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Man pleads guilty to £100m cocaine yacht smuggling plot
A man has admitted to being involved in a plot to smuggle £100m worth of cocaine into the UK using a yacht
Portsmouth to host America’s Cup World Series events
The coastal city will host two preparation events leading up to the 35th America’s Cup in 2017
Crew rescued after boat capsizes and boom breaks in heavy wind
Two men were rescued off the coast of Chichester after making a mayday call via VHF
Warnings issued over invasive mussel that could do ‘untold damage’ to water environment
A non-native species of mussels has been recorded in the south east of the UK for the first time
Crewman fined £2,000 for failing to keep a proper lookout
A fishing boat crew member has been ordered to pay a fine after the vessel he was in control of crashed into a coaster
Convicted fraudster believed to be using yacht clubs to find new victims
Police are appealing for information after a convicted fraudster has been targeting women at yacht clubs
Explosives used to remove pillars that menaced Solent sailors
Two concrete and wood pillars that menaced sailors in the area have finally been removed by Navy divers
Three billion people tuned into latest Clipper Race
Record numbers of people followed the exploits of the 2013/14 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Sir Ben Ainslie engaged to presenter Georgie Thompson
Sir Ben Ainslie tweeted a picture to break the news of his engagement to Georgie Thompson – complete with their dog Biggles
Sailor rescued from battered and dismasted trimaran
A major search operation began on Monday night after the sailor sent out a distress call via VHF radio
Dramatic sea rescue as crew use cement to save sinking yacht
A collective rescue operation involving two other vessels and a container ship saw the sinking yacht taken safely to shore
Messing about on boats in the swinging sixties
Take a look back to boating in the 1960s with the BBC's fascinating archive footage from the 'Britain on Film' series
Port operator fined £650,000 following deaths of three crewmen
Clydeport Operations Ltd pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches on Monday
Video: George Clooney cruises to his Venice wedding
Hollywood star George Clooney leads a flotilla of boats to his wedding to Amal Amaluddin
Boat Fail: Boarding doesn’t go to plan
Find out what happens when a woman tries to lunge onto a boat, rather than step
Yacht carrying cocaine worth more than £60m detained off Ireland
Three British men are being held after they were found on board the yacht
Ferry company fined £12,000 for carrying too many passengers
Representatives of the Hayley Ferry Ltd pleaded guilty to a number of charges at Portsmouth Magistrates Court this week
Lack of safety equipment cost fisherman his life, finds report
A recreational fisherman died after falling overboard off the coast of Cornwall in December last year
Bodies of missing British sailors found following Hurricane Odile
Sailing community left devastated as fatal storm hits Baja Peninsula on the coast of Mexico
Crewman fighting for his life after being stabbed on board cargo ship
A Ukrainian was airlifted to hospital after he was stabbed by a fellow cargo ship crewmember