Weymouth harbour in Dorset had to be evacuated after a fishing boat towed in part of a World War II torpedo. Ferries were diverted to other ports and a 200m (656ft) exclusion zone was put up around Customs House Quay, where the device had been tied up.
A man diving off the Dorset coast was airlifted to hospital after a fishing boat accidentally trawled him up. The man, in his 40s, had been diving at a depth of 14m (46ft) when he was pulled up along with the fishing vessel’s catch.
Plans are afoot to develop a marina in Khasab, top sources told the Times of Oman yesterday. Revealing this, Captain Bruno Meier, operations manager, IGY (Island Global Yachting), the company that is currently managing the operation of Marina Bander Al Rowdha (MBAR), also noted that the plans extend
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston rejoined the Velux 5 Oceans Race on Saturday after a dramatic storm forced him to stop in La Coruna, Spain, to make repairs. The 67-year-old sailor’s yacht was rolled in 70-knot winds but he is back in pursuit of the fleet.
Alleato, the sleek, gleaming white Azimut yacht on display at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, is an example of the luxurious world of megayachts owned by a few thousand of the world’s wealthiest. The 116-foot Italian-made vessel is being sold by Fort Lauderdale-based Allied Richard Bert
The Grand Harbour Marina, located in the creek between Vittoriosa and Senglea in the shadow of Fort St Angelo, is the first marina in the Mediterranean to have acquired IACS international certification for its super-yacht berths. The marina is home berth to one of the world
Now in its 47th year, the sprawling show on Fort Lauderdale beach had some $1.6 billion worth of boats, mega yachts and fancy accessories on display. One visitor noted that more than 200 boats on display each stretch longer than 80 feet.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal has returned to its home base in Hampshire following a
Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI) received an order of the worlds highest price vessel. The order was made at the 631 million dollars. SHI received an order of a drill ship at this price from European company. Earlier price record was the drill ship worth of 580 million dollars, which was also received
A SHIP carrying a team of Australians to a remote Antarctic outpost has been stopped in its tracks by a 130km-long iceberg which is blocking a vital access route. The giant berg, which is sitting approximately 100km from the coast of Adelie Land, in eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, is also we
The crew is not to blame for the sinking of a Russian cargo ship in the Sea of Japan, the head of the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transportation said Friday.
A North Korean ship, which the United States and Japan suspect of carrying military equipment, is on a voyage without any inspection after stopping at Hong Kong for refueling, a top South Korean security official confirmed yesterday. Song Min-soon, the chief presidential secretary for security affai
Russia’s state arms exporter and a French defense company signed a cooperation document during an international arms show in France, a RIA Novosti correspondent said Friday. Rosoboronexport and DCN signed a letter of intent aimed at establishing and developing export and technical cooperation in the
This week SMIT has started a new operation in Bah
