Fijian navy battles to save new patrol boat, and environment, after grounding on reef
Salvage operations are continuing as Fiji’s navy battles to save what it can of its recently gifted Australian-made patrol...
Unusual marine stories
Gran Canaria tourist beaches closed as shark is spotted close to shore
Spanish police have closed Melenara beach in Gran Canaria after a hammerhead shark was spotted swimming near the beach....
Former Solent hotel No Man’s Fort sold at auction for slashed price
Two former Victorian island forts – Spitbank Fort and former hotel No Man’s Fort – have sold at auction...
French Navy orders fleet from small Hampshire firm
Drascombe Boats, based in Hampshire, has secured yet another order from the French Navy. Its first was eighteen years...
Quadruple amputee set to row south of England
Alex Lewis is attempting to become the first ever quadruple amputee to row offshore across the south of England...
Spanish project turns PWCs into five-metre boats
Jet skis are about to get a new use – as boats. A prototype has been launched and tested...
Speedboat smashes into packed pontoon in Monaco
Footage has emerged of a boat smashing into a pontoon at speed during the Monaco Grand Prix qualifying races....
Ocean explorer discovers WWII submarine . . . hit ’em Harder
WWII submarine USS Harder, and its entombed crew of 80 servicemen, has been found in the South China Sea...
California man paints boat on fence after being ordered to hide it
A California resident who was ordered to hide his boat from the view of his wealthy neighbours has gone...
VIDEO: Second cargo ship grounds in UK port
For the second time this year a ship has grounded at the mouth of Port of Silloth. The vessel,...
South Coast marinas recovering after shock flooding
It was hard to miss the images a few weeks ago (9 April), of the chaos caused by Storm...
