The race to unblock the Suez Canal took a bizarre turn today as eagle-eyed observers noticed that the cargo ship obstructing the canal had steered a rudely-shaped course into the waterway. The MV Ever Given’s ill fortune began in the early hours of Tuesday when it left a phallic tracking pattern described as ‘innocent, but … Read more
Two Ukrainian men who smuggled a pair of illegal immigrants into an upmarket seaside town in a yacht were jailed for 30 months each yesterday. Denys Khvatkov, 19, and Bohdan Lutskyi, 39, set off from Holland before mooring at Southwold in Suffolk. They were intercepted there by Border Force officials who had been tipped off … Read more
An extinct species of monkey the size of a marmoset conquered the Atlantic Ocean 34 million years ago and sailed from Africa to South America, according to a study. The incredible feat occurred when the continents were closer together than they are today and the likely distance of the voyage was around 900 miles (1,450km). … Read more