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Man’s body found on Cornish beach may have been thrown from a boat
Police share clues and photos to try and uncover the identity of a naked body found on a Cornish beach
Luxury yacht still missing after being hijacked by pirates
Police are still searching for a luxury yacht after it was hijacked by pirates in the Mediterranean last month
Police boat to be sold at auction
Kent Police are selling a 54ft motorboat at auction – Bidders need a £10k deposit to take part
Jail for drug addict who stole £10,000 worth equipment from yacht
A heroin addict and convicted thief stole equipment from a yacht in Hartlepool a day after being released from court for burglary
Flavio Briatore to face trial over superyacht tax evasion
The former head of Renault F1 team Flavio Briatore is to be put on trial in Italy for evading VAT, fuel surcharges and other taxes on his superyacht
British navy ship aids in £8.5m cocaine bust
A crew of British civilian sailors helped the US Coast Guard seize £8.5m worth of cocaine in the Caribbean
Stranded sperm whale found on beach in Kent
The Thames Coastguard investigate after a whale was spotted in the Swale between Seasalter and Sheppey
Skipper to blame for sinking of fishing boat in Lerwick Harbour
An investigation determined that the skipper had not planned the vessel’s passage properly and was distracted by a mobile phone call
British Motor Yacht Show returns to Swanwick Marina
Princess, Sunseeker and Fairline team up with Premier Marinas for the second annual British Motor Yacht Show 2014
Sailors invited to map the seas in crowdsourcing project
An ocean mapping project is asking boat owners to help with logging data about the world’s sea beds
Key talks over controversial Holyhead marina held ‘behind closed doors’
Locals have raised concerns after Anglesey council held key talks in private over plans for a £100m marina in Holyhead
Out-of-control speedboat smashes into yacht
A boat travelling at high speed crashed into a yacht on Saturday night before flying through the air into a wharf, injuring four people
VIDEO: High winds blow roof off Limerick boat house
Limerick Boat Club in Ireland has been left without a roof after stormy weather tore it from the building
Man who used boat to kill shark fined almost £10,000
An Australian man has been fined after repeatedly ramming a great white shark with his boat and beating it with a pole
Top female sailors join Extreme Sailing Series 2014
Some of the world’s most talented female sailors are set to compete in this year’s Extreme Sailing Series
Hoax 999 caller causes £10,000 sea rescue operation
Hoax caller fabricated elaborate tale of teenager running into the sea late at night because he ‘liked the attention’
Boaters told not to navigate Thames as water levels reach record high
The Environment Agency has issued 16 severe flood warnings across Britain as the Thames reaches record water levels
Man who rammed US Coastguard convicted of murder
A Mexican man has been convicted of murder after ramming a US Coastguard inflatable boat, killing an officer onboard
Castaway claims he was lost at sea for 13 months
A man who washed up in rags on a Pacific island says he has spent 13 months adrift in the ocean
Costa Concordia diver dies while working on wreckage
A diver has died after working to prepare the shipwrecked cruise liner for a salvage operation