Boat

More than 150 migrants rescued by French, British teams after boat caught fire in English Channel

At the end of the operation, 157 people had been rescued and brought to Boulogne-sur-Mer in France.

A group of migrants wade away after trying to board a crowded inflatable dinghy and leave the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, at the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, May 23, 2026
United Hatzalah ambulance boat in the Sea of Galilee.

Three teenage boys rescued by United Hatzalah in Sea of Galilee after drifting to deep waters

A boat equipped with an outboard motor cruising on open water, representing the importance of choosing a reliable engine for safe and enjoyable voyages.

How to choose and buy a used outboard motor: A comprehensive expert guide

 Indonesia's flag (illustrative).

Five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire near island in Indonesia


China unveils new AI USV drone vessel after voyage completion

The unmanned surface vessel(USV) was put through two set up routes and collected data successfully as planned.

 Iran, China and Russia hold naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean

Sailing in Israel: Choosing a different tack

Who wants to be a skipper? I took a course at a sailboat school and it was life-changing.

 LINE OF BOATS at the Tel Aviv Marina.

Teams search through night for 39 missing from capsized boat off Florida

Incidents of overturned or interdicted vessels crowded with people, many of them Haitians or Cubans seeking to reach the United States, are not uncommon in Florida's waters.

 Key West, FL during a storm.

Italian coastguard rescues hundreds of migrants off Lampedusa island

A total of 296 people, including 14 women and 8 minors, were saved.

 Italian coastguard members throw a rope to a boat in distress carrying migrants, during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, in this still image taken from a video, November 25, 2021

Ancient Egyptian king's boat moved from Giza pyramids

The vessel, discovered in 1954 at the southern corner of the Great Pyramid, has been exhibited for decades at a museum bearing its name at Giza Plateau. Now it's on the move to a new home.

 King Khufu's solar boat is displayed at a museum on the northern side of Khufu's Great Pyramid

Tibi, Bar Am place 4th, 11th in sailing races 7, 8; 8th place overall

The two now hold 55 points, only 10 points behind the fourth place Switzerland, but far behind the three leaders from Poland, Britain and France.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Women's 470 - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Noya Bar Am and Shahar Tibi of Israel in action.

Israel to purchase four Shaldag fast-class patrol boats

Defense Ministry deal with Israel Shipyards is the first to be signed in 15 years.

A Shaldag V-IN patrol boat, purchased for the Israeli Navy from Israel Shipyards.

Israeli shipping firm ZIM partners with Seaspan in $1.5b. charter

The long-term charter is for 10 7,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels for shipping routes around the world.

Zim cargo ship

Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after 113-day voyage

The vessel sailed on Feb. 11 from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh carrying 90 Rohingya refugees, most of them women and children, with the hope of reaching Malaysia.

Rohingya refugees sit on a makeshift boat as they get interrogated by the Border Guard Bangladesh after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar

Suez Canal ship still stuck, tugs and dredgers still struggling to free it

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered preparations for the possible removal of some of the ship's cargo to help refloat it, SCA Chairman Osama Rabie told Egypt's Extra News.

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 26, 2021.