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The RNLI has launched its search for new lifeguards to start their career on some of the UK’s most popular beaches, as applications open for 2022.

The Royal Navy is not expected to pursue a controversial Home Office policy of literally pushing back refugee dinghies towards France once the military is given responsibility for small boat English Channel crossings.

MDL Marinas has announced that the South Coast Boat Show and the Green Tech Boat Show will both return on the 6-8 May and the 16-18 June, respectively.

The Royal Navy says it has shattered a century-old ‘glass ceiling’ as Jude Terry has become the first female admiral in its history.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has launched its annual search for new lifeguards to start their career on some of the UK’s most popular beaches, as applications open for 2022.

Yamaha Motor Corporation USA has acquired Siren Marine, a Rhode Island, US-based marine technology manufacturer.

Swiss hotel chain Aman Resorts is building a 183-metre luxury floating hotel, which will be completed by 2025.

Finnish dive watch-maker Suunto has been sold to Chinese wearable technology company Liesheng. Suunto’s parent company Amer Sports, which itself was acquired by a Chinese investor consortium in 2018, says it has agreed on a transaction that...

Residents along the banks of the Rideau River were credited for thinking fast after they used a kayak to save a driver whose vehicle went through the ice in Manotick on Sunday afternoon, according to Canada’s National Post.

Boat owners and businesses at Tutukaka Marina, New Zealand, are still shaken up from Saturday night’s tsunami surges following the large volcanic eruption in Tonga and large swells from Cyclone Cody that damaged at least 50-60 boats and sun...

From its beginnings with coastal lookouts to today’s hi-tech national network of coordination centres, Her Majesty’s Coastguard is celebrating two hundred years of saving lives along the UK coast and at sea, as well as coordinating re...

An expedition yacht measuring over 100m has been launched directly from a beach in Indonesia in dramatic style.

This weekend saw the undocking of the 71m Juice from the giant Feadship construction hall in the Dutch capital.

The Ferretti Group brand CRN has launched a new bespoke steel and aluminium yacht, Project C138, to be delivered as M/Y Rio. The 62m creation was designed and built by CRN in close collaboration with design and architecture studio Omega Architect...

Four people and their two dogs have been rescued from the famous Ammonite Pavement, near Lyme Regis on the UK’s south coast. The four casualties became stranded when the tide came in quicker than they could escape.

The four were out ...

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced new emissions targets which include a commitment to deliver net-zero supply chains to customers by 2040 – one decade ahead of its initial 2050 goal.

Sportsman Boats has appointed Greg House as the company’s chief financial officer.

Sail Scotland has launched a new series of aerial video guides showcasing Scottish marinas, anchorages, and adventures, encouraging people to explore by boat and stay in unique new destinations.

Maiden’s eagerly awaited departure on the 2021-2024 World Tour took place when the iconic yacht left the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club on her 90,000nm journey, skippered by Marie-Claude Kieffer Heys and sponsored by DP World.

At Boatshed we pride ourselves in going the extra mile to ensure the process of buying and selling a boat is as easy as possible for our customers. In 2021 we introduced Friends of Boatshed, a collection of marine service providers who we believe ...