An Italian Skipper whose racing yacht drifted across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to West Kerry has finally been reunited with his beloved vessel.

Forty years ago, Tim Severin sailed across the Atlantic in a leather boat using only a medieval text as his guide. Donal O’Keeffe met the man behind The Brendan Voyage.

A cruise ship exploring the Northwest Passage in the Arctic ran aground on a rock that was not on the map.

Rescue teams were searching today for four men missing after their fishing vessel capsized off Cape Breton while it was being towed by a Canadian Coast Guard ship.

Two Portuguese fishing vessels accused of illegal fishing off Canada’s East Coast are unlikely to face prosecution in Europe, Canadian officials said yesterday.