Jet Skiers fined in Poole Harbour
Earlier this year, HM Coastguard called for jet skiers to respect other water users following a spate of incidents along the...
Marine law
Arrests made linked to St Francis yacht-building business
Two more people have been arrested in connection with St Francis Bay luxury yacht company, Tag Yachts. A string...
Fishing vessel owners guilty of safety breaches
The company owners of two UK-registered fishing vessels which went to sea without the correct certification have been found...
Cruise line held crew members ‘against their will’ without pay, lawsuit claims
Crew members aboard the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line are suing the cruise line and several related parties for allegedly...
Sailing ships: a catalogue of disasters
In the Skagerrak after the 2019 Tall Ships Race, the Polish brig Fryderyk Chopin suffered a partial knockdown in...
Vanishing food waste flouts maritime and national law
Waste disposal on some vessels contravenes both maritime and national biosecurity legislation by allowing food waste into grey water...
Government suspends competition law to support Isle of Wight ferry routes
The government is temporarily suspending competition law to allow ferry operators on the Isle of Wight to work together...
Member of ‘yacht robbery group’ arrested in Moscow
Anatoly Shutov, who hired Ghost 3 from Turkish charter firm GMM, was arrested last week. Following the theft of...
Former BHS owner in court over money laundering offences linked to yacht purchases
Dominic Chappell, the former owner of BHS who bought the business from Sir Phillip Green for £1 in 2015,...
Stanford assesses role in bribery scheme
When the FBI and federal prosecutors uncovered a massive bribery scheme to get students admitted to elite universities as...
Master and vessel owner ordered to pay £15,624 for fisheries offences
A hearing took place at Plymouth Magistrates Court on 8 January 2019 in a prosecution brought by the Marine...
