Swedish boatbuilder Arcona Yachts has issued a statement after an Arcona 460 sank in the Pacific following a rudder stock failure. Swedish-flagged Arcona 460 IdaLina sank on 8 April 2024. Video taken onboard the vessel before it sank, and shared on YouTube, show that the broken rudder stock punched a hole in the hull. The […]
The Cruising Association has created an online research library to document reports of orca interactions gathered from skippers worldwide. Orca attacks on boats have been making global headlines in recent months, after a spate of ramming and other interaction by orca off the Iberian coastline. Some experts suggest that the whales are teaching their young […]
Orca have attacked another boat off the Spanish coast, with some experts suggesting that the whales are teaching the young to attack boats. On 4 May, an orca attack left a small sailing boat rudderless off the coast of Gibraltar. According to reports, three orca attacked the Swiss sailing yacht. The crew had to abandon […]
An Italian crew has been rescued after their yacht, 39m Saga, sank about nine nautical miles from Catanzaro Marina. The boat was was sailing from Gallipoli to Milazzo when the crew reported it was taking on water at the stern. The Guardia Costiera (Italian Coast Guard) dispatched two patrol vessels to the scene, and four […]
A colossal, multi-storey floating restaurant that was a landmark in Hong Kong, has sunk in the South China Sea, less than a week after it was towed away from Hong Kong. Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said that the restaurant encountered “adverse conditions” on Saturday (18 June) as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as […]
The Maldivian surf charter boat, Blue Star has sunk in the Maldives, with a group of French surfers aboard. No casualties among crew or passengers have been reported. While the cause of the incident is to be confirmed, a post circulating on social media indicates the boat hit a coral reef in the early hours […]
A US billionaire’s superyacht struck a gas tanker off the coast of the Bahamas on Christmas Eve, causing the tanker to sink. Maritime Management LLC, who owns the tanker, reports that its 160ft tanker Tropic Breeze was struck by superyacht Utopia IV and sunk off the coast of New Providence Island, Bahamas on 24 December. […]