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The bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata), sometimes just called "fireworm", has so far only been observed in the Mediterranean in southern Italy and off Malta. Now it is also appearing on Croatian beaches. The fireworm, a so-called polychaete, owes its German name to the fact that its bristles (chaetae) break off easily when touched and release a poisonous secretion. If they...
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Acceptus is the name of a luxury motor yacht that was built in 2011 and refitted in 2023, or rather: was the name, because the 34-metre-long superyacht, a Ferretti flybridge from the Italian Custom Line shipyard, burnt out in Makarska on the night of 29 June this year. She was an eye-catcher in every harbour where she moored and in...
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Summer is just around the corner and with it the long-awaited vacations. In order to enjoy your vacation to the fullest, you not only need the right destination, but also optimal planning. From professional help in the event of a breakdown to a practical app and questions about the right boat insurance - with SeaHelp, Europe's leading nautical breakdown service,...
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We already reported on a "Bermuda Triangle" for fuel customers here on 29.3.2024: The reason for this was that many boat filling stations in Croatia had recently been closed or demolished. Now relief is in sight. In the above-mentioned article, we outlined the (still ongoing) refueling situation for sports skippers as follows: due to the closure of the boat filling...
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Attention recreational boating: The waterway in Sv. Fumija Bay, the anchorage of the Port of Rab and the Port of Palit and sv. Euphemia will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, June 13, reports rabdanas.hr; in addition, part of the waterway will also be completely closed to recreational boating at a distance of 300 meters from the coast around the Frkanj peninsula,...
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Update 1.7.2024: The SeaHelp operations centre in Punat is currently reporting: The oil slick has been removed (as best as possible) and no further pollution has currently been reported. A floating oil slick was spotted in southern Istria yesterday, Sunday 9 June, flooding the coast near Cape Kamenjak and Premantura. The cause of the pollution is not yet clear, but...
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After coronavirus, drivers and sports skippers breathed a sigh of relief as there were no more border controls. This is now set to end for the time being - at least until 18 June. The reason for this is the G7 summit taking place in Italy until then. For drivers travelling south, there are currently checks at the Italian border...
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Sports skippers travelling by boat from the north of the Istrian peninsula, for example from Rovinj or from Medulin to the south, now have a new port of call with the new Marina Polesana. SeaHelp has a robust and fast eight-metre-long rescue boat in the nearby Marina Veruda for the sea area including the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula,...
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Well over 200 incidents of orcas ramming boats, almost exclusively sailing yachts, have been reported in the Strait of Gibraltar and off the Iberian coast since mid-2020. Now there has been another serious attack: on Sunday, May 12, the yacht ALBORAN COGNAC sank in the southern entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar after being damaged by orcas. OceanCare warns: Orcas'...
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