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Scotland
Watch: Relic of WW2 naval disaster found off Scapa Flow
The pinnace of the Royal Navy battleship, HMS Royal Oak, had lain undiscovered in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands for nearly 80 years
All aboard for Scotland’s Boat Show 2017
Scotland's Boat Show will once again this year provide visitors with the chance to get out on the water to try sailing and boating
Witness appeal after laser pen is pointed at Coastguard helicopter
Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses following an incident involving a Coastguard search & rescue helicopter at around 10.40pm on Wednesday 12 July 2017.
Restored project boat sinks within minutes of first launch
A pensioner whose yacht sank within minutes of being placed in the water following a five-year restoration says it has been ‘a wonderful adventure’
PBO’s Marina Price Guide, now improved with boating charts
Your comprehensive annual berthing guide to 272 coastal marinas around the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Shetland Islands and the Republic of Ireland
Oban set to become marine tourism hub
The berthing facility will see the creation of 36 finger-berth pontoons and a concrete floating breakwater, providing flexible short-stay capacity for boats of various sizes.
Scotland green-lights Kincardine Floating Wind Farm
Permission granted for eight three-bladed horizontal axis wind turbine generators
Dylan Winter has sold his round-Britain Westerly Centaur Lily-M
The Keep Turning Left filmmaker has 'simply run out of budget'
Record numbers of three dolphin species recorded off Scotland’s west coast
Record numbers of three dolphin species off Scotland’s west coast recorded by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust in its 2016 marine research expeditions.
£3million investment in wave energy projects
"This funding could result in longer lasting wave converters that are better able to harness the power of the sea and more efficiently turn it into renewable energy"
Official report into collision between general cargo vessel and oil bunker barge
"Avoiding collision starts with keeping a good lookout in order to detect other vessels and assess the situation"
Thousands flock to Scotland’s ‘biggest and best’ Boat Show
The Princess Royal officially opened the 30th anniversary event; Flyboarding champion Sonnie Bean was injured but show organisers say he is on the mend.
Scotland’s Boat Show starts tomorrow!
All aboard Scotland’s Boat Show, the largest boat show in the country and the largest brokerage (pre-owned) show in the United Kingdom with 16,000 visitors last year.
Tracking sharks off the west coast of Scotland
Three basking sharks have been tagged in the proposed Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area, a globally important hotspot for basking sharks.
HRH The Princess Royal to open Scotland’s Boat Show
HRH The Princess Royal will open Scotland’s Boat Show 2016 at Kip Marina, Inverkip on Friday 14 October as part of the show’s 30th anniversary celebrations
Protection for harbour porpoise off west coast of Scotland
Europe’s largest special area of conservation announced
Lifeboat crew assist skipper trapped in rough conditions
The Kyle of Lochalsh RNLI crew assisted a man who was trapped onboard a small boat in Glenelg bay due to very high winds and large swell.
PBO Ask the Experts Live! returns to Scotland’s Boat Show
The UK's third largest boat show will be held at Kip Marina, Inverkip from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 October.
Lessons learned after yacht sinks during grounding recovery
“We deserved to get away with a few scratches and a bit of embarrassment, not to get the boat sunk” says yacht owner Alex Renton.