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Scottish ferry runs aground following engine room fire; all on board rescued
UK news outlets have reported that a passenger ferry suffered an onboard fire and then ran aground shortly afterwards in Scotland’s Orkney Islands...
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Two dead after tug capsizes in Inverclyde, Scotland
Two people are confirmed dead after a harbour tug capsized and sank off the town of Greenock in Scotland’s Inverclyde council area on Friday,...
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Over 100 evacuated after fire ignites on ferry off Pembrokeshire, UK
The BBC reports that 147 passengers and crew were safely evacuated after a Ro-Pax ferry suffered an onboard fire as it was approaching its final destination...
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Three feared dead after fishing boat, cargo ship collide off Jersey
Three fishermen have gone missing and are feared to have died after their boat and a Ro-Ro vessel collided in St Ouen’s Bay off Jersey on Thursday,...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Shediac Bay – Durable coast guard rescue boat for Canada’s Atlantic waters
The Canadian Coast Guard has formally welcomed a new locally-built search and rescue (SAR) boat into service for operation in the waters of the Atlantic...
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Royal Navy destroyer assists sailors on yacht in distress near Isle of Wight
The Royal Navy reports that one of its warships rescued four people from a yacht that was taking on water and at risk of sinking in the English Channel...
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RNLI, HM Coastguard boat crews rescue occupants from burning yacht off Welsh coast
Personnel from HM Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at Mumbles in southern Wales responded to an incident involving a pleasure...
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Blast that damaged crab boat in UK North Sea caused by WWII-era bomb
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said in a recently published report that the detonation of ordnance lying on the seabed off Norfolk...
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English Channel migrant crisis: the Royal Navy takes command
The year 2021 saw a record-breaking 28,381 irregular migrants (IM) cross the English Channel from the French coast to England using small boats. An...
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