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2022 Crick Boat Show
2022 Crick Boat Show
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 Britain’s biggest inland waterways event, Crick Boat Show is expected to attract over 26,000 visitors.

The event, which takes place at Crick Marina, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, will be held across the Bank Holiday Weekend celebratin...

Serious buyers and sustainable boating focus for MDL shows in 2022
Serious buyers and sustainable boating focus for MDL shows in 2022
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

This year MDL Marinas is hosting two very unique boat shows – The South Coast Boat Show and the Green Tech Boat Show – in two of its most stunning waterside locations, Southampton and Plymouth.

RNLI on the lookout for new beach lifesavers
RNLI on the lookout for new beach lifesavers
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

The RNLI has launched its search for new lifeguards to start their career on some of the UK’s most popular beaches, as applications open for 2022.

Pushback on migrant pushback as navy source cites ethics
Pushback on migrant pushback as navy source cites ethics
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

The Royal Navy is not expected to pursue a controversial Home Office policy of literally pushing back refugee dinghies towards France once the military is given responsibility for small boat English Channel crossings.

Dates announced for South Coast Boat Show and Green Tech Boat Show 2022
Dates announced for South Coast Boat Show and Green Tech Boat Show 2022
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

MDL Marinas has announced that the South Coast Boat Show and the Green Tech Boat Show will both return on the 6-8 May and the 16-18 June, respectively.

Royal Navy’s first female admiral takes command
Royal Navy’s first female admiral takes command
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

The Royal Navy says it has shattered a century-old ‘glass ceiling’ as Jude Terry has become the first female admiral in its history.

RNLI recruits beach lifesavers for summer
RNLI recruits beach lifesavers for summer
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has launched its annual search for new lifeguards to start their career on some of the UK’s most popular beaches, as applications open for 2022.

Yamaha USA acquires Siren Marine
Yamaha USA acquires Siren Marine
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Yamaha Motor Corporation USA has acquired Siren Marine, a Rhode Island, US-based marine technology manufacturer.

Aman reveals 183m ‘superyacht’ hotel with Japanese garden
Aman reveals 183m ‘superyacht’ hotel with Japanese garden
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Swiss hotel chain Aman Resorts is building a 183-metre luxury floating hotel, which will be completed by 2025.

Suunto sold to Chinese wearables firm Liesheng
Suunto sold to Chinese wearables firm Liesheng
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Finnish dive watch-maker Suunto has been sold to Chinese wearable technology company Liesheng. Suunto’s parent company Amer Sports, which itself was acquired by a Chinese investor consortium in 2018, says it has agreed on a transaction that...

Video: Driver takes selfie as car sinks in river
Video: Driver takes selfie as car sinks in river
Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Residents along the banks of the Rideau River were credited for thinking fast after they used a kayak to save a driver whose vehicle went through the ice in Manotick on Sunday afternoon, according to Canada’s National Post.

Watch: Aftermath of powerful tsunami as 50+ boats damaged and dozens sunk
Watch: Aftermath of powerful tsunami as 50+ boats damaged and dozens sunk
Monday, 17 January 2022

Boat owners and businesses at Tutukaka Marina, New Zealand, are still shaken up from Saturday night’s tsunami surges following the large volcanic eruption in Tonga and large swells from Cyclone Cody that damaged at least 50-60 boats and sun...

HM Coastguard celebrates 200th birthday
HM Coastguard celebrates 200th birthday
Monday, 17 January 2022

From its beginnings with coastal lookouts to today’s hi-tech national network of coordination centres, Her Majesty’s Coastguard is celebrating two hundred years of saving lives along the UK coast and at sea, as well as coordinating re...

WATCH: Superyacht launched in Indonesian style using inflatable rollers
WATCH: Superyacht launched in Indonesian style using inflatable rollers
Monday, 17 January 2022

An expedition yacht measuring over 100m has been launched directly from a beach in Indonesia in dramatic style.

Feadship reveals 71m Juice in Amsterdam
Feadship reveals 71m Juice in Amsterdam
Monday, 17 January 2022

This weekend saw the undocking of the 71m Juice from the giant Feadship construction hall in the Dutch capital.

CRN launches M/Y Rio
CRN launches M/Y Rio
Monday, 17 January 2022

The Ferretti Group brand CRN has launched a new bespoke steel and aluminium yacht, Project C138, to be delivered as M/Y Rio. The 62m creation was designed and built by CRN in close collaboration with design and architecture studio Omega Architect...

VIDEO: Four people cut off by tide on Jurassic coast in heli rescue
VIDEO: Four people cut off by tide on Jurassic coast in heli rescue
Monday, 17 January 2022

Four people and their two dogs have been rescued from the famous Ammonite Pavement, near Lyme Regis on the UK’s south coast. The four casualties became stranded when the tide came in quicker than they could escape.

The four were out ...

Maersk cuts decade off target for net-zero emissions
Maersk cuts decade off target for net-zero emissions
Monday, 17 January 2022

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced new emissions targets which include a commitment to deliver net-zero supply chains to customers by 2040 – one decade ahead of its initial 2050 goal.

Sportsman Boats appoints new CFO
Sportsman Boats appoints new CFO
Monday, 17 January 2022

Sportsman Boats has appointed Greg House as the company’s chief financial officer.

Stunning bird’s-eye video guides to Scottish marinas and sailing grounds
Stunning bird’s-eye video guides to Scottish marinas and sailing grounds
Monday, 17 January 2022

Sail Scotland has launched a new series of aerial video guides showcasing Scottish marinas, anchorages, and adventures, encouraging people to explore by boat and stay in unique new destinations.

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