Close encounters with sharks off St Kilda
A wildlife ranger has captured amazing footage of basking sharks in the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland. Craig Nisbet has...
Scotland’s marine industry
‘World’s most powerful’ wave turbine gets to work
Orbital Marine Power’s O2, dubbed ‘the world’s most powerful’ tidal turbine, has been connected to the grid, commencing power...
Scotland’s west coast turns turquoise
In the absence of any known samples being analysed, experts think a coccolithophore bloom is currently turning the west...
Scottish Maritime Museum hosts Glass Ships in Bottles exhibition
A collection of 150 vintage glass ships in bottles and new glass artworks will go on show at the...
New hunter-killer enters final stage of construction
The fifth of the Silent Service’s Astute-class submarines has entered the final stages of construction and commissioning. HMS Anson...
MAIB issues report on crush incident on scallop dredger Olivia Jean
In late June 2019, a crew member onboard the scallop dredger Olivia Jean was fatally injured when he was...
Damen delivers multi cat to Leask Marine
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 2712 to Orkney-based Leask Marine. The vessel has been delivered just...
World’s largest construction vessel offloads cargo in Firth of Forth
A large oil drilling platform has passed under the Forth bridges in the Firth of Forth after being offloaded...
Up the creek without a paddle
A kayaker believed to have travelled from England to Scotland was left up the creek without a paddle, having...
Floating tunnel to be assessed for Northern Ireland ‘fixed link’
Two former ICE presidents have been brought in to carry out an official feasibility study of a possible Irish...
Ultimate Boat Company acquires TYNC Yacht Design
The Ultimate Boat Company (UBC) has acquired TYNC Yacht Design. This, it says, brings TYNC’s in-depth experience in working...
