Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters
A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.
Trio rescued from stricken catamaran off WA coast
The crew set off a distress beacon after running aground as high winds hit the coast.
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Trio winched to safety after catamaran hits rocks off WA coast
The crew set off a distress beacon after running aground off the state's rugged south coast.
Push to get more shark attack kits rolled out across WA beaches
After receiving Margaret River's first purpose-built shark attack response kit, Keith Halnan wonders why there aren't more similar aids across WA's beaches.
New Zealand's inter-island ferry runs aground in late-night accident, crew spends night onboard
The debacle is the latest in a string of problems for the Interislanders, once a much-loved Kiwi institution but now synonymous with blunders.
Singaporeans rush to clean oil spill after boats collide
A dredger boat which suddenly lost engine and steering control has hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill in Singapore.
Sailor dies after yacht overturns off Queensland coast
A father and son were winched to safety hours after the yacht they were on capsized off the coast of Bundaberg. Rescuers later recovered the body of a third man.
Fiji works to recover patrol boat that ran aground after being gifted by Australia
Australia has sent specialised recovery equipment to Fiji to help with the recovery of RFNS Puamau, with Fijian authorities working to prevent any potential oil spill from the accident.
Navy boat gifted by Australia to Fiji stranded on reef after maiden voyage
A Pacific patrol boat has run aground on its maiden voyage in Fiji, just a few months after it was handed over by the Australian government.
Eight weeks after a ship brought down the Baltimore Bridge, it's finally tugged away
The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to port.
Two dead and five missing after boat collision on Danube River in Hungary
A man and a woman are dead after a river cruise boat allegedly collided with a small boat on a popular stretch of the Danube River in Hungary.
The snakebite that helped a 6yo girl make history as the Navy's youngest ever 'recruit'
When little Nancy Bentley was bitten by a snake at Port Arthur in 1920, some quick-thinking rule bending aboard a nearby warship helped to save her life. Nancy made history that day, and it's a record that still stands.
Crew trapped on Baltimore ship as investigation continues into power blackouts that caused bridge collapse
The Dali ship suffered four blackouts in the hours before it crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge, though three of them are yet to be explained. Here's what we know about the problems that unfolded before the disaster.
This warship took commandos behind enemy lines in WWII, but its biggest mission is still to come
The Tasmanian-made Huon pine patrol boat later known as Rushcutter may yet find its way home from a construction site in Darwin.
Orcas have sunk another boat off European coast. Baffled scientists think they may know why
A group of at least 15 orcas off the coast of Spain have sunk seven boats over the past four years. The origin of this new behaviour has baffled scientists, though the leading theory suggests they're following a "social fad".
'Surgical' demolition brings down largest remaining section of Baltimore bridge
The controlled demolition marks a major step in freeing the container ship Dali, which has been stuck amid the wreckage since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridge's support columns shortly after leaving Baltimore on March 26.
Body found in major search for passenger missing from cruise ship near Sydney
A body has been found as part of a search for a man missing off a cruise ship near Sydney.
Search for known shipwrecks off WA coast finds some just aren't where they're supposed to be
A Perth archaeologist and anthropologist has made an unexpected discovery — some of the known shipwrecks off the WA coast aren't where they're supposed to be.
Mystery of missing shipwreck bell solved as rare maritime relic resurfaces on Facebook
The bell of the SS Tyalgum will sound again across the Tweed River, 85 years after the vessel foundered on the notorious bar crossing.
Alcohol, meth and failure to take basic safety precautions behind Wynyard boating deaths, coroner finds
A coroner finds Isaiah Dixon, Bree-Anna Thomas and Thomas Courto's drownings off Tasmania's north-west coast to be "wholly avoidable".
'He fought for his life': Survival tale emerges weeks after Baltimore Bridge collapse
It's been three weeks since Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed under the impact of a wayward cargo ship. In the midst of an FBI investigation, a remarkable story of survival has emerged.
Mates recount 'rogue wave' ordeal that left them clinging to capsized tinny overnight in shark-infested waters
The men were on their way to a camping trip when a "rogue wave" upturned their tinny and swept away their phones, food, water and life jackets, sparking a major search and rescue operation off north Queensland.
FBI opens criminal probe in Baltimore bridge collapse as fourth body recovered
The investigation into the collapse will focus in part on whether the crew of the Dali left the port knowing the freighter had serious problems with its systems.
Men rescued after 'HELP' sign leads to their discovery
Three men have been rescued from being stranded on a remote island in Micronesia after a "HELP" sign made with leaves led to their discovery.
Researchers seek help from local beachcombers for clues about Dutch ship 'beaten to matchsticks'
Residents of a town in South Australia's south-east are being enlisted in research into a shipwreck that killed 16 Dutch sailors in 1857 soon after offloading 400 gold miners from China.