UK boatbuilder secures £1.9m funding to double capacity
British boatbuilder Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding has received £1.88m from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth...
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Pendennis acquires majority stake in Cockwells
Pendennis Shipyard has taken a majority interest in Cornish boatbuilder Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding. Dave Cockwell, founder of...
New owner for UK boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers
British boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers has been acquired by a team led by Ben Walker of Blue Lagoon Marine. The...
VIDEO: Ice cream van swept ‘quietly’ out to sea in ‘surreal moment’
A Cornish beach witnessed a dramatic rescue mission on Sunday afternoon after an ice cream van was swept out...
Humpback whale rescued from fishing ropes off Cornish coast
Rescue teams have saved a large humpback whale that got caught in fishing ropes off the coast of Cornwall,...
Marine Fire Safety opens new warehouse and distribution centre
Marine Fire Safety, a specialist in firefighting and lifesaving equipment for the marine industry, has opened up a new...
Tough times for boatbuilder Cornish Crabbers
A virtual meeting of creditors has been called for Cornish Crabbers. It’s been convened by Peter Thomas, MD, and...
Open Skies Cornwall test drones over Falmouth Harbour
Drones have been flying over the UK’s first ‘drone-friendly’ harbour in Falmouth as part of ship-to-shore flight trials carried...
UK sailing waste campaign saves spinnakers from landfill
A campaign launched by Cornwall-based non-profit Clean Sailors and social enterprise Waterhaul aims to save 200 spinnakers from landfills...
UK’s Falmouth Harbour appoints environmental scientist
Falmouth Harbour has appointed environmental scientist and businessperson Natasha Collings-Costello as a new commissioner. Collings-Costello joins the board to...
‘Devastated’ Pip Hare says ‘wrong decision’ led to grounding
British sailor Pip Hare has been rescued by the RNLI after running aground off Cornwall. “I am pretty devastated...
