News

A family dog has been rescued from rising tides, after a four-day search involving coastguards, firefighters, the police and a flying sausage attached to a drone.

The Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, has reportedly signed a contract to build two large vessels that, together, are worth more than 200 million euros.

A report released by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has concluded that a subsea explosion, resulting in crew injuries and damage to the crab potting vessel Galwad-Y-Mor (BRD 116), 22 nautical miles north of Cromer, Norfolk, on 15...

High-performance synthetic decking manufacturer Flexiteek International has acquired F3 Flexiteek Friesland B.V based in the Netherlands. 

The agreement was signed on 14 January 2022, and the newly acquired company will be known as Fl...

Gulf Craft is developing a new Maldivian facility, dedicated to the manufacturing of vessels for use in the Indian Ocean, which will see its national operations and production capacity double within 16 months. 

Seldén Mast’s new dinghy deck hardware will be making its UK show debut at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show, taking place 26-27 February 2022.

Raymarine has partnered with Reeds, the publisher of the annual almanac of navigational data for boaters. This collaboration gives users of Raymarine’s LightHouse Charts access to a wide range of up-to-date information from Reeds Nautical A...

The brand-new show, BoatLife Live, is set to open its doors to visitors on 17 February. The four-day show, spanning three halls of the NEC, has secured an exciting line-up of exhibitors, speakers and features and will deliver a memorable first sho...

The brand-new show, BoatLife Live, is set to open its doors to visitors on 17 February. The four-day show, spanning three halls of the NEC, has secured an exciting line-up of exhibitors, speakers and features and will deliver a memorable first sho...

A US-based YouTuber and ‘guitartist’ known as Burls Art has teamed up with ocean cleanup company 4Ocean to build a custom electric guitar out of recycled ocean plastic including discarded straws and bottle tops.

The new cartography products for all-in-one coastal and inland mapping from marine electronics manufacturer, Garmin, feature access to daily chart updates and new Auto Guidance+ technology.

Yamaha has expanded its outboard model range with an eye on the smaller boat market. Yamaha’s new B 6hp is available with an enhanced tiller handle, or with a remote helm and throttle for console boats, while new options and featu...

Organisers of the new BoatLife Live show have now reached their target of having over 100 boats on display at the inaugural event, which opens its doors to visitors from 17-20 February at the NEC Birmingham.

Ontario and Quebec will be the first provinces in Canada to receive new Aqua superPower DC fast chargers. The news comes following a new partnership between the marine fast-charging network operator and Canadian boat distributor BCI Mar...

Superyacht brokerage firm Ocean Independence is now offering clients the option of payment with cryptocurrencies. The company is working in partnership with Austria-based IT and financial service provider Salamantex GmbH, who will manage the syst...

The Crown Estate is partnering with a range of UK-wide expert bodies to launch three research projects that will help to enable the coexistence of offshore wind farms with a thriving marine environment.

Newhaven RNLI were requested to launch by HM Coastguard at 11:43am on Wednesday 19 January to help with the rescue of a dog who had gone over the cliff edge at Seaford.

The catalogue for our January 2022 BoatBid auction is now available to view here,
and the bidding for this BoatBid will commence at:
0900hrs (GMT) - Monday 24th January 2022
through to
1900hrs (GMT) - Sunday...

A cleanup is underway after waves from the massive undersea volcanic eruption in Tonga triggered an oil spill off the coast of Peru, 11,000 km away. 

Bill Yeargin, CEO of US-based boatbuilder Correct Craft, has appeared on the Boat Boss podcast to discuss the proposed luxury tax on boats in Canada.