New bursary scheme for marine training In September, Trinity House launched a new bursary scheme for the marine leisure industry – the Leisure Industry Nautical Cadet Scheme (LINCS). This is funded by the charity arm of Trinity House and was established in response to the growing...

In July, three members of a drugs smuggling gang were convicted of attempting to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine worth €1.2bn into Ireland using a RIB. They were thwarted when their attempts to...

The RYA has successfully negotiated with the MCA that the RYA Inland Waterways Helmsman Certificate (IWHC) is included in the recently published General Exemption as an alternative qualification...

Further to their product recall in May 2008, Seago have issued a revised recall notice for some Seago 150 and 175 lifejackets. Full details of the recall and the actions you should take, should you...