Linkedin advert for Admiral makes Royal Navy look ‘desperate’
The Royal Navy is coming under sustained fire after advertising for a rear-Admiral on Linkedin. Normally, naval officers rise...
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Discarded WW2 military munitions found off Californian coastline
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have revisited two industrial undersea dumpsites in the San Pedro...
Britain’s warships ‘dropping like flies’, as two more decommissioned
The former head of the Royal Navy, Admiral Lord West, has been quoted as saying that Britain’s warships are...
‘Dark fleet’ of industrial fishing undetectable by authorities
A new study published in the scientific journal Nature has found that roughly 75 per cent of industrial fishing...
Windermere steamer fire sees 84 passengers evacuated
Passengers riding a steamer in Cumbria, in England’s Lake District, had to be evacuated after a fire broke out...
Torqeedo participates in autonomous navigation research
Electric propulsion specialist Torqeedo is participating in a Smart & Green Ship joint research project at the University of...
Drowning fishermen rescued after observant cruise guests sound alarm
The crew of a cruise ship has successfully rescued five fishermen who were seen in difficulty off the Indian...
US Coast Guard to use ThrowRaft’s self-inflating device
The US Coastguard’s aviation life support equipment technical services office has selected the patented ThrowRaft TD2401 as a critical...
Video: Boat carrying football fans gets stuck under London bridge
Footage captured by passersby shows the moment a boat full of football fans became wedged under London’s Hammersmith Bridge...
In Focus: BAR Technologies to build smaller wings and accommodation blocks
BAR Technologies is about to announce further new-build contracts for its 37.5 metre WindWings, the technology which it says...
In Focus: Caudwell Marine looks at inboard to outboard conversions for new diesel outboard
Given the drive towards a greener maritime future, Caudwell Marine’s marketing for its new diesel engine is going hard...
