A single-handed French sailor was rescued six miles off the Wicklow coast after making a distress call.
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Abandoned yacht Platino under tow by tug boat
The missing Platino sailor has also been named as Stephen (Steve) Forno, 63-years-old from Devonport, New Zealand
Liverpool Bay wind farm to quadruple in size
DONG Energy is adding 32 more turbines to the existing 25 at Burbo Bank in Liverpool Bay, in an extension project reported to be worth £450million.
Summer 2016
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Two people electrocuted after yacht hits power lines
Two people were electrocuted while moving their yacht in Scotland's Outer Hebrides when the mast hit live power lines
Platino yacht tragedy: Search for missing sailor suspended
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has suspended the search for the sailor lost overboard from the yacht Platino
One missing, one dead, three rescued from battered yacht Platino
One yachtsman was killed, another lost overboard and three rescued from the 65ft yacht Platino, in extreme conditions off the coast of New Zealand
From the sofa to the slipway – DIY boat building on the Tyne
A long-term, out-of-work, time-served plater from North Tyneside swapped his sofa for the slipway and hand-built a 50ft-long steel canal narrow boat.
Have your say on proposed Cowes Outer Harbour Project changes
The proposed changes are designed to mitigate cross-harbour flows, minimise sedimentation, improve navigation, and ensure sheltered dayboat mooring provision.
Double callout to same yacht for Yarmouth RNLI
The solo sailor managed to pull his yacht clear of the rocks but then a damaged propeller left him drifting helplessly towards Yarmouth Pier.
MV Balmoral collides with Trinity Landing pontoons
The passenger ship MV Balmoral collided into Trinity Landing in Cowes on Saturday morning causing significant damage.
Fire at Deacons boatyard
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which damaged a chandlery building at a Bursledon boatyard last night.
Four rescued from burning boat
The 25ft Bayliner burnt itself out and sank into shallow waters close to the shoreline on Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh
Yacht finds missing microlight debris
Debris found off the coast of Northern Ireland has been confirmed as belonging to the microlight aircraft that went missing with two people on board.
£280,000-worth of cannabis seized from yacht
Two charged after cannabis worth thousands is found on a yacht at Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne
Detectives investigate Norfolk Broads boat deaths
Detectives are today continuing their investigations into the death of two people on a boat in Wroxham, on the Norfolk Broads.
From Weymouth to Rio – Britain’s sailors last big test before the Games
Tickets are still available for this week's Weymouth and Portland Sailing World Cup - the last big organised regatta before the Rio 2016 Games.
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections June 2016
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Coastal deaths at five-year high
Of the 168 UK coastal deaths in 2015, six of the fatalities involved motorboating, while 10 of the fatalities were linked to sailing.
Hazard to navigation recovered off Irish coast
Skerries RNLI l found a 30ft pole tangled with some plastic barriers in waters off Bremore point in Balbriggan