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Liveaboard dive boat Scuba Scene has reportedly been gutted by a fire, which broke out on board off the coast of Egypt.

German-headquartered international supermarket, Lidl, has reportedly reached agreements to charter three vessels and acquire a fourth.

Hella Marine, the high-performance LED vessel lighting specialist, has added two distributors in Europe. Robert Lindemann KG is based in Germany and Forniture Nautiche Italiane (FNI) Srl in Italy.

Propeller technology company, Sharrow Marine, has partnered with Dolby Family Ventures, a technology venture firm dedicated to funding innovation.

The Italian Sea Group has signed a partnership with TWW Yachts, a full-service yacht brokerage company based in Monaco, London and Istanbul.

World Cat Boats, producer of power catamarans, has added the 260CC-X centre console to its model line-up. Planned for release in 2023, the company is already taking pre-production orders.

Manor Marine has committed to the build of a 20-metre Multicat vessel, suitable for a range of applications. Construction will be undertaken at the company’s fabrication and engineering facility in Portland, Dorset.

Our April 2022 BoatBid auction opened for bidding on Monday 18th April. The auction will end at 1900hrs(BST) on Sunday 24th April, so head over to BoatBid.com to peruse this month's catalogue.

A new TV drama based on the life of Teesside canoe fraudster John Darwin which aired this week has compelled the RNLI to speak out about its role in the saga.

Dutch superyacht builder Heesen Yachts has issued a statement condemning ‘violence in every form’ and saying it’s ‘saddened by the ongoing situation in Ukraine’. The move comes as its been confirmed that Heesen&rsquo...

Paris-based FinX says it’ll launch its first product, the Fin5, later this year. The outboard engine composes of fish-fin inspired undulating membrane that replaces a propeller and is 100 per cent electric.

Latest figures released in the USA point to a dangerous lack of training when it comes to paddlesports.

Comox Marina, near Vancouver, Canada was recently visited by five orcas.

Propspeed (foul-release coatings) has hired Darron Zimmer as new Mid-Atlantic regional sales manager and technical support. Zimmer will be responsible for servicing existing customers and expanding market penetration in the region.

Vanderbilt Luxury Pontoons says it is moving production to a facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Operating under its own corporate structure of LLC, Vanderbilt has also assembled a new management team to move the company forward.

A floating dock has sunk at Saka Port, Hiroshima, Japan.

The RYA Youth National Championships returned to Pwllheli, North Wales, over the Easter break as the 2022 champions were crowned across seven youth fleets.

We are just days away from the first ever London Luxury Afloat showcase when some of the most luxurious sail, power and superyachts will be descending upon the iconic St. Katharine Docks, London (21 – 24 April).

The historic WWII destroyer USS The Sullivans, which is now a museum ship in the state of New York, has partially sunk at the Military Park pier on Buffalo’s waterfront.