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Affordable luxury? Uber launches new water limos and yachts

Ride-hailing app Uber is launching new water-based transport services in Europe.

Travel News

‘Slow luxury’: The rise of Europe’s relaxing river cruises

As Europe reacts to ‘overtourism’, sustainably focussed cruisers swerve cities and seasides in favour of rivers.

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Singapore starts to clean up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel

Authorities in the popular resort island of Sentosa, Singapore commenced the clean-up after an oil spill caused by a dredger boat that hit a stationary cargo tanker on Friday, blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline.

Travel News

How Spain’s tourism boom is taking to the seas

The past decade has seen a wave of yacht rental platforms shaking up sailing holidays - and they’re on the rise in Spain.

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Ocean Calls

Meet the people working in Europe's small-scale fisheries

In this episode of Ocean Calls, we hear from the people behind the fish on your plate. They are often overlooked, but play a crucial role in Europe's fishing industry.

People

Why this couple is joining an endless cruise around the world

They say living on a ship is ‘no more expensive than living on land’.

Europe News

Two people die and five missing after boat collision in Hungary

Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary.

Nature

Are orcas really taking revenge by ramming into boats?

There have been nearly 700 interactions since the rammings began in 2020, attributed to a small pod of killer whales.

Destinations

Italy’s Aeolian islands are truly off the beaten track

The archipelago off the coast of Sicily is relatively undiscovered thanks to its lack of transport links - now is the time to visit before it gets too popular.

Culture news

Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to go ahead despite E Coli risk

This Saturday, the UK's oldest universities will face each other for their annual boat race, despite concerns over sewage in the Thames.

Green News

Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge

The race will put even more pressure on authorities to clean up rivers across the country, including the Thames.

Art

River based project wins award to produce European Pavilion 2024

Four boats on four rivers on a journey to make new stories and help redefine culture across the continent. The European Pavilion 2024 will be produced by a young artistic collective that includes creatives from Austria, Serbia, Poland and Portugal.

Cyprus

Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants lost at sea for 6 days

Authorities have announced that several of those on board have been hospitalised.

United Kingdom

872 migrants arrived in UK on Saturday - a new daily record for 2023

54 other migrants were rescued in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais by French rescue services and dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, after reporting an engine failure in their boat.

Philippines

Chinese ships block Philippine coast guard in South China Sea

Two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea

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Watch: protest at England's immigration barge

A small group of local people held welcome banners up to coaches they thought might be transporting migrants which read "Stand up to racism" and "Refugees welcome".

Destinations

Searching for serenity? Punt through the 'Green Venice' of France

Fall in love with slow travel as you explore the Marais Poitevin by boat and bike.

Italy

Four dead after tourist boat sinks on Italian lake

Italian firefighters said Monday that they have recovered four bodies from a northern Italian lake after a tourist boat capsized in a sudden, violent storm.

United Kingdom

'We're not breaking the law': UK defends new anti-migrant crackdown

Britain's controversial new legislation to halt migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats comes a few days before a Franco-British summit in Paris.

Destinations

What travellers need to know about visiting Venice during low tides

Low water levels are an annual phenomenon in Venice.