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Banksy-funded boat brings migrants to safety in Lampedusa

Thirty-one migrants sailing on an overcrowded wooden boat were rescued off the coast of Tunisia by the Banksy-funded Louise Michel vessel and taken to the small Italian island of Lampedusa.

Travel News

48 passengers test positive for omicron variant on cruise ship

The cruise operator said it had 6,091 guests and crew members on board the ship.

Eco-Innovation

This enormous kite is dragging ships across the Atlantic Ocean

This innovative solution is one of a number being explored to cut the carbon emissions of shipping.

Nature

What are ‘unicorns of the sea’ and why are they in danger?

The Arctic must not be turned into a shipping highway, say scientists, as narwhals are stressed by sounds up to 40km away.

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Sweden

One dead, one missing after cargo ships collide in Baltic Sea

The incident occurred between the Swedish coastal town of Ystad and the Danish island of Bornholm.

Belgium

Belgian coast guard plane 'sniffs out' pollution emitted from ships

The aircraft uses a sensor called a "sniffer" to detect high levels of sulfur and nitrogen along one of Europe's busiest shipping routes.

Moments

What's the truth behind the Titanic sinking? Visit Belfast to find out

Experience the Titanic sinking at this immersive visitor centre in Northern Ireland.

Italy

Economic fears in Venice as cruise ship ban comes into force

There are concerns that the decision will further affect the city's economy after it was bruised by a drop in tourism due to the pandemic.

Travel News

Italy to ban cruise ships from Venice to prevent the city from sinking

The decision comes days before a UNESCO meeting which is proposing that Venice be added to the list of endangered heritage sites.

Egypt

Ever Given ship finally leaves Suez Canal after compensation agreed

Suez Canal authorities have released the Ever Given shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a week in March.

Green News

Sri Lanka fears more pollution following sinking of container ship

Up to three billion plastic pellets have already been released into the sea from the vessel.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Fears of environmental disaster from sinking chemicals ship

Efforts to tow the container vessel carrying nitric acid and other chemicals out to sea have failed, threatening marine life and Sri Lanka's famed beaches.

Egypt

Egyptian authorities impound Suez Canal vessel amid financial dispute

Egyptian authorities have impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the canal chief said.

Europe News

Suez blockage 'could cause months of disruption' at European ports

The port of Antwerp told Euronews that shipments coming into the EU could be affected for months, even with the Ever Given ship freed from the Suez Canal blockage.

World News

Suez Canal traffic resumes as giant Ever Given ship fully refloated

The ship was freed after dredgers vacuumed up sand and mud from its bow and 10 tugboats pushed and pulled the vessel for five days, managing to partially refloat it at dawn.

Eco-Innovation

This is the world's first sailing ship made out of flip flops

Activists in Kenya are raising awareness around marine pollution by building a ship out of plastic waste.

Eco-Innovation

‘Dark vessels’ are being tracked from space to stop illegal fishing

Satellite technology is being brought in to help combat problems with unregulated fishing in coastal nations.

Russia

More than a dozen sailors missing after Russian fishing trawler sinks

The fishing vessel sank near the New Zealand archipelago of Nueva Zembla.

Greece

Captain of Portuguese ship arrested after collision with Greek warship

The Polish captain of a Portuguese cargo ship has been arrested after his freighter collided with a Greek warship off the port of Piraeus, causing extensive damage and two injuries to crew members.

Green News

‘Sir David Attenborough’ ship prepares for first mission to Antarctica

You might otherwise know the advanced polar research vessel as 'Boaty McBoatface'.