set to become a bristling habitat of marine flora and fauna following the recent installation of tiles designed to increase biodiversity. The new ‘Habitiles’ attached to the east wall of Cornwall Council owned, Church Street Car Park are designed to provide niche habitats for […]
The UK sailing regatta Falmouth Classics will welcome steam-powered boats for the first time this year. The 2023 edition of the event, sponsored this year by Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management, will see a fleet of twelve steam boats swell its ranks, all members of the International Steam Boat Association. Joining more than 200 gaff and […]
Activists have been installing satirical blue plaques across Cornwall to highlight the impact of dumping raw sewage into the sea, after Conservative MPs were ‘named and shamed’ for voting to allow private companies to continue dumping sewage along the British coast. Members of Extinction Rebellion’s dirty water campaign unveiled the blue plaques at several locations […]
The historic UK coastal town of Falmouth, Cornwall, has announced it will host the start of the prestigious Tall Ships Race, Magellan Elcano from the 15 – 18 August 2023. It will be the first time in nine years that the tall ships race has taken place in Falmouth Harbour and it will be the sixth […]