A Spanish fishing vessel adrift in the Irish Sea may have her non-essential crew airlifted off by a Royal Navy helicopter.
Sailing news
MCA releases annual incident figures
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency 2001 figures show an increase in search and rescue incidents
Pay for the pleasure?
In a Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) review of the costs of maintaining aids to navigation, it has been suggested that charges could be levied on…
Improved RYA technical services
The RYA has introduced a new technical package for those seeking Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) coding for small commercial vessels
Prosecution follows collision
The owner of a motor cruiser has been prosecuted in Weymouth after his vessel struck the Portland breakwater.
No Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing to be banned in Chichester Harbour.
Race against cold
The longest non-stop race for fully crewed monohulls is set to start in Fremantle, Australia in December 2004.
Bridge trouble over water
Construction has started to widen the Hayling Island to Langstone bridge in Chichester Harbour.
Colin Ratsey dies aged 75
The man whose company once produced canvas for Nelson is dead
Orange making a jury passage
Bruno Peyron's boat sails gingerly up the Atlantic