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A holidaymaker who drowned would have been unlikely to fall into the water if an adequate guardrail had been in place on the boat’s stern, an inquiry has concluded.

Evoy, the Norwegian developer of electric motor systems (outboard and inboard), has raised €7.3 million in its latest round of funding.

The Arbroath RNLI lifeboat crew navigated through an exceedingly steep and narrow gully between the Arborath cliffs last week in an effort to save a dog that had fallen from the cliff edge above.

MDL Marinas has announced it is supporting the Turner Twins’ Blue Pole Project – an ocean plastics research expedition to reach the Atlantic Pole of Inaccessibility (POI), and a nationwide UK hydrogen tour.

Vertus Yachts has chosen designer and engineer Valerio Rivellini to oversee all phases of the design and naval architecture of its new daycruiser range.

AkzoNobel has appointed Simon Parker as its new managing director of the marine, protective, and yacht coatings business unit.

Canada-based boat builder KingFisher Boats is expanding its manufacturing facility with two new purpose-built buildings.

This year’s Torbay Royal Regatta, 19 – 22 August, will see racing for IRC, Cruiser Classes, J/24s and Sportsboats on the sailing waters of Torbay on the English Riviera.

Construction workers have uncovered the preserved ruins of a 700-year-old cargo ship under the streets of the Estonian capital of Tallinn.

Tributes continue to pour in for Tulikettu, the Infiniti 52, after she sunk in the North Atlantic, last month (18 April).

A £2.5m project to restore the UK’s seabeds is on course to plant a total of eight hectares of seagrass meadows – four in Plymouth Sound and four in the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation.

Marine Industry News is delighted to congratulate Lyndsay McClay (nee Hall) in her new position as chair of British Marine South. Better known to MIN as its commercial manager, McClay has been active in the marine sector for circa six years, and ...

Pick a Pier has gained over 30 new marina signings in Q1 2022, the company reports.

Bainbridge International has appointed Mike Cole as its new sales director.

Green Fuels Research (GFR), a pioneer in renewable fuels, has successfully demonstrated the use of unblended sustainable marine fuel (SMF) refined from salmon farming waste at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir near Port Talbot, South Wales. Claimed to be a...

The Classic Boat Museum is celebrating a fantastic new edition as the AC75 foiling monohull ‘BRITANNIA II’, Britain’s race boat skippered by Sir Ben Ainslie during the 36th America’s Cup held in Auckland in 20...

Sixteen of the country’s most promising young sailors have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Youth Sailing World Championships.

The Royal Western Yacht Club has announced a new race to its four-year cycle of oceanic events.

More than 350 youngsters took to Britain’s largest reservoir over the May bank holiday as the Eric Twiname Junior Championships made its welcome return.