Jesinta and Buddy Franklin’s family day in Sydney’s maritime museum

Jesinta and Buddy Franklin take daughter Tullulah and baby Rocky out for a ‘family day’ at the maritime museum in Sydney By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:39 BST, 3 June 2021 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 3 June 2021 Jesinta and Buddy Franklin enjoyed a ‘family day’ with their one-year-old daughter Tallulah and … Read more

Treasure of maritime history for sale: Classic houseboat built in 1947 on the market for $2million

An elegant houseboat described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace. Cruising houseboat ‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour. The beautiful boat is now for … Read more

Treasure of maritime history for sale: Classic houseboat built in 1947 on the market for $2million

An elegant houseboat described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace. Cruising houseboat ‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour. The beautiful boat is now for … Read more

The rusting maritime heap off the coast of Essex which makes up nation known as Sealand

SOCIETY  Sealand by Dylan Taylor-Lehman (Icon £16.99, 320 pp)  Sealand, ‘the true story of the world’s most stubborn micronation’ — a micronation being defined as ‘an invented country within the territory of an established nation, whose boundaries go unrecognised on the world stage’ — is a celebration of British eccentricity. The hero is Roy Bates, … Read more

Cruise & Maritime Voyages goes into administration

British cruise operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages has collapsed into administration, putting 4,000 jobs at risk and cancelling all customer bookings. The Essex-based company, which has seven small to mid-sized cruise liners, said it had ceased trading and closed offices in Australia, France, the US and Germany.   CMV is the first major British cruise company … Read more