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New Caledonia: France Imposes a State of Emergency Following Deadly Riots
France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days and boosted security forces' powers to ...

Published 6 hours ago

Straits of Gibraltar: Vessel Sinks After Damage from Orca Interaction
A pod of orca, identified as "Gladis", has caused the loss of a sailing yacht in Moroccan waters in the southern Straits of Gibraltar. This is the ...

Published 23 hours ago, updated 22 hours ago

Ireland: Discarded Fishing Net Caused Grounding and Loss of Yacht
A discarded trawl net which wrapped around the propeller, rudder and keel of a cruising yacht was the “root cause” of the vessel's grounding and ...

Published 6 days ago

Ocean Cleanup: Milestone in Mission to Remove Plastic from the Oceans
The Ocean Cleanup, a global non-profit organisation, is reporting that it has removed a verified total of 10 million kilograms (22 million lbs.) of ...

Published 6 days ago

Malaysia: Caution Anchoring at East Coast Islands
Yachts cruising the east coast of Malaysia are being warned to avoid anchorages south of Tioman Island and around Pulau Tinggi due to authorities ...

Published 7 days ago, updated 6 days ago

Environment: Addressing the Issue of End-of-Life Boats
The issue of how to deal with end-of-life recreational boats was addressed at a landmark conference in Belgium, convened by the Belgian EU ...

Published 2 weeks ago