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Sunday, 11 June 2017

The Guardian

• Belgian fishermen ready to battle for survival if UK ‘takes back’ its watersUK’s plans to reclaim its fishing zones have dismayed the port of Ostend, with calls to add the issue to the Brexit talksOver the last year the decisions of the British public and, subsequently, the UK government have been observed with growing dismay by the people of Ostend. A slowdown in the number of Britons seeking a cheap bucket-and-spade holiday on the wide, soft-sanded beaches of the blowy North Sea resort ushered into administration the operator of the once popular Ramsgate to Ostend ferry four years ago, closing down the only direct link from the UK to the Flemish port. The Brexit vot...

Times Online

• Lone yachtsman, 73, rescued from ‘extreme’ Atlantic storm by Queen Mary 2 [Subscription]A 73-year-old British sailor has been rescued from “once in a lifetime” storm on the Atlantic after a luxury cruise liner was called for help.

North Wales Live

• HUGE Caribbean Princess luxury cruiseliner docks in Liverpool Vessel boasts plush features including outdoor cinema

Other Regional Press

• Southampton-based cruise liner comes to the rescue after massive Atlantic storm A Southampton-based cruise ship has come to the rescue of a sailor after a fleet of yachts was hit by a severe storm.
• Lifeboat rescues five people stranded in the Solent Five people had to be rescued near a busy shipping channel after they yacht ran aground.