Boating News
19/02/2010
The 22-year-old and a pal took a huge carry-out along - and safely negotiated the three-hour trip.
But when he attempted the return journey the next day he smashed into the CalMac ferry he'd missed, as well as another boat.
A DRUNKEN fisherman crashed the boat he worked on after nicking it to sail 30 miles to a music festival. The Sun Scotland
Lee Campbell took the Ocean Maid prawn trawler for the journey from Oban to the isle of Mull after missing a ferry.The 22-year-old and a pal took a huge carry-out along - and safely negotiated the three-hour trip.
But when he attempted the return journey the next day he smashed into the CalMac ferry he'd missed, as well as another boat.
12/02/2010
Body of man found floating in Ramsgate Harbour BBC
The body of a man has been discovered in a Kent harbour.17/01/2010
Sandbanks residents kill trees to create lucrative harbour views. ....Times Online
The assassins strike by night. Their weapons are hatchets, handsaws, drain cleaner and rock salt. Their victims are the Monterey pines, cedars and oaks that make the Dorset resort of Poole the envy of its neighbours17/01/2010
MARTLESHAM: A man is today recovering after a narrow escape when a “fireball” engulfed his motor boat as he refuelled at his mooring in Martlesham Creek. ...Evening Star
The 25ft motor cruiser, called Spirit, was totally destroyed by the fire which raged for about half-an-hour at Martlesham Creek Boatyard, in Church Lane, at lunchtime yesterday.14/12/2009
Penzance Harbour critics confront planners...BBC
Critics of controversial plans for a seafront ferry terminal at Penzance have told planners their favoured proposal is not necessary. The plans to improve sea links between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly include a combined passenger and freight terminal.14/12/2009
Prewar steam yacht Nahlin goes on her sea trials...Liverpool Echo
THE 1930 steam super-yacht Nahlin, berthed for several years at Liverpool’s Sandon Dock , is now on sea trials. This astonishing 296ft-long prewar survivor, one of the three biggest UK-built steam yachts, was shipped from the Mersey on a barge in 2005 for a £16m refit at Nobiskrug specialist yacht builders, at Rendsburg, Kiel Canal, Germany. Final completion was at Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg, with diesel engines replacing her old steam turbines.03/12/2009
Royal Findhorn Yacht Club in Moray investigates rum affair of ghostly guests ... Times Online
As a barman in a yachting club, Ray Shepherd-Smith would no doubt have seen the occasional customer three sheets to the wind, and many others with the wild look of the sea about them.
Never before, however, had he seen drinkers who may have come from another world.
03/12/2009
Shoreham Harbour eco-town bid ...Chichester Observer
SHOREHAM Harbour could become an eco-town if a joint bid by three local councils and Shoreham Port is successful.
03/12/2009
Skipper of UK-crewed yacht admits Iran waters 'mistake' ...BBC
The skipper of a British-crewed yacht detained by Iran has said they strayed into Iranian waters by "mistake". Oliver Smith added the crew were blindfolded while at sea, apart from him as he was at the helm.
24/11/2009
No sign of 'ghost' boat skipper, River Dart..BBC
A search has been called off after a small boat was found empty and moving in circles with its engine running on a rain-swollen river.24/11/2009
CELEBRITY yachtsman Tom Cunliffe is making a special appearance at Barry Yacht Club on Thursday, November 26, at 8pm to give a talk on seafaring and survival in hard times...Barry and District News
Open to non-members, the talk called ‘Lead us not into digital temptation (from Grandfather's pocket watch to the Electronic Chart Plotter)’ examines how technology is changing how we do things, and how our minds work, whether we go to sea or not.16/11/2009
Southwold harbour could be handed back... The Advertiser
An historic harbour which has been the subject of an ownership dispute for more than six years looks likely to be handed back to the people of Southwold in the new year.16/11/2009
AN unmanned yacht broke free from its moorings and was blown clean across Tor Bay in the weekend's storms...This is South Devon
Unmanned yacht stuck on beach after drifting over Tor Bay AN unmanned yacht broke free from its moorings and was blown clean across the Bay in the weekend's storms. The yacht managed to avoid all obstacles and ended up grounded on Torquay's main Torre Abbey Sands beach in the early hours of yesterday morning, as the storms brought down trees and caused flooding across South Devon.27/10/2009
Pirates 'seize UK yacht couple'...BBC
A search and rescue operation is being carried out for a British couple who have disappeared while sailing their yacht in the Seychelles. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 58 and 55, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, were heading for Tanzania in their yacht, the Lynn Rival. They sent a distress signal on Friday but have not been heard from since. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has contacted the couple's family17/10/2009
Three men were rescued from the sea in darkness after their boat capsized in the Solent. The accident happened just before midnight on Friday between Lymington and Yarmouth...BBC
Three men escape as boat capsizes Three men were rescued from the sea in darkness after their boat capsized in the Solent. The accident happened just before midnight on Friday between Lymington and Yarmouth. BBC| Showing news items 1 to 20 of 73 |  Prev [1], 2, 3, 4 Next |
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