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Boater fined €150,000 after delaying ship
Boats anchoring off Ibiza are advised not to anchor at the entrance to the Port of Ibiza. A leisure boat owner was recently fined €150,000 for ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Piracy attempt NW of Cape Verde Islands
I've just completed a crossing from the Canaries to Barbados (on "Arioso II" registered in Vancouver). On this passage we experienced what we are ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago

UK Customs To Set Up New Unit For Yachts
HM Revenue and Customs in the United Kingdom have announced and that it will soon be creating a new Pleasure Craft Unit of Expertise (UoE) to support ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago

La Niña possible within the next 2-3 months
The pattern of anomalous sea surface temperatures (SSTs) during April 2007 was consistent with ENSO-neutral conditions in the tropical Pacific, with ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Chagos Regulations Now Online
The BIOT (British Indian Ocean Territory) Administration has now put online all the information you need regarding regulations for a visit to the ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Information from BIOT’s Environmental Adviser On Designated Anchorages
There has been some comment from yachts, directly or via the BIOT Administration, on the yacht mooring locations and the new rules that come into ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago