Peter Leith (L) made the journey from Orkney to Shetland on U-Boat as a sea cadet A man from Orkney has been recalling how he took to sea in a German U-boat as a young sea cadet in a once-in-a ...

The death of a recreational diver off Orkney was "almost certainly" the result of being struck by a boat's propeller, investigators have said. Diver Paul Smith, 70, from Greater Manchester ...

In 1725, Orkney’s own pirate, John Gow, raided the Hall during his last rampage around the islands. As he and his crew carried their loot back to their boat, they forced the Hall’s servant to march ...

Funding is now being secured to have the boat fitted with a mast and sail, and there are plans to make it available for ...

Kinlay Francis reflects on 15 years as an Orkney tour guide showing tourists from around the world the islands’ attractions ...

They were on their final decompression stop about 10ft below the surface when Mr Smith was struck by the rotating propeller of the support boat Karin. The bulletin said: ‘The crew of the second ...

How to spend one day in Orkney, when you're taking the ferry from the Scottish mainland, and only have a few hours to spare ...

The Pelican Boat Intruder 12 comes equipped with four vertical rod holders, which can be used for both trolling and multi-rod fishing. This jon boat has four bench seats, oarlock receptacles ...

When is a boat not a boat A When its a story In A Boat Retold artist Ian Stephen writer Robert Macfarlane and others tell stories in and around the restored Orkney boat Broad Bay as it sets off ...

NADA Boat Values are now J.D. Power Values. Get power boat & other boat types pricing. Learn more. A boat's history affects its value. Check the history on your next boat and avoid buying a previously ...

David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, a story every bit as gripping as the Norse sagas is ...

All six crew have been rescued from their fishing boat which sank in the North Sea. Coastguards received a distress call from the Fraserburgh-registered Odyssey trawler just before 05:30. The boat was ...