Windswept Britain

• February 4, 2002

Gales have relentlessly battered the coast of Britain over the weekend, and are in no hurry to give way to anything better...

Kodima aground and fishing boat on tow

• February 3, 2002

The Maltese registered coaster Kodima is now aground in Whitsand Bay whilst the Norwegian fishing vessel Viknafisk is under tow off Shetland.

UK storm latest

• February 2, 2002

The weather hits commercial vessels and people are swept from piers at Brighton and Porthcawl.

Dieppe- Newhaven ferry aground in gale force winds

• February 1, 2002

Ferry blown onto chalk rocks off Newhaven

Calm after troubled waters for Fitzroy

• January 31, 2002

Finisterre will be dropped and instead called Fitzroy in the Shipping Forecast from Feb 2

Inflatable distress flag you can use as a cup

• January 30, 2002

New: a distress flag which collects rainwater

Provident needs cash to stay at home

• January 29, 2002

Fight starts to keep old gaffer in Devon

MCA ‘disappointed’ over RIB death case

• January 29, 2002

RIB death prosecution fails over vessel ownership technicality

Global warming to heat up land prices

• January 28, 2002

Environmental expert forecasts inflated land prices for Chichester Harbour

test

• January 25, 2002

Bank of Scotland Marine Finance division is celebrating Burns’ Night after reporting a ‘fairly successful’ spell at the London Boat Show