An investigation is under way into how a yacht capsized off the south Devon coast, leading to the death of one of the crew. A man in his 20’s died and four other crew members were rescued from a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday at Prawle Point near Salcombe.
A vessel which broke down with about 200 illegal migrants on board is waiting off the west African coast as permission is sought for it to dock. The ship, thought to be carrying mostly Pakistani migrants, was reached by a Spanish vessel on Saturday.
An investigation is under way into a collision between a passenger ferry and a cargo ship in the River Mersey. A salvage team is assessing the condition of the Sea Express One, which was travelling from the Isle of Man to Liverpool with 294 passengers on-board.
Despite being kept rather busy as the CEO of our rapidly expanding company, Peter Hürzeler has managed to find time to sell a 30m Jongert to one of his longstanding clients.
International yachting company OCEAN Independence has completed the sale of a 61m berth in the new Marina Genova Aeroporto complex by OCI Geneva, 22m sailing yacht ‘Diamond for Two’ by OCI Antibes, 22m Feretti ‘MY Colleen’ by OCI Palma and 30m Jongert ‘SY Ion’ by OCI Zurich.
A man has died after a yacht capsized in the English Channel off the south Devon Coast. Four other crew members were later found in a life raft after the Hooligan Five sank on Saturday, more than a mile off Prawle Point near Salcombe.
Pressure is growing on the government over safety standards on UK-flagged ships following the grounding of the MSC Napoli off Lyme Bay. A Commons motion has been signed by eight Labour MPs expressing concern. The Napoli sailed under the British red ensign. MPs said they were concerned “such examples
An operation to pump fuel oil from a stricken container ship grounded off Devon is due to finish this weekend. MSC Napoli was grounded off Sidmouth on 20 January amid fears it would sink in deep water, after it was damaged in stormy weather. About 220 tonnes of fuel oil needed to be removed from [&h
An operation is under way to pump water from a passenger ferry which collided with a cargo ship on the River Mersey. None of the 294 passengers on board was injured in the accident which involved the Sea Express One vessel and the Alaska Rainbow.
The Azzura Classic 100, ‘Cambria II’ has been short listed as one of the six finalists for the prestigious World Superyacht Award in the Semi-Displacement Yachts of 30m to 40m LOA category. This traditional style Motor Yacht is an exquisite vessel which has captured the eye of many designers, boat o
Vinashin, Vietnam’s largest state-run shipbuilder, is to pump VND650 billion (US$40 million) into building ten facilities to support the Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industrial Plant in central Vietnam. Construction of the factories is scheduled to begin this quarter in the Dung Quat Economic Zone of Quan
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Roebuck is sailing into Manx waters for a three-day visit. The ship, the Navy’s only remaining coastal survey vessel, will berth at Douglas Bay before leaving on Monday.
WAS the broken container ship languishing off Branscombe’s beach seaworthy? This question was posed after it was discovered the MSC Napoli had been involved in a previous collision under another name, writes Di Bowerman. In March 2001, the Korean-built vessel carrying 3,312 containers collided with
A 98-metre trimaran, dubbed ‘prison ship’ by its critics, has taken to Australian waters for the first time in Darwin, ahead of its inaugural border patrol. The Triton is the federal government’s latest weapon in the fight against illegal fisherman and other unlawful activities within Australian wat
