Amazing video footage has been released showing the world’s largest cruise ship – Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas – completing her sea trials. And it has been announced that the 1,188ft- (362m) long behemoth will debut in the U.S and Europe next year, sailing from her home in Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean on … Read more
Remote locations, Sir David Attenborough-style wildlife encounters and helicopter rides. Welcome to the world of expedition cruising, where high-seas adventure is guaranteed. Here’s our pick of the best trips on the horizon that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Norway’s Hurtigruten has a 26-day itinerary sailing through the Northwest … Read more
There were 403,171 spills of sewage leaked into England’s rivers and seas in 2020 due to ‘storm overflows’, Environment Agency figures have revealed. During heavy rain, storm overflows prevent sewers becoming overloaded with a combination of sewage and rain – but they to this by releasing the diluted wastewater into rivers, polluting waters. Use of … Read more
British tourist, 61, is missing after being swept away by raging seas off the coast of Barbados Police and the local coast guard are searching for the man, 61, on Monday Tourist was warned by others not to enter the sea due to rough conditions He was hit by a large wave and did not … Read more
The rare 10-foot-long bluefin tuna, orcas in Strangford Lough and bottlenose dolphins ‘partying’ off Teesside are among the Wildlife Trusts’ favourite marine sights for 2020. The wildlife organisation has compiled a best-of list for the year, featuring the most exciting sights in UK waters, captured both by experts and members of the public. In the … Read more
The key to how vertebrates first rose up out of the ocean and began to conquer the land some 390 million years ago may lie in the upper arm bone, a study has found. US and UK experts found that the development of the humerus — the bone that runs from the shoulder to the … Read more
Cargo vessels with giant 150-foot sails designed by Ben Ainslie-backed firm could take to the seas by 2022 BAR Technologies was established in 2016 by Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie The company specialises in maximising propulsion from sails via wind power It has turned its hand to commercial ventures and will make 150ft tall sails They will … Read more
Cargo vessels with giant 150-foot sails designed by Ben Ainslie-backed firm could take to the seas by 2022 BAR Technologies was established in 2016 by Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie The company specialises in maximising propulsion from sails via wind power It has turned its hand to commercial ventures and will make 150ft tall sails They will … Read more
This is the dramatic moment Royal Marines seized 450kg of crystal meth with a street value of almost £100m during a high seas drug bust in the Persian Gulf. A heavily armed boarding party from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose boarded a wooden dhow and found the stash of the highly addictive drug. The … Read more
Small Island (NT at Home, YouTube) Verdict: Chastening Windrush saga Rating: Small island opened last year at London’s National Theatre in the wake of the Windrush scandal. Now, with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the epic stage adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel feels more timely than ever. But much as I admire Levy’s … Read more