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Fire crews have been called out to a Plymouth premises of British boatbuilder Princess Yachts, after reports of a small fire.

The 14th edition of The Ocean Race, the fully-crewed, around-the-world yacht race, started from Alicante, Spain on Sunday (15 January 2023).

The United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) is calling for action following the death of a pilot in the Humber Estuary, UK, last week (8 January 2022).

In a gutsy and impressive performance, New Zealand defied the odds to win the Singapore Sail Grand Prix, which took place this weekend (14-15 January 2023).

Garmin has launched its new Echomap UHD2 series chartplotters, which are said to offer anglers new features and a touchscreen functionality, designed to help with navigation.

The Great Britain SailGP team finished 5th at the Singapore Sail Grand Prix but remain in contention for Season 3 Championship.

There are less than six months to go until the 92nd edition of Round the Island Race on 1 July.

The first Mirabello Flute, a new boat show dedicated to the luxury tender segment, will take place from 11-14 March 2023 at the docks of Porto Mirabello at La Spezia in northern Italy.

The first production series of NEMO submersibles in now well underway in The Netherlands, following the Dutch manufacturer U-Boat Worx’s revamp of its factory to facilitate a scalable production process.

Japanese animal advocates have captured footage of a rare white dolphin being taken from the wild in Japan, during the controversial Taiji dolphin hunt.

Superyacht refit, repair and maintenance company, MB92 Group, with facilities in Spain and France, has announced a number of important management changes at both shipyards.

A British woman who once swam regularly in the ocean between Southsea and Eastney says she believes she contracted Hepatitis A from dirty water at the seafront.

Karpaz Gate Marina resort in North Cyprus has opened new leisure facilities, marking the latest phase in its ongoing €120 million development.

Maritime systems supplier and integrator, Elcome International, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maldives-based maritime servicing and logistics group Triangle Maritime. The partnership aims to provide the Maldives with access ...

As Sir Ben Ainslie and his Great Britain SailGP Team head across to Singapore, the team is excited to welcome back the current World Sailor of the Year Hannah Mills, to the team line-up for the first time this season.

A huge fire has ripped through a storage facility in the Spanish city of Marbella overnight, with unconfirmed local reports saying up to 80 boats could have been lost.

Two crews not maintaining proper lookouts led to the collision between a yacht and a tank vessel near Nassau, Bahamas, a new report from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded.

Contest Yachts of Holland has expanded its dealer network in East Asia, with the appointment of Hong Kong-based Asia Yacht Services as its new regional distributor.

Dutch shipyard Oceanco has launched ‘project 1050H’ — a contemporary refit of a yacht originally built in the 2000s. The yard is hailing the refit as a “complete transformation that is practically unprecedented in its scal...