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Tiny wire can be guided through the brain’s smallest blood vessels

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Tiny wire that can be guided through the brain’s smallest blood vessels in surgery could help doctors treat neurological disorders Wire uses the flow of blood through vessels to create a smooth path  Existing techniques require a doctor to push a wire through the body manually  The new technique will allow clinicians to access all … Read more

Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to guard Britain’s fishing waters if there is a No Deal Brexit

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Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more

Fishing: Conservationists call for video surveillance of vessels to reduce death of bycatch

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Bycatch from fishing nets is causing the accidental death of hundreds of thousands of seabirds, seals, turtles and dolphins across the globe each year, a study warned. In response, the World Wide Fund for Nature and Sky Ocean Rescue have called for fishing vessels to be remotely monitored with cameras, to help address the issue. According to the … Read more

Navy cut cigarettes! Senior service bans smoking on board vessels from January 

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Navy cut cigarettes! Senior service bans smoking on board vessels from January Sailors will be banned from smoking on board Royal Navy vessels from January  A complete ban on smoking in the military is expected to take place by 2022 Military chiefs believe smoking reduces the effectiveness of personnel   By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: … Read more

Britain’s nuclear submarines become outnumbered as Russian vessels flood into the North Atlantic

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Britain’s nuclear submarines become outnumbered as Russian vessels flood into the North Atlantic – as Putin reopens missile base near UK targets Britain’s nuclear submarines are outnumbered by Russia in the North Atlantic Vladimir Putin has reopened a cruise missile base within range of UK targets Head of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral … Read more

Royal Navy vessels scramble to stop Spanish Customs boarding speed boat off Gibraltar

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Royal Navy vessels scrambled to stop Spanish customs officials boarding a speedboat in an ‘unlawful incursion in British waters’ off of Gibraltar on Monday. A Royal Navy speed boat was sent to escort the Spanish vessel out of British waters near Europa Point at around 4pm. Footage shows a Spanish Customs (Auduanas) Fenix III stop … Read more

Sailing banned off northern Spanish coast after several vessels have been attacked by killer whales

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Sailing banned off northern Spanish coast after several vessels have been attacked by killer whales The sailing ban applies to the coastline off the north-west region of Galicia Authorities to launch plane to identify killer whales thought to be responsible   The ban, described as ‘proportionate and objective’, is due to last one week By Natalia Penza For Mailonline Published: … Read more

North Korean ghost ships that wash up in Japan are aging fishing vessels

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Revealed: North Korean ghost ships that wash up in Japan are aging fishing vessels pushed out of their own waters by Chinese ‘dark’ fishing fleet Global Fishing Watch used satellite technologies to analyse the marine traffic  Chinese ships fishing illegally near North Korea pushed boats to Japan’s waters In 2017 more than 100 boats landed … Read more

Capacity on Venice gondolas reduced due to ‘overweight’ tourists putting vessels at risk of flooding

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‘Having half a tonne of meat on board is dangerous’: Capacity on Venice gondolas reduced due to ‘overweight’ tourists putting the vessels at risk of flooding On smaller boats, only five passengers will be allowed onboard, down from six  Larger gondolas that cross the Grand Canal will have a limit of 12, down from 14  … Read more

Royal Navy shadows four Russian vessels through the Dover Strait

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Royal Navy warships HMS Tyne and Severn shadow Russian destroyer through the English Channel after intercepting four-ship convoy off Portsmouth Russian submarine hunter Vice Admiral Kulakov was part of the small flotilla It was joined by corvette Vasily Bykov and two support vessels in the Channel  The Russian fleet was later tracked through the North … Read more