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BBC News
15-05-2025
- BBC News
Littlehampton seafront cordoned off over suspected explosives
A seafront in West Sussex was cordoned off after two suspected explosives were Coastguard Rescue Team set up a safety cordon at the western end of The Promenade after a report of the items, near the coastguard tower, was made shortly before 13:00 items were removed "for safe disposal", according to the Maritime & Coastguard District Council said the beach and promenade had reopened, and thanked the bomb squad for the removal of the "unidentified devices". "We appreciate your patience and ask that if you see anything suspicious on our seafronts or beaches, you report to the foreshores office straight away," a council spokesperson added. Sussex Police, which also attended the incident, has been contacted for beach was also closed in similar circumstances on 1 May, according to council.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Teenage girls cut off by tide rescued by lifeboat crew on Isle of Wight
Teenage girls cut off by tide rescued by lifeboat crew Coastguards and the RNLI were called to rescue the stricken pair from St Helens Beach Two teenage girls had to be rescued from a beach by a lifeboat crew on the Isle of Wight's east coast. The Bembridge RNLI crew along with Bembridge and Ventnor coastguard rescue teams and police were called to St Helens Beach on Tuesday at about 21:30 BST. Found to be cut off by tide, the pair were taken onboard the lifeboat and into the care of the coastguard team on shore. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) said neither needed medical assistance following the rescue.
The Sun
27-04-2025
- The Sun
Floating crane, laser drones & giant saw… Details of Bayesian yacht recovery mission to solve mystery of deadly disaster
Lydia Doye Published: Invalid Date, DETAILS of the Bayesian yacht recovery mission have been revealed, as the mystery of the deadly disaster might finally be solved. Seven people, including Brit billionaire Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah, died after the yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during a storm last year. 6 6 6 6 Now the wreckage of the sunken ship will be pulled from the sea bed in hopes to find more answers about the disaster. The complex recovery mission will begin on Sunday with the help of high-tech tools including two floating cranes, laser drones and a giant saw. The Hebo Lift 2 floating crane will be first on the scene - complete with diving equipment and a remotely operated underwater vehicle. From there underwater laser drones will be launched. The drones will carefully scan the yacht to confirm its exact position and also check it's not leaking any fuel into the ocean. Once an exact spot is confirmed the second floating crane - the Hebo Lift 10 - will arrive and station itself directly over the yacht. The Hebo Lift 10 is one of Europe 's largest floating cranes and weighs a whopping 5,695 tonnes. The mega crane is expected to arrive around May 4. Once in position a giant remote-controlled will be deployed to cut through the yacht's 236ft-long mast. About ten steel cables will then be threaded underneath the yacht to create a harness to raise it from the seabed. From there the yacht will be hoisted to the surface in a complex procedure which will probably last two days. The Hebo Lift 10 will then sail to the nearby port of Termini Imerese with the yacht in tow. Meanwhile, salvage workers will check the sea bed for any parts of the yacht that may have become detached. Once at the port the yacht will be carefully inspected by the magistrates investigating the case, with examinations of the yacht expected to take a few months. The accident is being treated as suspected manslaughter and the New Zealander captain, James Cutfield, and two British crew members, Tim Parker Eaton and Matthew Griffiths are all under investigation by the Italian authorities. The Maritime Coastguard Agency is conducting an investigation into the tragedy alongside the Italian authorities. Mark Cam, an inspector for the MCA, said 'We are looking at whether there has been culpability in breaches of maritime legislation." Describing the investigation as 'very much ongoing', he added: 'We have taken a number of witness statements and will be looking to take witness statements from the remaining crew members. Cam said that MCA investigators hoped to examine the Bayesian when it was back on shore as it is a 'primary' source of evidence. He added that the MCA had already commissioned a report from the Meteorological Office into the weather at the time of the sinking. Perini Navi company, which built the Bayesian Giovanni Costantino, previously branded the boat "unsinkable" and slammed the crew for making key "mistakes" and failing to 'close the doors and hatches.' Mr Costantino told The Sun in August: "Modern sailing ships, especially high-tech ones like the Perini, are designed to be extremely safe and stable. 'Even in very critical conditions, if procedures are followed, a sailing yacht like the Bayesian will return to an upright position. "However, if the ship takes on water, this stability is compromised. 'Where the water entered will be determined by the investigators. "What is certain is that the ship took on hundreds of thousands of litres of water." He added: 'The crew did not handle the adverse weather conditions properly and did not follow the correct procedures to ensure safety." 6 6 Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter were among the seven passengers who died when the 184ft yacht capsized and sank on August 19. Anchored off the coast of Porticello Harbour in Palermo, a downburst of stormy winds hit the boat causing it to topple. It sunk to the sea floor in minutes and prompted a huge five-day search operation with specialist divers, underwater drones and helicopters. The yacht chef, Recaldo Thomas, was found dead near the wreck site on August 19, but it took several more days to recover six missing guests including Lynch and his daughter. New York lawyer Chris Morvillo and wife Neda also died, as did Morgan Stanley international chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy. Just two months before the disaster, Lynch had been cleared of carrying out a massive fraud over the sale of his software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. The boat trip was a celebration of his acquittal in the case in the US.
BBC News
11-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Stena Immaculate oil tanker arrives into Great Yarmouth port
An oil tanker has arrived at a port for inspection a month after it was struck by a cargo vessel in the North Stena Immaculate oil tanker was towed into the Port of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on Friday after being anchored 16 miles (26km) off the coast. The vessel, which was transporting jet fuel for the US military, had been travelling to Hull from a Greek port when it was struck by Portuguese-flagged Solong on 10 March. On Thursday the coastguard said the boat had been successfully unloaded. According to data on the ship-tracking site, Marine Traffic, the oil tanker was supported by five vessels including four tug boats and a fire-fighting vessel. Richard Goffin, the port director at Peel Ports Great Yarmouth, said: "In partnership with the Department for Transport, the Maritime Coastguard Agency and the vessel owners, the Port of Great Yarmouth will welcome the MV Stena Immaculate into harbour in order for a necessary survey to take place."Duties of this matter are a routine operation for ports, salvage operators and other maritime companies across the globe and at all times, the Port of Great Yarmouth strictly adheres to UK safety regulations and international maritime standards." The Solong, which had been making its way to the Netherlands from Grangemouth, Scotland, arrived in Aberdeen on 28 March following a tug-assisted journey lasting several days. Since the incident clean-up operations of plastic pellets, also known as "nurdles", have taken place between Old Hunstanton and Wells-next-the-Sea and other parts of The Wash in Norfolk. The pellets were thought to have entered UK waters when the oil tanker was struck, with some of them moulding together when the two ships caught fire. On Wednesday, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council said about 790,000 nurdles and burned fused nurdle mats had been recovered from beaches. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
