World’s largest cruise ship the Wonder of the Seas completes sea trials – and will debut in 2022

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

Dramatic moment Indian coastguard airlifts sailors off a sinking ship as huge waves break over deck

Dramatic moment Indian coastguard airlifts sailors off a sinking ship as huge waves break over the deck and threaten to sweep them away MV Mangalem raised alarm as vessel started taking on water off coast of India Coastguard advised all 16 crew members to stay aboard and wait for rescuers Two helicopters winched them aboard … Read more

Andy Lee jumps ship from Channel 10 to Nine; will host comedy panel show

Andy Lee jumps ship from Channel 10 to Nine as he hosts comedy panel show The Hundred… after The Cube underperformed in the ratings By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:25 BST, 14 June 2021 | Updated: 21:25 BST, 14 June 2021 Comedian Andy Lee will host a new game show on Channel … Read more

The joys of a cruise with the family from Monte Carlo to Venice on a medium-size ship

For those tempted by a cruise with their family but who flinch at the idea of mega ships, water slides, racetracks and thousands of fellow guests, the solution is quite simple. Try something smaller – a boutique ship. Our last family holiday was on an Adriatic cruise from Monte Carlo to Venice over 11 nights … Read more

Inkjet cartridges from container that fell off ship near New York in 2014 are found 4,000 miles away

A container load of printer cartridges which fell off a cargo ship in 2014 is helping scientists to map how currents move pollution through oceans. Thousands of plastic Hewlett-Packard inkjet cartridges fell into the northern Atlantic Ocean east of New York in an accident in 2014, and were swept thousands of miles around the world.  A … Read more

Inkjet cartridges from container that fell off a ship near New York are found 4,000 miles away

A container that feel off a cargo ship in 2014 dumped 1,500 plastic Hewlett-Packard inkjet cartridges into the northern Atlantic Ocean near New York and scientists are using this event to uncover how currents move pollution through oceans. A team of scientists led by the University of Plymouth sent out a call on social media, … Read more

HMS Severn joins sister ship Tamar at Portsmouth after gunboats saw off angry French skippers

HMS Severn sailed back to Portsmouth this morning after seeing off French fishermen off the coast of Jersey together with HMS Tamar following a row over post-Brexit fishing rules. The Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel was welcomed home today after it was scrambled amid an escalating standoff with French skippers who have threatened to … Read more

Royal Caribbean’s new cruise ship, which will be the biggest in the world when it launches in 2022

This is Royal Caribbean’s epic new cruise ship, which will be the biggest in the world when it launches in 2022. Called Wonder of the Seas, the vessel will be based in Shanghai, China, and will feature an 82ft- (25m) long, 10-deck-high zip line as well as Ultimate Abyss – the tallest slide at sea … Read more

Petition launched to posthumously award Victoria Cross to black WWII hero who blew Nazi ship

A campaign has been launched to see a black South African Second World War hero who blew up a Nazi ship with a homemade bomb be awarded a Victoria Cross. British generals nominated Job Maseko for a VC but his South African commanders found the idea of a black man receiving such a prestigious medal … Read more

Bangladeshi ferry disaster leaves 26 dead after colliding with a cargo ship 

A ferry disaster in Bangladesh has left at least 26 dead after it collided with a cargo ship on Sunday, with rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water.  The sunken ferry was extracted from the heavily polluted Shitalakshya River in the central district of Narayanganj on Monday as hundreds of onlookers and relatives of … Read more