All news on the topic: Sailing

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Woman killed with husband after 'group boarded yacht' was 'raped', police say
Kathy Brandel, who was murdered alongside her husband, Ralph Hendry in the Caribbean, was raped before she was killed, according to reports, as three were arrested and charged with murder
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Mansion owner 'checking every hour' as home teeters on urgently crumbling cliff
The multi-million pound mansion is one of many at risk of tumbling into the Pacific Ocean as the unstable cliff in California crumbles
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Brit crew member found dead on yacht after being 'electrocuted in engine room'
Roy Temme, 47, was found unresponsive on board the yacht Baton Rouge - which he served as Chief Engineer - after reportedly being electrocuted in the engine area following a power outage while the vessel was docked in Antigua
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Couple who retired on yacht allegedly hijacked in 'unimaginable' attack
The Virginia couple, identified by their sailing club as Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry, were aboard a yacht that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force
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Couple presumed dead after jail escapees hijack yacht and 'copious blood' found
A Virginia couple who were sailing around the Caribbean Islands are presumed dead after three prisoners hijacked their yacht and left a bloody mess
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Meet the Wonderwall-singing folk musician setting her sights on Olympic glory
Hannah Snellgrove, 33, is the newest member of Team GB’s 2024 Olympic squad having been selected to occupy the quota spot she earned in sailing’s ILCA 6 class
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Man, 60, sailing from California to Hawaii vanishes as US Coast Guard searches
Noel Rubio, who was last heard from 37 days ago when he headed for Kaneohe, on the island of O’ahu, only has a VHF-FM marine band radio aboard his 32-foot sailing boat, Malulani.
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Woman spends several minutes underground after car sucked up by giant sinkhole
A woman had to crawl out of the boot of her Mitsubishi Colt when a sinkhole suddenly opened around her car, plunging her vehicle into the ground as several passers-by came to her aid
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Famous Russian sailor 'feared dead off coast' after disappearing
A Russian navy reservist lieutenant captain Roman Titov, 58, has not been heard of since December 21, 2023 when his boat went missing in the North Sea, and is now feared dead
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Party boat completely sinks in River Thames after horror Storm Henk rainstorms
A Royal National Lifeboat Institution vessel, a Metropolitan Police boat and a London Fire Brigade boat were sent to the scene, but nothing could be done
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'Murdered’ woman washes up in salt marsh wearing a gaffer tape mask in cold case
A baffling case from June 2014 - in which homeless woman Angela Millington was found dead in the salt marshes of Foulness Island with her face wrapped in tap - remains unsolved
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Canada's deadly shipwreck island populated by hundreds of abandoned wild horses
Sable Island sits at the edge of the Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, 290 km southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia and is home to a large population of wild horses
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Round-the-world yachtswoman 'bruised' as ship runs aground off Cornwall
Pip Hare, a British sailor famed for sailing around the world, has run aground in Cornwall while returning from a transatlantic race, her team has confirmed
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Four in 10 staff at care home giant threaten to quit over 'poverty' pay levels
HC-One owns more than 275 care homes, where union bosses say 40% of staff are considering leaving because they don’t earn enough to live, with lowest-paid earning £10.47 an hour
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MSC Cruises cancels all Red Sea sailings due to Israel-Hamas war
The full winter programmes of both MSC Orchestra and MSC Sinfonia have been called off, while the itineraries of MSC Virtuosa, MSC Opera and MSC Splendida's Grand Voyages have been altered due to the Israel-Hamas conflict
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Holly Willoughby's marriage facing 'toughest test yet' as she quits This Morning
Holly Willoughby left This Morning after 14 years at the helm of the ITV daytime show, telling fans she'd made the 'difficult' decision for herself and her family
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Lost turtle called Iona taken 1,700 miles back home after being nursed to health
The poor animal was initially found malnourished, and became the smallest live stranded loggerhead turtle in the UK. Now, she has been released back to its home waters far away.
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Pregnant Laura Anderson drops hint she's given birth with confusing baby snap
Love Island star Laura Anderson, who is pregnant with her first child, has convinced fans she has already given birth after sharing a photo of her pushing a stroller on her social media
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Fury as fisherman caught on camera shooting at killer whales
A video has emerged of the occupants of a sailing boat shooting at a group of whales in Tarifa in the Gibraltar Strait as they surrounded the boat and appeared to interact with it, intimidating the humans
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Hundreds mourn 'loving' woman allegedly killed by ex-husband over son's grave
Hundreds of mourners came together to remember Ann Blackwood, a "caring and kind-hearted" mother allegedly killed by her ex-husband over their late son's grave - on his birthday
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Beachgoers left terrified as weird, creepy sea creatures wash up on UK shores
Colonies of bizarre-looking jellyfish like creatures known as by-the-wind sailors have washed up on beaches at Islay in the Inner Hebrides, confusing beachgoers
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Moment five orcas attack 30ft yacht as terrified sailor sends out mayday call
Experienced yachtman Phep Philouceros says he was followed by a five-strong pod of orcas as he sailed just off the coast of Cape Vincent in Portugal bound for Royan, France
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Disturbing discovery of missing mum's burnt-out 4x4 after she disappeared
Imani Roberson, from Georgia, was last seen on July 16 along Plantation Blvd. in Conyers in her white Mazda SUV.
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Toddler drowns after wriggling free from harness on boat as parents cooked
Māhina Toki, from New Zealand's Great Barrier Island, was on holiday on her family's yacht which was docked at Fiji's Musket Cove when she wriggled free of her harness and fell in the water
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Over half of Brits are keen to spend more time in the great outdoors
Sailing, archery, and hot air ballooning are the top outdoor pursuits Brits would take up in order to spend more time in nature