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Plans unveiled to build the world’s biggest sailing cargo ship
Lloyd's Register has announced it is joining the project to build the world's biggest sailing cargo ship - Quadriga
10 dead as boat sinks in the Xingu River, Brazil
Officials have confirmed that 10 people are dead and dozens more are missing after a boat sank in the Xingu River in northern Brazil
Forties, Dogger, Fisher: 150 years of the Shipping Forecast
For the last 150 years, mariners have been receiving the Shipping Forecast, helping them to decide whether to put to sea or stay on dry land. Read all about it…
British powerboat pilot waits for confirmation of new Key West to Cuba world record
Watch as Staffordshire-born Nigel Hook and Jay Johnson hit a top speed of 127mph while seeking the Key West to Havana powerboat world record
Watch: Feadship motor yacht catches fire and sinks off Nice
Investigations are ongoing into the sinking of the Feadship motor yacht, If Only, which caught fire and sank off the coast of Nice on the French Riviera
USS John S McCain: some remains of the missing sailors recovered
The US Navy has confirmed that divers have found the remains of some of the missing sailors from the USS John S McCain, as searches continue
“Unprepared” teenage dinghy sailor grounded at Queenborough
The RNLI said the teenager had no suitable clothing or safety equipment on board when he grounded the dinghy on mud flats in Queenborough Harbour
Cheeki Rafiki: A boat designed for disabled sailors is to be named in memory of Cheeki Rafiki sailor, James Male.
Male's parents, Graham and Lorraine, have played a major role in fundraising for the new wheelchair accessible powerboat, the Coulam Wheelyboat V20, which has been designed by The Wheelyboat Trust
VHF channel numbers to contact UK Coastguard change on 6 September
From 6 September 2017, the VHF channel numbers to contact the UK Coastguard for maritime safety information and radio medical advice will be changing
Chesil Beach shipwreck and German U-Boat given protected status
A rare shipwreck off Chesil Beach and the remains of a German U-Boat have both been granted special protection status by the British Government
After seven decades the wreck of the USS Indianapolis is found
The USS Indianapolis has been located off the coast of the Philippines after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during the final days of World War Two
Man with head injuries evacuated by GAFIRS during pleasure cruise
The 67-year-old man fell down a flight of stairs on board the vessel, hitting his head
Joshua one-design yacht unveiled for Golden Globe Race 2022
The legacy of French legendary yachtsman, Bernard Moitessier, will be celebrated with a second class of 40ft Joshua steel-built one-design yachts for the Golden Globe Race 2022 fleet
Pictures: Dutch East India Company ship Rooswijk finally gives up her secrets
The Rooswijk sank on the treacherous Goodwin Sands, off Kent in January 1740 carrying a large cargo of silver ingot and coins. Find out what archaeologists have discovered so far
USS Fitzgerald: Dozen sailors to be disciplined following the tragedy
The commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald and two other senior crew are among those to be disciplined after the destroyer collided with a Filipino merchant ship off the coast…
Man killed in boating accident while spreading his father’s ashes on Lake Superior
Robert 'Bobby' Louis died when he was hit by the propeller of a boat after he and others fell into the water at Lake Superior
Watch: Disorientated yachtsman rescued off the coast of Wales
A lone yachtsman, who had become disorientated after being caught in stormy weather, has been rescued off the coast of Wales
Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race: expect thrills this bank holiday
The Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race is recognised as one of powerboating's toughest challenges, and sees competitors race 190 nautical miles
Another WW2 bomb detonated in the Bristol Channel
A second suspected World War Two bomb has been found in the Bristol Channel, close to the Hinkley Point nuclear power station
Watch: dramatic moment Coastguard winchman is battered by waves during rescue
Footage has been released by the UK Coastguard showing a helicopter winchman clinging onto rocks in rough seas as he goes to the aid of three people