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Kayakers rescued after getting into trouble off Mull of Galloway
20+ hour, 31+ min ago (200+ words) Four kayakers have been rescued after getting into trouble off the Mull of Galloway. The Port William Inshore Rescue Service said it had been called out at about 07: 18 by the Belfast Coastguard. Three of the kayakers made it to rocks…...
Australian father and daughter sail around the world together
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (884+ words) A father and daughter from Australia have been putting their relationship to the ultimate test - by sailing together around the world. Rob Donald and his 19-year-old daughter Freya set sail from New South Wales, Australia in March 2025, heading for Norway....
K&A Canal Trust celebrates 75th anniversary with record attempt
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (315+ words) A world record could be set this weekend for the number of people transported along an iconic stretch of waterway in six hours. The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, in Wiltshire, which saved the canal from closure in the 1950s, is…...
BBC Audio | Outlook | We crossed the Atlantic in two floating cars
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (297+ words) We crossed the Atlantic in two floating cars BBC We crossed the Atlantic in two floating cars Available for over a year In the summer of 1999, in the Atlantic Ocean, a merchant ship spotted two small cars, a Volkswagen Passat…...
Visitors relive youth on Wicksteed Park's 100-year-old chute
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (689+ words) Visitors to a theme park have been taking a nostalgic plunge on one of the oldest water rides in the world as the attraction turns 100. The water chute at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, was designed by the park's founder…...
Wicksteed Park Water chute celebrates centenary with 100 riders
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) A hundred visitors will ride a century'old water chute at a theme park to mark the attraction's 100th anniversary. On Thursday, participants chosen for their memories of the ride will go on the attraction at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, between 09: 00 BST…...
Plymouth Sound swimming pontoons to be put away for the winter
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) Two swimming pontoons are to be removed for the winter months. Plymouth Sound National Marine Park said they would be removed during the week of the 6 October depending on weather conditions. The pontoons are due to be cleaned and put…...
Guernsey coastguards incidents 'consistent' with last year
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) Coastguard rescues in Guernsey so far this summer are consistent with the same period last year, according to Guernsey Ports. Between 19 July and 19 August, coastguards attended 34 incidents, the same number as the previous year, it said. Between 1 January and 31 July,…...