The Scottish Government has granted consent to the UK’s first and world’s largest floating offshore wind development.
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Five rescued from liferaft after abandoning sinking boat
Angle RNLI volunteers responded to a Mayday call in the early hours of yesterday morning and rescued five crew from a sinking fishing boat off the Pembrokeshire coast.
Navitus Bay off the Table
Navitus Bay developers decide not to challenge the decision to refuse consent for the South Coast offshore wind farm
Poole set to host 2017 European Maritime Day
Being the only time this event will take place in the UK, Poole will act as representative to the international maritime community...
Historic Henry V shipwreck found in Hamble River
Historic England is taking steps to protect and investigate a shipwreck in Hampshire that is believed to be the second of four 'great ships' built for Henry V's royal fleet.
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon faces delay
Plans to build the world’s first ever tidal lagoon power plant rescheduled
Coastguard appeal for information about missing skipper
Missing sailor appeal after an upturned Hobie Cat was discovered by a merchant vessel off the Kent coast
Four saved from sinking boat on river Exe
RNLI crew found the casualties standing on their sinking boat up to their waists in water, clinging to the two masts.
Notice to Mariners: Underwater horse sculptures
Four horse sculptures that rise out of the water at low tide are providing a temporary hazard to navigation on the Thames
Unlocking the sea’s CO2 storage potential
Results from a study of rocks beneath the UK North Sea show the potential for carbon dioxide CO2 storage in deep geological formations
Navitus Bay Wind Park refused development consent
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has announced its decision to refuse development consent for the proposed Navitus Bay wind farm on the South Coast of England.
Diver jailed for fraud following historic canons discovery
'Had these artefacts been correctly reported, the finder would have been entitled to a substantial salvage award... Instead, he is facing a custodial sentence.'
Win the PBO Project Boat at the Southampton Boat Show
All aboard for Europe’s largest outdoor boat show for the launch of a competition to win PBO's Snapdragon 23 Hantu Biru and a new ARC Channel Islands rally
Tanker towed to Peterhead after collision at sea
A waterlogged, listing tanker was towed to safety after being in collision with a cargo vessel, approximately four miles off Peterhead.
New pontoons for Port of Ramsgate
The Port of Ramsgate has just completed the installation of a new pontoon system thanks to EU funding.
Dredging company fined £40,000
Westminster Dredging Company Limited has been ordered to pay £40,000 for breaching its marine licence by making unlicensed deposits of dredged material.
RNLI’s £24million All-Weather Lifeboat Centre officially opens
The new ALC will enable the production, maintenance and refit of the charity's all-weather lifeboat fleet under one roof for the first time in the organisation's 191-year history.
Coastguard Helicopter rescues two people from yacht
Two people were airlifted from a yacht that ran aground in the Humber Estuary.
Brighton’s new floating yacht club moves to permanent moorings
The new home for Brighton Marina Yacht Club, one of the largest floating buildings in the UK, has been moved to its permanent moorings at the city’s marina.
Tributes paid to yachtsman who died after falling overboard
The sailor, who has been named as transatlantic sailor Philip Walwyn, was in the midst of his 17th cross Atlantic sail when tragedy struck.