A fisherman working for £500-a-month has stumbled across what is possibly the world’s biggest blob of Ambergris – worth £2.4 million. Ambergris – or whale vomit – is considered a sea treasure and floating gold because of an odourless alcohol that is extracted to make a perfume’s scent last longer. Naris Suwannasang, 60, saw several … Read more
One leg up! Rare nine-legged octopus is discovered by Japanese fisherman who noticed the extra appendage while boiling the creature for dinner A nine-legged octopus was discovered off the coast of northern Japan A fisherman brought it home for dinner and noticed the extra leg while it cooked Scientists say the ninth limb grew back … Read more
A body has been found in the search for a fisherman after he went missing as his scallop boat sank off the English coast on Saturday. The body of Adam Harper, 26, was recovered from the wreck of the Joanna C fishing boat in Brixham, Devon, on Monday night. Robert Morley is still missing after … Read more
The desperate search for two fisherman missing at sea has continued today more than 24 hours after their ‘scallop wars’ boat sank off the East Sussex coast. HM Coastguard relaunched the major search today for the missing pair who disappeared after the fishing vessel Joanna C sank on Saturday. One man, who was onboard the … Read more
Fisherman holds his nerve as bear snatches a salmon off his line in Alaska A man is fishing for salmon in a remote part of Alaska when a bear approaches The hungry bear steals the salmon straight from the end of his line and runs away Amazingly, the fisherman keeps his cool throughout the nail-biting encounter By … Read more
Bomb squad rush to city centre as area is evacuated after magnet fisherman pulls suspected explosive device out of river Rusty object believed to be an explosive device pulled from River Aire in Leeds Large cordon was placed around the area and nearby businesses evacuated West Yorkshire Police later confirmed ‘shell-like’ object is an old … Read more
Welcome home! Adorable moment two-year-old girl dashes along quay yelling ‘I love you’ and leaps into her fisherman father’s arms as he returns from two days at sea Ben Rowse, 34, arrived back in Newlyn, Cornwall, after a few days out at sea His daughter Toni-Rose, two, frantically waved as she saw his boat arrive … Read more
Turtle-y misjudged that! Painful moment fisherman discovers kissing a 22lb snapping turtle is a BAD idea Mike Ganley, 28, from Massachusetts, saw his friend Matt being bitten by turtle The reptile clamps its jaw around Matt’s lip and leaves him shouting in pain The fisherman has since made a swift recovery without requiring any stitches … Read more
A British fisherman has claimed French patrols are ‘escorting’ migrants across the Channel to the UK as Border Force officials pick up another boat today, taking the total to more than a record 588 this month. Skipper Matt Coker accused the authorities of making little effort to stop the crossings into the UK, saying more … Read more
A man who went fishing in a Zimbabwean lake at night had his leg torn to pieces by a crocodile. The 31-year-old, who wasn’t identified, was attacked from behind by the giant reptile, which can grow to 20 feet (6m) long. He suffered ‘significant tissue loss’ from a ‘ragged’ and ‘irregular’ wound on his right … Read more