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Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
You usually need to register or licence your boat if you want to keep or…
How you register your boat depends on the waterway you want to use and the…
An enforcement officer may put an enforcement notice on your boat if it’s…
You need to register your boat with the UK Ship Register to use it at sea.…
Details of access points, events and facilities on the River Wye.
Information on the closures/restrictions affecting the navigation.
Information on the closures and restrictions affecting Anglian waterways.
The report provides a review of existing research on the effects of canoeing on angling and fish stocks.
Take a trip along 29km of meandering waterway from tonbridge to allington.
A guide to using the river Wye on the border of England and Wales.
The Ministry of Defence took primacy for the UK's operational response to small boat migration in the English Channel from 14 April 2022 to 31 January 2023.
Location: Poole Harbour, Dorset, England.
Summer is here and the weather is warm, and with the school holidays coming up it’s great to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Anyone using a powered watercraft, such as a jet ski, is being warned to make sure they use them safely or risk facing prison or unlimited fines.
Five Canadian canoes have been swamped by waves whilst crossing Stangford Lough.
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