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The Royal Navy is investigating after one of its minesweepers collided with another in Bahrain, when a wiring error inadvertently sent the vessel into reverse. Military sources have confirmed that faulty rewiring was to blame for the embarrassing gaffe, which involved the minehunter HMS Chiddingfold moving backwards and crashing into HMS Bangor, which was lying […]
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) came to the rescue of a dad and his two sons after they had to swim to safety when their boat engine caught fire. The family had been enjoying a fishing trip off the Dorset coast when the motor of their rigid inflatable boat (RIB) stalled and then caught […]
Skipper Kirsten Neuschäfer received a hero’s welcome in the channel of Les Sables d’Olonne, after completing the Golden Globe Race and becoming the first woman to win a round-the-world solo race. Thousands of Sablais, Sablaises and fans from all around the world greeted her as she crossed the Golden Globe finish line aboard Minnehaha on […]
A 17-year old girl has been rescued by a containership after being swept out to sea on a paddle board. On Saturday evening (15 April 2023), Portuguese Erica Vicente was standup paddleboarding just off the beach in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal, when strong winds reportedly swept her away from the shore, leaving her […]
A 58-year old surfer is ‘grateful to be alive’ after losing his right foot in a shark attack while surfing on Sunday (9 April 2023) at Oahu’s Kewalo Basin, Hawaii. Mike Morita was attacked repeatedly by what is believed to be an eight-foot Tiger shark early on Sunday morning. Following the attack, fellow surfers used […]
A fire has broken out on a luxury yacht moored in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States. Fire crews were reportedly called to the scene near Las Olas Boulevard on Wednesday morning (8 March 2023). After arriving, they were faced with heavy smoke and flames coming from the top deck of the 27-metre Princess […]
The Oyster 495 from Oyster Yachts takes the lead in a six-part film series that follows the build of this 50ft bluewater cruiser. From the drawing board to the ocean, the series follows the build of the newest addition to Oyster’s fleet. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, the episodes were filmed at the Oyster Yachts facility […]
The 127-metre Oceanco Y721 sailing yacht Koru, believed to have been commissioned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has been spotted on its first day of sea trials in the North Sea. The megayacht — estimated to have a $500m price tag — was pictured for the first time in 2021 at the Zwijndrecht shipyard in […]
The US Coast Guard has conducted a nail-biting rescue amid huge swells and rough seas off the US Pacific Coast, after a boat was stolen from a nearby port. The boat was about 10km from land, at the mouth of the Columbia River in the country’s north-west. Two Coast Guard aircrew received a mayday broadcast […]
Footage has emerged of two scuba divers having a very close encounter with a rare giant squid of the coast of Japan earlier this month (January 2023). Yosuke Tanaka, 41, encountered the eight-foot-long squid while diving with his wife Miki, 34, off the western coast of Japan. The couple, who operate a diving business in […]
A boatload of whale watchers in California were astonished when a huge grey whale gave birth in front of their vessel. The 35-foot female was seen by the tourists lying on her back near Dana Point, south of Los Angeles, on Monday 2 January 2023 — sparking fears she was injured. Then, the whale suddenly […]