What’s happening to the oceans and the marine environment? Read marine news articles relating to the oceans’ environment including the state of the oceans, companies addressing the problem, innovative ideas and the ways in which boat owners and sailors can get involved to help the marine environment in the most sustainable manner.
The Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS) Foundation has opened a call for projects to be funded as it examines ways to remove abandoned and neglected boats from the nation’s waterways. The massive cleanup effort to remove abandoned and derelict vessels (ADV) from US coastal waterways and the Great Lakes is fuelled by […]
British Marine has submitted its ‘interventions’ to all political parties which it believes would most help the leisure marine industry’s economic growth during the course of the next Parliament. The list covers a swathe of measures including helping boat owners adapt to environmental pressures, and targeting immigration and visa systems to allow for specialist sub-contractors […]
The Ocean Cleanup will be making its 100 plastic extraction from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) within the next few days. Extraction #100, expected to be either 28 or 29 May 2024, will be livestreamed. “This is an important milestone in a key year for The Ocean Cleanup,” says Boyan Slat, founder and CEO. […]
Sanlorenzo has launched the first unit of the 50Steel. This is being touted as the world’s first superyacht to be delivered with a green methanol reformer fuel cell system, capable of powering the onboard hotel systems with zero emissions. Over seven hundred guests watched as it was launched. The switching on of the methanol system […]
BAR Technologies’ WindWings added to cargo ships can save 32 per cent energy, says a new report. The performance of BAR Technologies’ WindWings has been validated by DNV. In an interim report, DNV found that when sailing in favourable conditions the two WindWings installed on the MV Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax bulk carrier under management […]
Britain’s canals and riverways are falling into disrepair. Funding is urgently needed. And what better way to make a splash than sailing a flotilla to the heart of government? Inland waterways campaign group, Fund Britain’s Waterways, has taken its message to Westminster. On Wednesday (08 May) a 20-strong flotilla called on the government to safeguard […]
Two teenagers have been charged with felonies after a video went viral showing a group of people pouring barrels of rubbish into the ocean during Florida’s Boca Bash event on 28 April. The two male teens reportedly turned themselves into authorities around a week after the video went viral. The Miami Herald reports they are […]
It’s the most adventurous season yet, claims AE Expeditions about its new Antarctica 2025-26 voyages. And for a limited time, clients can bag up to 20 per cent off on some of its 32 voyages. Along with previous best-selling Antarctic Explorer and Spirit of Antarctica voyages to the Antarctic Peninsula, there are eight new itineraries. […]
An investigation is underway after a group of spring breakers in Florida were caught dumping bags of rubbish off their boat and into the sea during the annual Boca Bash event. Footage taken of the red-handed revellers, who were leaving the gathering on Sunday (28 April 2024), was shared online and quickly went viral, with […]
International sailing events should try to reduce the underwater noise they create to avoid impacting marine wildlife, new research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, suggests. Researchers who looked at the noise made during the last America’s Cup have now produced a list of suggestions to help lower the effects of large flotillas on […]
New eco-friendly company Sea Clean UK is launching a range of boat cleaning products which are said to achieve a high-quality finish without the need for water. Seemingly, the cleaners can be sprayed directly onto surfaces, with no requirement for a hose and bucket. Depending on the type of Sea Clean product, users then simply […]