A leaking pleasure boat with about 95 people aboard has been towed to safety in a Devon harbour. The Plymouth Sound started taking in water after an engine fault while on a tour of the city’s historic dockyard near Cremyll.
A French company has started operating a ferry between Jersey and St Malo to meet the rising passenger demand. The company Corsaire has started the Jacques Cartier ferry between Jersey and France for foot passengers only.
Turkish ferry and a Ukrainian-flagged cargo ship have collided off Istanbul, injuring at least 30 people, Turkish media report. Ambulances rushed to the quayside after the crash in the Sea of Marmara. The ferry docked at Yenikapi pier.
Half of the stricken cargo ship MSC Napoli has arrived in Belfast for recycling after a five-day journey. The ship, beached off Devon since January, was split in two after a series of explosions last month.
The Jacksonville Port Authority will assume responsibility for the St. Johns River Ferry when the city of Jacksonville stops subsidizing the service Oct. 1. As many expected and with little fanfare, the authority’s board unanimously approved the staff’s recommendation to do so Monday. The board’s ap
The skipper of the Panamanian cargo ship New Flame could be arrested today following an investigation into yesterday’s collision off Europa Point. As the investigation continues, the local maritime authorities are expected to present a report to the Gibraltar Government’s Deputy Chief Minister Joe H
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A 48-year-old man died on Sunday 12 August in an accident during work on board the crane vessel Saipem 7000 near the North Sea’s Gullfaks field.
In addition to sailing to all seven continents, Holland America Line, the world’s leading premium cruise line, offers passage to the new seven wonders of the world on its more than 500 worldwide cruise itineraries. The line also visits the cruise port gateway to honorary wonder of the world — the Py
A major search has been called off in the Channel Islands after a man’s body was discovered in a boat. Emergency services, including the coastguard, lifeboats, Channel Islands Air Search and police had been searching since the early hours.
With few details yet having been revealed by the Gibraltar authorities speculation over the actual reasons behind the incident have been flying throughout the day locally as the stricken cargo ship New Flame becomes the latest attraction for onlookers.
At around 6am this Sunday morning, two large ships collided off Europa Point. The cargo ship, laden with scrap metal has it’s bow embedded in the Reef commonly known as ‘La Seca’, which has prevented it from sinking. The tanker -freighting crude oil – has fortunately been taken to Algeciras.
An increase in poaching and extreme weather conditions have pushed fish stocks in British lakes to the point of collapse, an anglers’ group has said. Spawning conditions have been hit by two years of extreme weather, the National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives (NAFC) said.
STX Shipbuilding Co., the world’s seventh-largest shipbuilder, said Sunday it has won a $1.5 billion contract from a Greek shipping company to build nine super container ships.
