Angela Ferguson BBC News, Devon Kevin Preston Photos of the boat have been shared on social media since it was moored in the harbour A fishing boat painted with a striking mural, which became a tourist attraction in Plymouth, has sunk. The vessel, which was built in 1961 and has been moored in Sutton Harbour...
People are being invited to help celebrate Exeter’s historic waterside with a day packed full of free music, activities, and all things maritime…including of course, boats! It’s the return of Exeter’s Heritage Harbour Festival on Sunday 8 June, from 11am until 7pm. It all takes place at Exeter’s famous Custom House, under the Transit Shed,...
Exeter Custom House is hosting a maritime-themed festival celebrating the city’s maritime history and Heritage Harbour status on Sunday 8 June at Exeter Quay. Returning for a third year, the event will take place at across the quay, waterfront, canal basin and at Exeter Custom House and Transit Shed, Piazza Terracina and Exeter Phoenix. There...
Exeter Harbour Board is looking for three new members to join the committee. Exeter City Council is the Port Authority for the Exe Estuary, some non-tidal sections of the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal. This stretches from Blackaller Weir (in Bonhay Road, Exeter) to a safe water mark a mile off the Exmouth...
An investigation is under way after a large cargo ship ran aground in a Devon harbour. Teignmouth harbour master Rob Parsons said he received a call just before 06:00 BST informing him the vessel had become stuck. He said the priority was to get the ship alongside the quay so its cargo could be taken...