Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- Maxi Dolphin shipyard fire in Italy sees three yachts destroyed August 27, 2026A major fire at the Maxi Dolphin shipyard in Erbusco, northern Italy, destroyed a production building that had three yachts inside. The vessels ranged from 15 to 27 ....
- Luxury yacht sinks after engine compartment seals hit by small fire August 17, 2026The luxury yacht Angiola (MMSI:256004895) sank off Porto Cervo in the waters between Isla de la Cappuccini and Capo Ferro on the Costa Smeralda on the evening of Aug 11 ....
- SAR operations after Barima sinking are concluded August 7, 2026Search-and-rescue (SAR) operations following the sinking of the ferry Barima (IMO 5036896; built 1939) concluded on August 4th, two weeks after the accident during the night of ....
- Three seafarers charged over ferry deaths in Guyana July 31, 2026The captain and two crew members of the sunken ferry Barima (IMO 5036896, built 1939) has been charged with 72 counts of murder over after a ferry disaster killed at least .....
- One dead, two missing from sunken boat in Bay of San Francisco July 16, 2026One person was confirmed deceased and two others were missing on Tuesday July 14th after a triple-deck pontoon boat capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco ....
- MAIB opens preliminary assessment into crew member’s death on ferry July 16, 2026The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has opened a preliminary assessment into an incident on the passenger vessel Hebridean Princess (IMO 6409351) on June 16th, when a ....
- Putin-linked superyacht reactivates AIS and heads south July 15, 2026As a result of heavy recent Ukrainian attacks on the Kronstadt naval base and nearby oil facilities in the St Petersburg area, a superyacht linked to President Putin has reactivated its ....
- Russia-linked superyacht no longer a ‘frozen’ asset, Frankfurt court rules July 10, 2026The superyacht Dilbar (IMO 9661792), which was linked to the family of the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, could no longer be considered a “frozen” asset under the ....
- Greek authorities question cruise ship captain after lines part and passenger falls July 8, 2026Norwegian Cruise Line issued a statement saying that the captain of its cruise ship Norwegian Viva (IMO 9823998), a 56-year-old Italian citizen, was required to make a statement to the ....
- WHO says hantavirus outbreak is over July 7, 2026The hantavirus outbreak that struck passengers on bouquet cruise ship Hondius (IMO 9818709) in April this year is officially over, the World Health Organization ....