Smoke, screeching sounds and shuddering leave B.C. Ferries passengers in state of agitation after anchor spontaneously drops into the waters among the Gulf Islands.

NHS Orkney's outgoing chief executive says the islands' health service is too expensive and needs to change to be financially and clinically sustainable. Laura Skaife-Knight said waiting times and ...

Ferry workers are to take part in industrial action in a dispute over pay. The Unite union has said that staff at Orkney Ferries will part in a continuous ban on overtime later this month unless the ...

FERRY services to Orkney will face disruption later this month, a union has warned after workers backed industrial action amid an escalating pay dispute. Unite the Union confirmed on Wednesday that ...

Ferry workers are to take part in industrial action in a dispute over pay. The Unite union has said that staff at Orkney Ferries will part in a continuous ban on overtime later this month unless ...

More than 20 outer north and inner isles Orkney Ferries workers will take part in the industrial action, which is scheduled to begin on 28 August.

UNITE workers at Orkney Ferries will begin industrial action later this month amid an escalating pay dispute.Frustrated that the company relies on the goodwill of its employees, who regularly work ...

'Terrifying': Passengers in fear as B.C. ferry loses anchor in cloud of smoke Smoke, screeching sounds and shuddering leave B.C. Ferries passengers in state of agitation after anchor spontaneously ...

New York Today A Hybrid Ferry Offers a Cleaner Run to Governors Island The Harbor Charger is quieter than conventional ferries and has been built to run completely on battery power.

News New ferry destined for Canadian island takes maiden voyage through Soo Locks Published: Aug. 11, 2025, 7:37 a.m.

Three people including two Vietnamese tourists died in Greece on Friday as ferocious winds whipped up wildfires and disrupted ferry travel for tens of thousands of summer holidaymakers.

Amid the peak of tourist traffic in Greece, strong winds in the Aegean Sea are disrupting ferry services, leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded. Gale-force winds of up to 60 kilometres per ...