Stolen RNLI flag returned after 56 years with apology and donation
A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) flag stolen 56 years ago has been returned to its original lifeboat station,...
Unusual marine stories
Read MIN’s collection of weird and wonderful marine news from around the world.
Includes yachts stuck on bridges (under and next to), marinas flooding, boats taken for joy rides, houses floated on boats, floating saunas rescuing car owners, concorde hitching a ride on a barge and so many more.
Explore MIN’s collection of joyful tales that celebrate the indomitable spirit of anyone who takes to the water. . . . in whatever guise.
And of course, the unmissable tale of the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship Götheborg of Sweden, rescuing passengers aboard a small sailing boat that was drifting after losing its rudder.
New inflatable houseboat fits into an SUV
Slovenian manufacturer, Hovercraft, has launched an updated model of its ‘foldable’ Electricat inflatable houseboat. The Electricat 16 inflatable houseboat...
Fisherman survives adrift for 95 days by eating turtles and cockroaches
A Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa Castro has been rescued and reunited with his family after spending 95 days lost...
Narrowboat scuppered in act of ‘wanton destruction’
“We do not know when it will be moved and we have left the scene.” That was the message...
VIDEO: Boaters get ringside seats for SpaceX explosion
“Rockets are ridiculously hard,” Elon Musk, the SpaceX founder once wrote on X. Yesterday his company proved that once...
VIDEO: Fire engulfs Colombian catamaran forcing 89 tourists to abandon ship
“It was terrifying. We heard screams and saw people jumping into the water,” says Carla Mendez, a tourist from...
World’s largest iceberg runs aground near South Georgia
The world’s largest iceberg, known as A23a, has run aground on the continental shelf of South Georgia, around 90...
Jeffrey Archer becomes guest speaker on cruise liner as part of ‘authors at sea’
Seabourn has launched a new Authors at Sea program on select sailings. The company says it’s featuring best-selling authors,...
Cannibal-crewed lifeboat station up for auction in Wales
The old lifeboat station at Moelfre, Ynys Mon is to be auctioned next month. Auctioneers, Town & Country, says...
Superyacht hot tubs breeding ground for Legionnaires’ disease
Superyacht managers should be carrying out more frequent testing of potable waters following a spate of outbreaks of Legionnaires’...
Video: Russian fishermen refuse rescue without catch after ice floe strands 139
Russian authorities have successfully rescued 139 fishermen who became stranded on an ice floe that broke away from Sakhalin...
