Fill your boots in Australasia's boat show season
OPINION: Right now the big thing for marine anglers is the boat show in Auckland. From what I have heard about the displays, it is spectacular, and from what I have seen in previous New Zealand boat shows, there will no doubt be something for everybody …
Source: Timaru Herald
1 missing, 1 rescued in Escatawpa River
Timothy Gordon Sr., 55, of Moss Point, and Curtis Coleman, 40, of Grand Bay, Ala., were thrown off their boat. "They either hit something or a cast net hanging over the side got stuck on the (propeller)," said Lt. Paul Grote, state Department of Marine …
Source: SunHerald.com
Boynton Beach Police Marine Unit gets new boat off the sale of property seized …
The Boynton Beach Police Marine Unit is only two officers strong, but its new ride should make catching criminals much easier. "We can go out in rougher seas, apprehend more people, be out on the water longer. Our time was be taken up getting stuff …
Source: WPTV
Nice Boat, No Dock
Hong Kong's largest yacht, the 213-feet-long Ambrosia III, owned by a reclusive tycoon named Ambrose Young, occupies one of just 16 places at the Gold Coast Marina for boats of that size. The waitlist for a spot at that marina can last up to two years …
Source: Wall Street Journal
Padstow speedboat deaths: 'Kill cord not used by driver'
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said the unnamed driver was not using the vessel's kill cord. … But the engine continued running and "as the boat circled, it ran over the family in the water a number of times", said the initial MAIB …
Source: BBC News
Speedboat deaths: 'Kill cord' was not attached
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), report published today states: “The [boat] was fitted with a kill cord, but this was not attached to the driver at the time of the accident. “Consequently, when the driver was ejected from the boat, the …
Source: Scotsman
Boat building boost for jobs at Mustang
Kevin Lewis, founder and managing director of Mustang Marine, which builds and repairs workboats, pilot boats, passenger and commercial vessels said: “This is fantastic news for the local economy. Once these buildings are completed we expect to at …
Source: Maritime Journal
Greece: Girl, 6, drowns as migrant boat sinks
ATHENS, Greece : A 6-year-old girl drowned when a small boat crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece illegally sank off an eastern Aegean Sea islet. Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry says 21 people, mainly Syrians, were rescued after the vessel …
Source: New Straits Times
Marine Rescue NSW to commission new offshore rescue vessel
Marine Rescue Ulladulla will also open its new Training Centre which will be used for radio and boat crew training for unit volunteers, as well as for public boating licence and radio courses and testing. It also will be available for community use …
Source: Sail World
Scenes From Old Ballard: Ballard Boat Works
It built many vessels during World War II, but by 1960 the shipyard was converted to a marina for moorage and repairs. Ballard still has a vibrant boat building and marine repair industry along the Ship Canal, which can be evidenced by the busyness at …
Source: Ballard News Tribune
A perfect place for shore leave
The marina is ideally located along the Krabi River, just a few minutes drive to the center of town – about a kilometer, or a 20-minute boat-ride from Phang Nga Bay proper. Convenient access to the marina is available 24 hours a day, especially at …
Source: Phuket Gazette
Waldo Lake receives ban on motorized boats and seaplanes (photos)
The Oregon House voted 37-20 Monday to approve Senate Bill 602, which would ban seaplanes from using Oregons second largest lake. The bill would also put into law rules adopted last year by the Oregon State Marine Board to ban motorized boats.
Source: OregonLive.com
Borzecki joins Global Marina Institute board – Marine Business
THE founder and builder of Victoria's Yaringa Marina and Boat Harbour, Stefan Borzecki, was appointed to the board of the Global Marina Institute (GMI) during a recent meeting in Sydney. Borzecki is a director of the Marina Industries Association (MIA …
Source: Marine Business
Pembroke firm Mustang Marine to create 100 boat building jobs
More than 100 new jobs are set to be created with the £1.5m expansion of a boat building company in Pembrokeshire. Mustang Marine, which also repairs boats, is constructing a new boat building hall in Pembroke Port, and plans to double its workforce.
Source: BBC News
Boat builder Mustang Marine to create 100 jobs
A Pembrokeshire boat builder plans to create more than 100 jobs as part of a £1.5m expansion which will double its workforce. On the back of strong global orders Mustang Marine has started work on a new boat building fabrication hall at Pembroke Port …
Source: WalesOnline
