Jesinta and Buddy Franklin’s family day in Sydney’s maritime museum

Family day out! Jesinta and Buddy Franklin take daughter Tullulah and newborn baby Rocky to the maritime museum in Sydney By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:39 BST, 3 June 2021 | Updated: 01:03 BST, 3 June 2021 Jesinta and Buddy Franklin enjoyed a ‘family day’ with their one-year-old daughter Tallulah and newborn … Read more

Treasure of maritime history for sale: Classic motor yacht built in 1947 on the market for $2million

An elegant motor yacht described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace.  ‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour.  She was understatedly called a ‘houseboat’ by her … Read more

Treasure of maritime history for sale: Classic houseboat built in 1947 on the market for $2million

An elegant houseboat described as a ‘treasure of American yachting history’ has sailed on to the marketplace. Cruising houseboat ‘BB’ was designed and built by John Trumpy, the ‘Rolls-Royce of American yachting’, in 1947 and has just undergone a $4million (£2.9million) restoration to return her to her original splendour. The beautiful boat is now for … Read more

The rusting maritime heap off the coast of Essex which makes up nation known as Sealand

SOCIETY  Sealand by Dylan Taylor-Lehman (Icon £16.99, 320 pp)  Sealand, ‘the true story of the world’s most stubborn micronation’ — a micronation being defined as ‘an invented country within the territory of an established nation, whose boundaries go unrecognised on the world stage’ — is a celebration of British eccentricity. The hero is Roy Bates, … Read more

Cruise & Maritime Voyages goes into administration

British cruise operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages has collapsed into administration, putting 4,000 jobs at risk and cancelling all customer bookings. The Essex-based company, which has seven small to mid-sized cruise liners, said it had ceased trading and closed offices in Australia, France, the US and Germany.   CMV is the first major British cruise company … Read more