Yachting News
A "dramatic" drop in demand for superyachts has forced Auckland boat-building company Alloy Yachts to shed 60 staff.
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Ian Walker (GBR) and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew have barely snatched a wink of sleep for nearly 48 hours, but they will surely be celebrating deep into the night after an epic first leg victory in the Volvo Ocean Race on Wedn...
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A crew member from a large yacht, has taken some dramatic pictures of burning boats in a Shipyard in Savona in Italy, floating towards the nearby yachts.
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A sailor who died after his trawler got into difficulty in the North Sea was the boat's captain according to rescuers.
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A cruise ship, which was hit by a wave which killed an 85-year-old passenger earlier this year, has been freed after becoming grounded off Norway.
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Ghost ships have long sparked fascination and fear, from mariners and non-mariners alike.
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Inadequate controls and monitoring off Italian coast could lead to collapse of swordfish population in next three years, warn conservationists
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On Monday, Oct. 27, NASA was scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a 5,050-pound cargo spaceship loaded with food and supplies for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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John Spencer still remembers that day just before Christmas in 2009, in the depths of the economic downturn, when Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co. sent workers home and suspended operations.
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Two men and a woman have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off a beach in Cornwall.
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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing won the race to the Equator late on Thursday and were in good shape to make the turning mark of Fernando de Noronha at the head of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as their six rivals were still playing catch-up d...
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ALICANTE, Spain, October 22 – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Team Brunel emerged as the clear winners from the great Doldrums lottery to take a firm grip on Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday.
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How often do you see sports stars looking to the heavens in search of a little inspiration? They might be on to something.
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A World War II German U-boat, sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic more than 72 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of North Carolina, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday.
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A Royal Boskalis Westminster-led consortium has secured a contract to construct part of the ‘new’ Suez Canal.
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Luxury yacht maker Sunseeker International has announced it could shed up to 300 jobs.
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Storm sweeps into Caribbean with greater force than expected, destroying boats and moving north-west while continuing to grow
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The Netherlands has fined Royal Caribbean for violating labour rules and regulations, the local newspaper The NL Times says.
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The £800million Oasis of the Seas made its first ever call in to a UK port in Southampton this morning and is set to become home to 5,400 holidaymakers and 2,394 crew members.
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A naval ship with a 100-bed medical complex and loaded with helicopters, landing craft, tonnes of emergency supplies and almost 400 personnel is preparing to head for Sierra Leone to help tackle the Ebola crisis.
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The Duchess of Cambridge has become the royal patron of a new sailing charity connected to Britain's bid to win the sport's America's Cup in 2017.
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Federal officials tightened screening measures at all airports this week, requiring agents to monitor arriving travelers for “general signs of illness.” Travelers from West African would get their temperatures checked and answer q...
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For six guys and one woman about to take on the world’s toughest offshore challenge in just over 24 hours, the skippers of the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race were in amazingly relaxed mood today.
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At least 17 people have drowned and two dozen are missing after their boat sank on the way to a wedding on the resort island of Bali, officials say.
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Technology adapted from Nasa's rovers on Mars could transform how the American navy operates, officials say
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A luxury yacht belonging to Australian media magnate Kerry Stokes has been robbed by "armed pirates" in Papua New Guinea who stole phones and laptops before escaping.
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As Morgan Larson steered Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi to another grand prix victory in the Extreme Sailing Series at Nice, and his great rival and defending champion, a crestfallen Leigh McMillan, had a shocker in The Wave, Muscat...
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Russia has been accused by Lithuania of violating international maritime laws after seizing a Lithuanian fishing boat with a crew of 30.
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Nordic American Tankers Limited says that one of its vessels was involved in the rescue of 150 migrants in distress after their wooden boat began experiencing engine trouble in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Seven people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of one tonne of cocaine from a yacht.
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