A boat owner caught on Falmouth Harbour’s CCTV system, operating at almost three times the six knot inner harbour limit during a busy summer’s day, has been ordered to pay £3,061 in fines and costs by magistrates sitting in Truro. Not only was evidence provided that the vessel was speeding through the inner harbour, it […]
British sailor Mark Ashley-Miller has completed his epic 9000-mile Harbour Master Sailing Challenge, raising over £25,000 for The Seafarers’ Charity. He was supported on the challenge by pontoon manufacturer Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS). For the last five years, Mark Ashley-Miller has been sailing his 34ft Nauticat, Good Dog, around the UK and Ireland (including […]
In January 2023, MIN reported that the UK was introducing new legislation to crack down on the dangerous misuse of watercraft such as jet skis. With the new legislation now in force, the responsibility is now firmly on users, operators and owners of powered watercraft to make sure they protect not just themselves but other […]
The Seafarers’ Charity is set to start receiving regular donations as Mark Ashley-Miller continues his fundraising Harbour Master Sailing Challenge. Having departed Portland on Saturday (15 April 2023) in his 34ft Nauticat Good Dog, Ashley-Miller is starting the next leg of his sailing adventure, where he’s endeavouring to meet every Harbour Master in the UK and […]
A 70ft Ferro Cement Schooner sunk in Brixham Harbour last weekend – fees are expected to reach £100k for damage repair and hull disposal. Sea Beast had been berthed on swinging mooring in the harbour for months before being moved alongside the pontoon, but was found submerged with only its mast above the surface (image […]