Leisure Marine

Unique sail cruise ship gets her masts 0
- Leisure Marine, Maritime & Commercial
- August 7, 2020
While much of the cruise industry remains shut down, work is proceeding in Spain on one of the more unique cruise ships currently under construction. Sea Cloud Cruises of Germany is building a new 453-foot long three-mast full-rigged ship that it expects to enter service by late this year, according to Maritime Executive. Recently, the 177-foot
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How well do you know your jellies?0
- Leisure Marine
- August 7, 2020
With swarms of jelly being spotted off the Devon coast, jellyfish season is well and truly upon us and you’re likely to see more jellyfish around UK shores. The Marine Conservation Society is calling on beachgoers to report jellyfish sightings on the charity’s website as part of its national Jellyfish Survey. This year the charity is also testing
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Thousands of fish wiped out by pollution in Wales 0
- Leisure Marine
- August 7, 2020
It is believed tens of thousands of fish and wildlife have been killed in a Welsh river following a pollution incident which has set the ecosystem back ten years, according to Wales Online. The incident took place on Saturday in the Llynfi River at Pontithel in Powys and has seen devastation spread across the habitat which has been
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Cruise ships struck by second Covid-19 blight 0
- Leisure Marine, Maritime & Commercial, Superyacht
- August 6, 2020
After a cruise ship, SeaDream 1, carrying more than 200 people docked in Bodoe, Norway yesterday, everyone was ordered to stay onboard. A passenger from a previous trip had tested positive for the coronavirus, according to ABC News. This follows an outbreak earlier this month on MS Roald Amundsen, whereby owners Hurtigruten halted all its cruise trips and Norway
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Blame for Beirut explosion begins with leaky, troubled ship 0
- Maritime & Commercial
- August 6, 2020
The countdown to catastrophe in Beirut started more than six years ago when a troubled, Russian-leased cargo ship made an unscheduled stop at the city’s port says the New York Times. The ship was trailed by debts, crewed by disgruntled sailors and dogged by a small hole in its hull that meant water had to
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Greenpeace ships tracking the fossil fuel industry in the North Sea 0
- Leisure Marine, Maritime & Commercial
- August 6, 2020
The Greenpeace ships Esperanza and Rainbow Warrior have embarked on a month-long documentation and peaceful protest tour in the North Sea. Teams on board will gather evidence of what Greenpeace calls the extreme industrialisation of the region by the oil and gas industry. Greenpeace activists are calling for a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels in
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