Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- MAIB issues no safety recommendations after yacht/RIB collision September 30, 2025The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has decided to make no safety recommendations after its investigation into a collision between a motor yacht and a rigid inflatable boat in ....
- Cargo vessel collides with ferry in Bosphorus, 12 passengers reported hurt September 23, 2025There was a major collision reported at the weekend between cargo vessel Artvin (IMO 8917869) and ferry Kamil Sayin (MMSI 271010610) in the Bosphorus Strait Türkiye, resulting in the ....
- Disney Adventure’s opening season is postponed until early in 2026 September 16, 2025Disney Cruise Line has informed booked guests that it has taken the difficult but unavoidable decision to postpone the inaugural season of its new cruise ship Disney Adventure (IMO 9808986) until...
- Marine round-up : 5th September 2025 September 5, 2025The Dolce Vento, a brand new 24-metre luxury yacht that cost just under $1m to build, sank off the coast of Zonguldak in northern Türkiye during the afternoon of Tuesday September 2nd ....
- Tour vessel Discovery is refloated September 3, 2025Salvors in Hawaii have refloated and removed the tour vessel that was pushed off course by heavy waves near Kewalo Basin, Honolulu earlier this month – a consequence of the earthquake on the ....
- Hawaii plans to reduce the number of cruise ship visits August 28, 2025Times have been getting tougher for the Western cruise sector in recent times; the Houthi threat in the Red Sea has forced a change to itineraries and a reduction in the number of possible .....
- Jersey angry at DFDS level of service August 28, 2025Jersey Deputy Lyndon Farnham has said that DFDS, the operator of the island’s ferry service has delivered a service short of what it promised before it began five months ago ....
- Croatian asbestos dispute continues August 20, 2025Brodosplit in Croatia has said that it would comply with the decision of the competent authorities relating to passenger ship Moby Drea (IMO7361312) and would take all necessary measures ....
- Titan implosion was “preventable” says US Coast Guard report August 6, 2025The US Coast Guard’s report into the implosion of the Titan submersible on June 18th 2023, resulting in the loss of five lives, was preventable, the USCG has said. Its Marine Board ....
- Supreme Court upholds decision to detain superyacht Phi August 5, 2025The UK Supreme Court decided on July 29th to uphold the detention of the 58.5-metre Royal Huisman motor yacht Phi (IMO 9867748). It dismissed an appeal brought by the yacht’s legal owner ....