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A teenager was seriously injured yesterday in a jet ski accident off Somerset Bridge after he struck the anchor of a moored yacht, according to police. The 17-year-old local male hit the vessel’s stern anchor near Robinson’s Marina at about 6pm, and ...

The lives of those lost at sea were remembered in a ceremony off the coast of the island. The Guild of the Holy Compassion held its annual ceremony last weekend on board the pilot boat St David, casting wreaths into the waters of Five Fathom Hole. Am...

A boater was rescued after suffering facial injuries when he crashed into a reef. The victim, a 63-year-old Pembroke man, was hurt in the incident near Castle Island, St George’s, on Thursday, at about 8.30pm. A police officer and a member of the pub...

Police have launched an investigation after five tourists on jet skis were “abandoned” at sea by their tour guide without ignition keys for the craft. The cruise ship visitors were rescued by a passing boat, which started to tow the machines to shore...

A teenager hurt by a boat propeller over the holiday weekend has been treated and released from hospital. According to a police spokesman, the 17-year-old girl suffered leg injuries after she was struck by a propeller at Raft-Up at Shelly Bay on Satu...

After two oil tankers with links to Bermuda were apparently attacked in the Gulf of Oman yesterday, a shipping expert has expressed growing concern. He warned that freight rates and prices related to some commercial marine insurance could spike if bl...

Frontline Ltd, the Bermudian-based oil tanker operator whose Front Altair vessel burst into flames in the Strait of Hormuz after an explosion, today said the fire has been put out with no pollution and that all crew members are safe. The ship was one...

Two oil tankers that were apparently attacked in the Gulf of Oman today have links to Bermuda. The Front Altair, which is operated by Bermudian-headquartered Frontline, suffered three explosions and was on fire. Its 23 crew members have been rescued....

At least eight people could have died in incidents at sea last year if rescue missions had not been mounted, it has been revealed. The rescues were among 405 “incidents of concern” logged by the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre and were highlighte...

Boats and wellwishers turned out yesterday to greet a new cargo ship designed to improve the shipping service to Bermuda. The MV Oleander, a custom-built container ship, arrived in Hamilton Harbour from its builders in China with her horn blowing. Ne...

A sailor on a Taiwanese-registered fishing vessel was lost overboard 320 miles north-east of the island on Sunday night. An incident report said the Chen Hsing No1 reported that a 30-year-old crew member had fallen overboard at about 11pm. Rescue Co-...

A Dutch merchant vessel has turned towards Bermuda after a crewman began to suffer respiratory issues. The MV Rolldock Sea contacted the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre minutes after 10pm last night to say it was steering towards the island becaus...