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Watch: Feadship motor yacht catches fire and sinks off Nice
Investigations are ongoing into the sinking of the Feadship motor yacht, If Only, which caught fire and sank off the coast of Nice on the French Riviera
Watch: Disorientated yachtsman rescued off the coast of Wales
A lone yachtsman, who had become disorientated after being caught in stormy weather, has been rescued off the coast of Wales
Watch: dramatic moment Coastguard winchman is battered by waves during rescue
Footage has been released by the UK Coastguard showing a helicopter winchman clinging onto rocks in rough seas as he goes to the aid of three people
Ultimate sailing playlist: 20 songs to listen to onboard your boat
From ballads by Van Morrison and Neil Young to the 80s Duran Duran hit, Rio, and the haunting vocals of Nick Cave, these songs will certainly suit any sailing mood
Escaped giant pipes off the Norfolk coast under control
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says eight giant pipes which were floating in the sea are now under control. Four others beached along the Norfolk coast
Watch: Man drifting in toy dinghy rescued by Redcar RNLI
The man was one mile offshore drifting towards the Teesside Wind Farm at Redcar in the toy dinghy when he was rescued
Watch: yacht salvaged near Weston-super-Mare after running aground
A yacht has been salvaged by the RNLI and Coastguards after it broke its moorings and ran aground onto rocks off Western-super-Mare
Survivors cleared of blame in the shipwrecking of a Bavaria 50 Cruiser at Rimini harbour
Four people died when the Bavaria 50 Cruiser was wrecked on the breakwater of Rimini harbour in Italy during stormy weather in April
20-year-old boat operator charged after 10 injured in Lake Gage boating incident
Dominique Effinger, 20, faces five charges after 10 people were left injured after they were thrown from a motor boat on Lake Gage. The boat continued, unmanned, at high speed,…
Watch: Bart’s Bash 2017…a chance to take part in the world’s biggest sailing event
Registration has now opened for sailors wanting to take part in this year's Bart's Bash, which takes place over the weekend of 16-17 September
12-year-old dies during a sailing lesson at a Long Island yacht club
An investigation is underway after a 12-year-old boy died during a sailing lesson at the Centerport Yacht Club early yesterday afternoon (18 July)
Watch: luxury yacht bursts into flames at St Tropez
A 20-metre luxury motor yacht has been destroyed by fire while anchored close to the exclusive Plage de Pampelonne in St Tropez
Watch: world’s first self-fuelling boat – Energy Observer – starts six year world tour
Energy Observer has just left Paris as it continues its global tour. The former race boat is the first in the world capable of producing hydrogen from seawater
15 Firefighters injured in yacht explosion in Germany
An explosion on a yacht in Minden, Germany, has left 15 firefighters and one police officer in need of medical assistance
Seven men drown and one missing after boat capsizes as they film Facebook Live video
Seven men drowned and another is feared dead after their boat tipped over whilst they were filming a Facebook Live video and taking selfies. The accident happened in India
Video: 60 years of the London Boat Show
As the countdown to the London Boat Show 2018 begins, YBW looks back at some of the boat shows of yesteryear which were held in the capital.
Watch: Larne RNLI assist yacht in difficulty with the help of a pod of dolphins
Larne RNLI assisted two men whose yacht had run into difficulty on the passage between Bangor and Campbeltown...with a little helping hand from a pod of dolphins
UK Coastguard helicopter makes 500 mile mercy dash to rescue unwell yachtsman in the Atlantic
Watch as an unwell yachtsman is winched to safety by the crew of a UK Coastguard helicopter in heavy seas in the Atlantic
Cliff fall closes ‘Broadchurch’ beach in Dorset
A large cliff fall has closed a section of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. The public are being urged to stay away from the area