Talks on ferry strike break down - From BBC - Talks to avert strike action between the RMT and the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry company have broken down, the union's leader Bob Crow said. 20-02-2005 Port fears impact of track switch - From BBC - Concerns have been raised about the impact a decision to move rail track production from a Cumbrian plant will have on a port. 20-02-2005 Three injured in ferry accident - From BBC - Ferry services between Dover and Calais have been disrupted after an accident at the French port in which three people were injured. 10-02-2005 Fast ferry service is being axed - From BBC - The SeaCat ferry service between Belfast and Troon is to end, the company has said. 07-02-2005 Hope fades for missing fisherman - From BBC - The search for a Guernsey fisherman who went missing after his boat sank off the coast of Sark on Saturday morning has been called off. 07-02-2005 Tanker master inquest to start - From BBC - An inquest is to open on Monday into the death of a ship's master, murdered on board an oil tanker as it passed the British coast. 07-02-2005 Union leader is blasted over ferry threat - From Glasgow Evening Times - THE furious row over the future of Scots ferry services deepened today when an MSP blasted a union leader. 06-02-2005 Passengers leave troubled liner - From BBC - Passengers who spent 11 days on the luxury liner Aurora before its world cruise was cancelled have disembarked. 21-01-2005 More passengers leave cruise ship - From BBC - More than 350 passengers have now left the broken down luxury liner Aurora as experts continue to fix the propulsion system and launch the delayed cruise. 19-01-2005 Troubled liner waiting to leave - From BBC - Passengers and crew are still waiting to see if the troubled liner Aurora will finally leave on its luxury world cruise on Tuesday night. 18-01-2005 Ferry services hit by storms - From IC Network - Ferries firm CalMac has suspended most of its 26 routes between the islands and the west coast amid fierce storms. 12-01-2005 Luxury cruise round Isle of Wight - From BBC - More than 1,700 passengers on a round-the-world luxury cruise have only made it as far as the Isle of Wight. 12-01-2005 Breakdown hits luxury cruise ship - From BBC - A scheduled round-the-world cruise has been halted because of technical problems on board a luxury liner. 11-01-2005 Waterways collection 'needs £11m' - From BBC - A Cheshire MP is asking the government for £11m to help save an historic collection of canal memorabilia. 11-01-2005 Passengers stuck on ferry - From BBC - Passengers stuck on a ferry which ran aground on rocks at Cairnryan Harbour in Scotland will have to stay on board overnight. 09-01-2005 Stricken ferry refloated by tugs - From BBC - A ferry which ran aground at Cairnryan Harbour in the west of Scotland has been refloated after being stuck for more than 30 hours. 09-01-2005 Cargo ship brought back to safety - From BBC - A cargo ship which had been listing badly in heavy seas off the coast of Scotland has been escorted to safety. 07-01-2005 Union calls off walkout at shipyards - From Glasgow Evening Times - CLYDE shipyard bosses have been forced into a climbdown to prevent a series of strikes due to begin today.
07-01-2005 Island ferry services stepped up - From BBC - Ferry operator Red Funnel is increasing capacity on its services between Southampton and the Isle of Wight. 28-12-2004 Cruise liners dock in Liverpool - From BBC - A plan to allow cruise liners to dock in Liverpool has moved a step forward. 24-12-2004 Historic tug boat returning home - From BBC - The last known example of an inland waterways tug boat is to return to the area where it was built in 1924 after a career of duty and adventure. 24-12-2004 New car ferry going into service - From BBC - The first of three new ferries which carry vehicles across the River Tamar between Devon and Cornwall goes into operation on Thursday. 24-12-2004 Canal celebrates 200th birthday - From BBC - Rochdale Canal celebrates is 200th anniversary on Tuesday after a year-long series of events. 21-12-2004 Fares war blamed as ferries slump - From BBC - Cheap air fares are being blamed for a fall in the number of people coming to Jersey by sea from the UK. 21-12-2004 Three rescued from burning boat - From BBC - The three-man crew of a fishing boat have been rescued off St. David's Head in Pembrokeshire, after their boat caught fire. 21-12-2004 PREV | 2 | NEXT
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