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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Brit sailor arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after ‘throwing girlfriend into river' in Portugal
The couple had started dating around a year ago and had lived together in the yacht RIVER HORROR Brit sailor arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 'throwing girlfriend into river' in Portugal Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BRITISH sailor has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing his non-swimmer girlfriend into a Portuguese river. The 60-year-old was accused of abandoning the scene as his partner, saved by the crew of another boat who saw her in distress, began to drown. 2 A Brit sailor has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder 2 The drama occurred on the River Tagus off the town of Oeiras Credit: Getty The horror incident occurred on the River Tagus off the town of Oeiras in the western part of Lisbon's metropolitan area. The unnamed Brit was tracked down and arrested before being remanded in custody pending an ongoing criminal investigation after being hauled before a judge. He is continuing to be probed on suspicion of domestic violence and attempted homicide. The woman, who has been described as a foreigner and is also thought to be a Brit - although police haven't released her nationality - was hospitalised after the incident. Her current condition is not known. Public prosecutors told local press the couple had started dating around a year ago and had lived together in the yacht owned by the man who has been arrested since December last year. One told Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha the Brit skipper allegedly 'threw his victim into the river during a row' before abandoning the scene on his yacht 'knowing she couldn't swim". Maritime Police intercepted the suspect before he was formally arrested by officers from Portugal's PSP police force. The arrest is understood to have happened hours after the May 30 incident. The yacht has been seized by investigators. MIMIR DUPLICATE - LEAVE FOR TESTING Diver, 39, dies working to recover Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht Bayesian just days after salvage operation began Portuguese police could not be reached early this morning for a formal comment. The Tagus is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. It rises in the Sierra de Albarracin in eastern Spain, about 90 miles from the Mediterranean coast. It flows westward across Spain and Portugal for 626 miles to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Brit sailor arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after ‘throwing girlfriend into river' in Portugal
A BRITISH sailor has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing his non-swimmer girlfriend into a Portuguese river. The 60-year-old was accused of abandoning the scene as his partner, saved by the crew of another boat who saw her in distress, began to drown. Advertisement 2 A Brit sailor has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder 2 The drama occurred on the River Tagus off the town of Oeiras Credit: Getty The horror incident occurred on the River Tagus off the town of Oeiras in the western part of Lisbon's metropolitan area. The unnamed Brit was tracked down and arrested before being remanded in custody pending an ongoing criminal investigation after being hauled before a judge. He is continuing to be probed on suspicion of domestic violence and attempted homicide. The woman, who has been described as a foreigner and is also thought to be a Brit - although police haven't released her nationality - was hospitalised after the incident. Advertisement read more news Her current condition is not known. Public prosecutors told local press the couple had started dating around a year ago and had lived together in the yacht owned by the man who has been arrested since December last year. One told Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha the Brit skipper allegedly 'threw his victim into the river during a row' before abandoning the scene on his yacht 'knowing she couldn't swim". Maritime Police intercepted the suspect before he was formally arrested by officers from Portugal's PSP police force. Advertisement Most read in The Sun The arrest is understood to have happened hours after the May 30 incident. The yacht has been seized by investigators. MIMIR DUPLICATE - LEAVE FOR TESTING Diver, 39, dies working to recover Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht Bayesian just days after salvage operation began Portuguese police could not be reached early this morning for a formal comment. The Tagus is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Advertisement It rises in the Sierra de Albarracin in eastern Spain, about 90 miles from the Mediterranean coast. It flows westward across Spain and Portugal for 626 miles to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Brit sailor arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after ‘throwing girlfriend into river' in Portugal
A BRITISH sailor has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing his non-swimmer girlfriend into a Portuguese river. The 60-year-old was accused of abandoning the scene as his partner, saved by the crew of another boat who saw her in distress, began to drown. 2 2 The horror incident occurred on the River Tagus off the town of Oeiras in the western part of Lisbon's metropolitan area. The unnamed Brit was tracked down and arrested before being remanded in custody pending an ongoing criminal investigation after being hauled before a judge. He is continuing to be probed on suspicion of domestic violence and attempted homicide. The woman, who has been described as a foreigner and is also thought to be a Brit - although police haven't released her nationality - was hospitalised after the incident. Her current condition is not known. Public prosecutors told local press the couple had started dating around a year ago and had lived together in the yacht owned by the man who has been arrested since December last year. One told Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha the Brit skipper allegedly 'threw his victim into the river during a row' before abandoning the scene on his yacht 'knowing she couldn't swim". Maritime Police intercepted the suspect before he was formally arrested by officers from Portugal's PSP police force. The arrest is understood to have happened hours after the May 30 incident. The yacht has been seized by investigators. Portuguese police could not be reached early this morning for a formal comment. The Tagus is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. It rises in the Sierra de Albarracin in eastern Spain, about 90 miles from the Mediterranean coast. It flows westward across Spain and Portugal for 626 miles to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon.
Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
British sailor arrested 'after throwing girlfriend who couldn't swim into river'
A British yachtsman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing his girlfriend who could not swim into a Portuguese river. The 60-year-old sailor was accused of abandoning the scene as his partner started to drown. After the crew of another boat saw her in distress, she was rescued and taken to hospital. The drama occurred on the River Tagus off the town of Oeiras in the western part of Lisbon's metropolitan area. The unnamed Brit was tracked down and arrested and remanded in custody pending an ongoing criminal investigation after being hauled before a judge. He is continuing to be probed on suspicion of domestic violence and attempted homicide. The woman, who has been described as a foreigner and is also thought to be British, although police haven't released her nationality, was hospitalised after the incident. Her current condition is not known. Public prosecutors told local press the couple had started dating around a year ago and had lived together in the yacht owned by the man who has been arrested since December last year. One told respected Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha the British skipper allegedly 'threw his victim into the river during a row' before abandoning the scene on his yacht 'knowing she couldn't swim.' Maritime Police intercepted the suspect before he was formally arrested by officers from Portugal's PSP police force. More Trending The arrest is understood to have happened hours after the May 30 incident. The yacht has been seized by investigators. Portuguese police could not be reached early this morning for a formal comment. The Tagus is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. It rises in the Sierra de Albarracin in eastern Spain, about 90 miles from the Mediterranean coast, and flows westward across Spain and Portugal for 626 miles to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: 'Hawaii of Europe's' breathtaking capital gets new £39 easyJet flights from UK MORE: Madeleine McCann searches called to a halt after three days MORE: Your favourite places to eat in Europe that aren't the usual tourist traps
RNZ News
26-04-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
NZ submarine cables are 'attractive espionage targets', officials warn
The Cook Strait cable protection zone is patrolled by a vessel round the clock, with support from a helicopter service, protection officers and Maritime Police. Photo: RNZ / Janice Swanwick Officials have warned the prime minister that submarine cables are "attractive espionage targets". Europe and the United States are taking measures to safeguard fibreoptic and other cables from what NATO has called "seabed warfare", though a recent investigation found no evidence of foul play in the Baltic Sea. Christopher Luxon said last month a "new threat has emerged" around cables that the government would look to manage as best it could. An Official Information Act response shows five briefings to Luxon since July 2024 that touch on cable security, the most recent on 20 March, but nearly all the information is withheld on national security grounds - even the titles of the documents. One briefing was summarised, saying "the vast amount of data that transits submarine cables makes them attractive espionage targets". However, it added the leading risk was from accidental damage or natural disasters, noting the eruption of an undersea volcano in January 2022 severed Tonga's only subsea cable, impeding both its own and international relief efforts. Luxon was also told, "Disruptions to these services caused by damage to submarine cables can be highly detrimental" and, "Submarine cables can also be damaged during conflict"; all the accompanying advice was withheld. Maritime New Zealand's guidance on cables stresses the law prohibiting fishing and anchoring in certain zones that could damage them, but nothing in the guidance online allows for deliberate sabotage or espionage. Defence and Customs have just bought two marine drones that can patrol the coast for long periods, though their focus is drug smuggling , according to the government. Cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea last year, amid a series of cable or pipe outages, and authorities voiced fears a Chinese ship dragged its anchor over them deliberately. While an investigation was inconclusive , the NATO military alliance has put more frigates, aircraft and naval drones into the area. The US has made recent moves to restrict China's laying cables and begun a review to tighten up the two-decade-old rules on subsea cables. However, the way the largely private industry of subsea development and operation is set up currently gives the government little national security leverage , at a time when AI and datacentres are fuelling an explosion in data transfer. The review by the Federal Communications Commission has proposed measures such as requiring companies that want to 'land' a cable to show a certified cybersecurity risk management plan, and setting up a new coordinating forum. Yet the US did not include subsea cables as a standalone sector when it updated its critical infrastructure framework last year. US commentators are now warning that cable sabotage will inevitably spread to the Middle East, that the vast majority of US military strategic communications is by the cables - and that most are in relatively shallow water of less than 400m, with their locations publicly available. There are calls for Washington to begin building partnerships to protect them . New Zealand set up a new risk and resilience framework in December 2024; while it mentions critical infrastructure, subsea cables do not feature in the publicly-available official commentary on national security. The new risk framework puts the Transport Ministry in charge of any big maritime security incident. The country has laws that restrict marine activity around cable landing zones, such as at Takapuna. A ban on fishing or lowering anchors in a swathe of Cook Strait is monitored 24/7 by a cable patrol vessel . The country has also spent millions alongside Australia on expanding data cable access for Pacific islands. "Cable and pipeline owners, such as Transpower, Spark and Southern Cross Cables, spend millions of dollars each year to protect the submarine cables and pipelines," said 2021 guidance from Maritime NZ. "Any damage could take months to repair." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
