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Owners sell boat impounded by police after death of two swimmers in Bournemouth

The tragedy took place on May 31.

The Independent UK

No boat involved in deaths of young Bournemouth swimmers, say investigators

Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, drowned and eight other people were treated by paramedics

Evening Standard

No boat involved in deaths of children near Bournemouth pier, investigators say

Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, were pulled from the sea on May 31 at the Dorset seaside resort

The Independent UK

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No boat involved in deaths of young Bournemouth swimmers – investigators

Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, drowned and eight other people were treated by paramedics.

The Independent UK

Investigators rule out boat being involved in death of two children in sea

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has said it will not be launching a formal investigation

Wales Online

No boat to blame for tragic Bournemouth beach drownings of boy, 17, and girl, 12

Sunnah Khan, 12, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and 17-year-old Joseph Abbess, from Southampton died after they got into difficulty in the water at the Dorset resort on May 31

Daily Mirror

Lone fisherman who fell overboard and drowned was not wearing life jacket

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published a report into the death of skipper John Wilson in 2021.

The Independent UK

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Family of Bristol yachtsman swept overboard in race donates £140k to charity

Simon Speirs' ocean adventure ended in tragedy

Bristol Post

Dark waters: how the adventure of a lifetime turned to tragedy

The long read: The Clipper round the world yacht race was created for amateurs seeking the ultimate challenge. But did they underestimate the risks?

The Guardian - UK

Transport minister urges quick probe after Orkney ferry runs aground

TRANSPORT minister Kevin Stewart has called for an investigation into the running aground of a ferry on Orkney to be completed quickly...

The National (Scotland)

Transport minister urges quick probe after ferry runs aground

Smoke was detected in the engine room on Saturday night before the vessel was grounded on Orkney

Insider UK

Mum-of-three sucked into propeller after toppling over side of pleasure cruiser

Laura Perry had been on a getaway with her family when they were riding a pleasure cruiser across the River Bure and a tragic accident led to the mum being tossed overboard and ending up 'tangled' with the propeller

Daily Mirror

Investigation launched into Channel migrant boat tragedy in December

The incident took place on December 14 and resulted in the death of four people.

The Independent UK

Hero Scots skipper died after falling off prawn trawler while trying to rescue colleague

Lachlan ‘Lachie’ Robertson reached down to try and grab the hand of the senior deckhand, who had gotten into difficulty while trying to recover one of the vessel’s nets during stormy weather.

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The Independent UK

Skipper died after falling overboard trying to help deckhand, report finds

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigated the incident on the Reul A Chuain off Mallaig in June 2021.

The Independent UK

Teenager believed to be among four dead in Channel migrant boat tragedy

Kent County Council leader Roger Gough said 12 of the 39 people rescued from the freezing water on Wednesday were lone migrant children.

Wales Online

Four paddleboarders who died in Welsh river tragedy 'were not told of risks'

A report has found that the leaders of the river tour 'overlooked the extreme hazard posed by the weir' and that signage did not 'adequately alert' paddleboarders to the risk

The Independent UK

Tour company’s planning failures contributed to paddleboarders’ deaths – report

Four people drowned in Wales last year while paddleboarding on the Cleddau River.

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The Guardian - UK

UK coastguard to receive legal training for inquest into Channel deaths

Course aims to help staff defend actions at future inquiry into how at least 27 people died last year

The Independent UK

Relatives of dinghy victims demand politicians end ‘poisonous rhetoric’

Family members made their comments in a letter to the Prime Minister on the first anniversary of the tragedy in the English Channel.

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry into worst Channel disaster for 30 years fails to contact victims’ families

At least 27 people died when their dinghy capsized in November 2021, but the UK investigation has yet to talk to their relatives

Daily Record

Six passengers injured when a ferry ran aground in Orkney seek compensation

The incident happened around 2pm on July 5 during a crossing between Gills Bay, near John O'Groats in Caithness, and St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney.

Daily Record

Scots fisherman remains lost at sea after failing to return home last year

Joe Masson, 72, did not return home from a fishing trip on his creel boat in October last year.

Liverpool Echo

Fatal errors that led to fisherman's body washing up in Merseyside

The sinking of the Nicola Faith in 2021 sent shockwaves through the fishing industry

Wales Online

The deadly mistakes that led to boat capsizing and killing three men off the Welsh coast

An official investigation set out the events leading up to the sinking and examined why it took so long to find the wreck

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