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A tugboat crew braved six-foot swells and 40-knot gusts to secure tow lines to the stricken Spirit of Bermuda and bring her safely back to shore. Faithful rushed to the aid of the sloop, which was taking a group of schoolchildren to St George, after ...

A crewman on board the training sailboat Spirit of Bermuda was hurt yesterday and the vessel damaged after it was struck by a wave. However, schoolchildren and teachers from the Whitney Institute who were on board were said to be “safe and fine”. Th...

Mutiny, murder and cannibalism are just a few of the cheery topics in Graham Faiella’s new non-fiction book, Ate the Dog Yesterday. The Bermudian author extensively researched all manner of maritime dramas for his latest release, delving deep into th...

Two carriers were diverted to the Island over the holiday weekend after crew members were injured. At about 12.20pm on Christmas Day, the Bahamian bulk carrier Gdynia contacted the Rescue Co-ordination Centre to say a crew member had suffered a possi...

A tanker had to divert to Bermuda on Thursday evening to drop off a crew member who had suffered a severe cut to his hand. The injured man from the Energy Conqueror was brought ashore via the pilot boat St George and taken to King Edward VII Memorial...

A tanker en route from Texas to Quebec will drop a stricken crew member off in Bermuda tonight. At 10.15am today, the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a call from the 42810 GRT Motor Tanker ‘Laurentia Desgagnes’, reporting that a 59-year-o...

A local sailing vessel requested emergency assistance this afternoon after an elderly gentlemen on board suffered a suspected heart attack. The vessel, located on North Shore off Ferry Reach in St George’s, contacted Bermuda Radio at about 1.15pm, r...

The pilot boat St David this evening came to the rescue of a disabled yacht. The Laura Mae had lost her steering after reaching the Sea Buoy, a fairway marker about two miles east from the entrance to Town Cut. According to a spokesman for the Depar...

A yacht that went missing off the Azores six months ago has been found 635 miles south-southeast of Bermuda. According to a spokesman for the Department of Marine and Ports Services, a passing tanker today informed Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) B...

Emergency services this afternoon responded to an overturned catamaran in Somerset Long Bay. According to a spokesman for the Department of Marine and Ports Services, a member of the public alerted Harbour Radio to the incident at about 4pm. A polic...

The Cup Match holiday was comparatively quiet out on the water, although Bermuda Maritime Operations responded to several incidents. A 15ft vessel was found capsized by Stag Rocks near Shelly Bay on Sunday, and later secured by its owner. The same da...

A pleasure craft ran aground in Emily’s Bay on Friday. An anonymous caller in St David’s reported the vessel after hearing signs of distress and suspecting that it was sinking. “Marine Police were nearby on Heron II at the Swing Bridge and when conta...