This was the sight that greeted Cornish locals when Russian billionaire banker Alexander Svetakov docked his 235ft-long superyacht at Falmouth. The 2,293-ton £90m Cloudbreak, which boasts six staterooms, a helipad and an outdoor pool, dwarfed the surrounding boats as it entered into the harbour today. The ship arrived with a complement of crew early this morning, … Read more
Group of 11 Albanian stowaways including a pregnant woman and a 17-year-old boy are discovered on car transporter ship in Southampton docks Police were called at 11.25am today after stowaways were located in Dock Gate 4 Pregnant woman taken hospital and boy to be transferred to childcare services They were found on board Swedish-owned MV … Read more
Counter-terror police have caused traffic mayhem by conducting sweeping spot checks on thousands of vehicles at the Port of Dover as furious motorists battled ’15-mile’ queues today. Officers from the Metropolitan Police and Kent Police searched all vehicles and passengers entering the major shipping hub as part of a ‘sensitive’ counter-terrorism operation this morning. Scotland … Read more
Counter-terror police have caused traffic mayhem by conducting sweeping spot checks on thousands of vehicles at the Port of Dover as furious motorists battled ’15-mile’ queues today. Officers from the Metropolitan Police and Kent Police searched all vehicles and passengers entering the major shipping hub as part of a ‘sensitive’ counter-terrorism operation this morning. Scotland … Read more
The statue of Edward Colston is to be fished out of a river and put on display in a museum, it has been confirmed today. The monument, which had stood in the city centre since 1895, was pulled down and hurled in the River Avon during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday. As some 10,000 protesters gathered … Read more
Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks waiting to be sent to showrooms after sales plunged by 97% during coronavirus lockdown New cars are pictured lined up at Tilbury docks in Essex amid slump in demand Thousands of the new cars (which are Britain’s biggest export) are seen in rows Experts fear British car … Read more
Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks waiting to be sent to showrooms after sales plunged by 97% during coronavirus lockdown New cars are pictured lined up at Tilbury docks in Essex amid slump in demand Thousands of the new cars (which are Britain’s biggest export) are seen in rows Experts fear British car … Read more
Crowds gathered to watch the USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds for patients, arriving in New York City to alleviate the strain on the city’s hospitals as it continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic – despite being warned to stay at home. The ship arrived at New York Harbor on Monday morning. It will … Read more
The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds for patients, was met by crowds of people as it arrived in New York City to alleviate the strain on the city’s hospitals as it continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The ship arrived at New York Harbor on Monday morning. It will welcome patients … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Two giant cruise ships on standby to act as floating hospitals at Tilbury Docks as UK cruise company offers them to the government to help cope with coronavirus crisis British owners of Spirit of Discovery and Saga Sapphire are understood to have handed ships to government No decision has yet been taken to use … Read more