marine stories about the oceans and the things that swim on them or sail on them
Olympic swimming great Ian Thorpe will be part of a near-record fleet of 142 boats lining up for the 2025 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Thorpe will be part of the crew onboard two-time defending line hours champion LawConnect and […]
Sydney’s new $836 million fish market is built and attention is now turning to fit-outs as its January opening date looms closer. The Blackwattle Bay-based Sydney Fish Market is expected to serve as a tourism attraction, attracting more than 6
Krill fishing around the Antarctic must be suspended until new safeguards are in place, WWF Australia says. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) wrapped up its annual meeting in Hobart last week but failed to
Air bubble curtains will be trialled to protect cuttlefish from South Australia’s toxic algal bloom killing marine wildlife and hurting costal businesses, the state government says. A 200m x 100m bubble curtain is to be installed on the state’s Cuttlefish
More than half a tonne of cocaine floating in the ocean off Western Australia has landed a Queensland man in jail for almost 14 years. Perth District Court yesterday (August 25) sentenced the man to 22 years in jail, and
An engine failure in a bulk carrier just north of Newcastle, NSW, is under investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). The bureau says the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, Basic Victory, lost its main engine about 33km north of Newcastle
A Norwegian diver will spend nearly five years in jail over a 2023 attempt to smuggle 80kg of cocaine into the country attached to the hull of a bulk carrier. The man, 53, was sentenced yesterday (Wed) to nine years 11
Margate beachgoers need to keep their distance from a yacht that has been grounded on the beach, Moreton Bay City Council says. “Council strongly advises the public to keep a safe distance from the grounded vessel for their own safety”
Coral reefs off WA have been hit hard by a 2024-25 marine heatwave that was the longest, largest and most intense on record for the state, scientists and managers say. And temperature monitoring on site is revealing a hotter difference
The new Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry has arrived at Western Australia after a six-week journey from Scotland. The 212-metre 48,000-tonne vessel departed Leith in Scotland on June 30 on its 14,857 nautical mile voyage to Hobart. Spirit IV sailed
