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Hawk Yachts to unveil Sea Hawk at Monaco Yacht Show
Fledgling yachtmakers Hawk Yachts has set out to revolutionise the superyacht market with the unveiling of its Sea Hawk. Founded by superyacht captain Matthias Bosse, Hawk Yacht’s Sea Hawk is…
RNLI rescues steer at Compass Cove
While stranger things have happened at sea, the RNLI Dart inshore lifeboat team yesterday turned their hands to a spot of cattle herding.
Watch: two blue whales hit the headlines
Two blue whales have been making a splash this week, one off Cornwall and another interrupting a BBC interview.
Rare loss in Gothenburg for Ben Ainslie Racing America’s Cup team
Land Rover BAR won the opening regatta in Portsmouth in July, but Emirates Team New Zealand were the winners in Gothenburg, followed by Team Oracle USA in second spot.
Clipper Round The World yacht race sets sail
A cannon was fired by officials from Benfleet Yacht Club to mark the start of the 11-month “ocean odyssey”. Race 1 takes crews on a 5,186 nm trek to Rio…
Elderly man dies after fishing boat capsizes
A 73-year-old man from Salisbury has died after a boat capsized off County Wexford on Saturday.
Pensioners pulled from the Solent by passing yacht after boat sinks
Two fishermen in their 70s were pulled from the Solent near the busy Southampton Water Shipping Channel yesterday after their boat sank
Sunsail selects response team to search for missing SA yachtsmen
Sunsail has confirmed that it has hired a professional search and rescue company to search for the missing Sunsail Leopard 44 catamaran that vanished in the Indian Ocean in January
Marine paintings by Susanne Fournais Grube set sail for Osbourne Studio Gallery
More than 40 paintings by Danish artist Susanne Fournais Grube of boats she has loved will go on display at the Osborne Studio Gallery in London between 7 October and
VIDEO: Warning issued over hot tub adrift in English Channel
A warning has been issued to shipping to watch out for a hot tub adrift in the English Channel following the sinking of a houseboat seven miles off Newhaven Harbour
MDL Marinas signs six-year sponsorship deal with Ben Ainslie Racing
Marina operator MDL Marinas has signed a six-year deal to become the official marina sponsor of Ben Ainslie Racing
Poor steering system and lack of attention blamed for Millennium Time collision
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the collision between the Thames M2 type passenger vessel Millennium Time and tug boat Redoubt in July last year that…
Video: RNLI volunteer wins bravery award
RNLI volunteer Sean Baxter has been awarded the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum for his bravery in rescuing two holiday makers who were swept off Staithes North Pier
Portsmouth and Southsea Voluntary Lifeguards rescue two from overturned boat
Portsmouth and Southsea Voluntary Lifeguards rescued two teenagers when their boat capsized 500m offshore at Eastney
Families of South African yachtsmen launch crowd-funding initiative to fund search
The families of three South African yachtsmen who went missing in the Indian Ocean in January have launched a crowd funding initiative to pay for further search efforts to locate…
Bad weather forces Sonya Baumstein to abandon attempt to row solo across Pacific
Expedition Pacific's Sonya Baumstein, the American woman attempting to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific from Japan to the USA, has abandoned her attempt due to…
Over 20 nautical names make Queen’s Birthday Honours List
RNLI fundraisers, waterways restoration volunteers, river safety campaigners and marine academics were among 20 nautical names in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
Tynemouth RNLI rescues six anglers from sinking boat off South Shields
The lifeboats launched at 3.30pm, with Tynemouth RNLI reaching Faith first and quickly evacuating the anglers. Tynemouth then put three crew aboard faith with a salvage pump.
Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation backs Bermudian water skills education programme
The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (ASSF) has awarded a grant of nearly £10,000 to a the Bermuda Schools WaterWise Foundation, a school-based water skills education programme
Charity bike ride raises £10,000 for British Heart Foundation
A charity bike ride from Penton Hook Marina near Chertsey-on-Thames to Ocean Village Marina in Southampton raised more than £10,000 for the British Heart Foundation