Four US citizens claim they are being held as ‘hostages’ in the British Virgin Islands after they accidentally sailed illegally into the territory’s waters last month. John Hines, his partner Lynn Hines, and their friends Nicholas Cancro and Jeanne McKinnon were detained on November 19 by customs and immigration officers, according to a statement from … Read more
Mesmerising moment a shark leaves a light show in its wake as it swims through bioluminescent waters off the coast of Tasmania A swell shark was spotted swimming at the Bellerive Yacht Club in Tasmania It left a trail of bright blue water in its wake as it weaved in between the yachts The light … Read more
Lamborghini is submerged when driver plows through Eta flood waters in Miami The driver of a sports car was caught on camera driving through floodwaters Low profile of the vehicle meant that it quickly became submerged The car ended up leaving a wake in its path as other vehicles came to a halt Tropical Storm Eta … Read more
A campaign led by actress Joanna Lumley is calling for unexploded WWII bombs in the seas around British to be quietly ‘burnt out’, rather than violently detonated. It is estimated that some 100,000 tonnes of unexploded wartime munitions lurk in Britain’s waters — much of which needs clearing to make way for new wind farms. However, the traditional … Read more
Fish living in microplastic infected waters are SIX times more likely to die because they are hungrier and take more risks when foraging for food Researchers put damselfish in water with either low or high microplastic levels FIsh in more polluted areas are bolder, more active and have lower survival rates Fish with a history … Read more
Huge fleet of 300 Chinese fishing boats is ‘raping’ Galapagos Islands’ waters, pillaging food supplies and causing unprecedented environmental damage, officials say Fleet includes fish processing plants, refuelling vessels and colossal trawlers Boats raided the Galapagos Islands’ protected waters throughout the summer They have since moved south and anchored off Peru after international outcry Islands … Read more
Britain to deploy nets to ‘disable’ dinghies and send migrants back across the Channel Dan O’Mahoney has been appointed as Clandestine Channel Threat Commander He has set out his four-stage plan in a bid to clamp down on illegal crossings It comes as it emerged that more than 7,100 migrants have reached UK this year … Read more
Belgium may invoke 1666 charter to catch fish in UK waters if Brexit negotiations fail Belgian fisherman would face being unable to fish along UK coast under No Deal But King Charles II granted 50 men of Bruges right to fish UK waters ‘for eternity’ Flanders has sent a copy of the charter to EU’s … Read more
Manatees usually call the warm coastal waters of Mexico, Belize, Florida and the Caribbean home. But new fossil evidence puts these gentle, slow-moving sea cows in Texas during the most recent ice age. The discovery has researchers wondering if an ancient population of manatees once called the Lone Star State home between 11,000 and 240,000 … Read more
Microsoft has retrieved an underwater data centre from Scottish waters after two years of providing cloud services from the bottom of the ocean. The 40-foot cylinder, which descended into waters off the coast of Orkney in spring 2018, is powered by tidal turbines and wave energy converters. Marine specialists took just a day to retrieve … Read more