Marine law and legal cases including arrests and court cases

Teacher’s drowning prompts marina safety warning over ladder design

A 57-year-old teacher tragically died after falling into a marina because the ladders to help her climb out were...

November 27th, 2024

In a landmark case in the UK courts, Sunseeker has been handed stiff penalties for using ‘blood’ teak imported...

November 26th, 2024

The Italian Sea Group (TISG) has announced legal proceedings against the New York Times in response to an article...

November 7th, 2024

The owners and operators of the Motor Vessel DALI – that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore...

October 25th, 2024

A photograph taken minutes before the Bayesian superyacht sank appears to show that a door in the hull was...

October 3rd, 2024

The Italian Sea Group (TISG), the builder of the doomed Bayesian superyacht that sank in Italy in August, has...

September 25th, 2024

Two men who tried to swim away from the UK’s Border Force, after an epic (but short) boat chase,...

August 23rd, 2024

The renowned anti-whaling activist and co-founder of Greenpeace, Captain Paul Watson, was reportedly arrested on 21 July in Greenland...

July 24th, 2024

A fishing trawler’s skipper’s been sentenced to eight months imprisonment (suspended for 12 months) and ordered to complete 100...

July 10th, 2024

A fishing company operating vessels from Brixham has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 after a highly modified...

July 8th, 2024

Thirteen people have been arrested after fireworks from a superyacht are thought to have sparked a forest fire in...

June 24th, 2024