MP pays tribute to Merchant Navy Seafarers
Natalie Elphicke MP and Donald Hunter at the Merchant Navy ceremony in Dover Merchant Navy Day, 3rd September, is an annual day to honour the brave men and women of…
Dover fed Royal Navy on salt pork, ship’s biscuit and beer!
Feeding the Royal Navy from Dover’s historic Maison Dieu Photo: DDC Discover the fascinating story of Dover’s victualling yard, which supplied ship’s biscuit and beer to the Royal Navy from…
Surrey couple rescued 63 years ago by Dungeness RNLI pop by on wedding anniversary
A photo taken in 1959 of the 4 in the dinghy awaiting rescue Allen and Doreen Saunders visited Dungeness lifeboat station on Friday 26 August on their wedding anniversary to…
Brrr! The water’s freezing for Margate Lifeboat helmsman
Margate RNLI volunteer Guy Addington comes in from the cold after a year of outdoor showers Photo: RNLI Margate lifeboat volunteer Guy Addington is preparing to turn off the tap…
Seafaring hero’s memorial mural unveiled in Folkestone
L-R John Gale, Alan Taylor and Frank Bond of the Fishing History Museum Photo: Ray Duff Story by Ray Duff – On Thursday afternoon a large group gathered outside the…
Brave men and women of Merchant Navy remembered in Dover
A Merchant Navy Day service and wreath laying ceremony is being held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial on Marine Parade on Dover Seafront at 11am on Friday 2 September.…
Dover Boulogne cross-channel catamaran service begins trials
A new green cross-channel ferry service is due to launch in September 2022, taking passengers across the Channel via fast commercial sailing catamarans. SailLink will shortly be transiting passengers between…
Border Force and Crimestoppers launch dedicated reporting for coastal areas
As more of us go away on holiday and spend time at British seaside resorts and towns this summer, Border Force and the charity Crimestoppers are asking people to be…
Margate lifeboat crew rescue swimmer and paddleboarders swept out to sea
Margate RNLI’s D class inshore lifeboat ‘Alfred Alexander Staden’ (RNLI Margate) Margate lifeboat station’s busy July has continued into August after the volunteer crew responded to two incidents on Tuesday…
Buzz building for return of Port of Dover Regatta
With just a day to go, excitement is building for the return of the Port of Dover Regatta when you’ll be welcomed for a day of seaside family fun! From…