YACHTING NEWS

Industry Editorial

Stories And Voices
Shaping Yachting

Yachting News is the editorial home of Yachting International Radio, delivering independent yachting news, superyacht industry insight, and maritime coverage for a global audience.

Covering crew welfare, leadership, refit, technology, regulation, sustainability, yacht ownership, boating, and marine innovation, Yachting News brings together credible perspectives from across the people, companies, and conversations shaping the industry.

Updated multiple times each week, the platform extends the reach of Yachting International Radio and Yachting Channel through editorial features, podcasts, interviews, and global distribution across major audio, video, and digital platforms.

SEA VIEWS

SEA VIEWS focuses on the key issues influencing the maritime sector, featuring expert analysis and diverse perspectives on safety, culture, leadership, and industry change. Each contribution brings forward new insights aimed at improving the working lives of seafarers around the world.

The series is supported by The CHIRP Charitable Trust and funded by The Seafarers’ Charity.

Offshore Safety Starts With The People Who Live The Risk

Offshore safety starts with the people who live the risk. Gordon Foot joins Sea Views to discuss human factors, resilience, leadership, seafarer welfare, mentoring, and the realities of life and work across oil and gas, cables, renewables, marine construction, and high-risk offshore operations.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Jul 229 min read

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Fishing Safety over a dark ocean navigation map, featuring a fishing vessel at sea, red safety alert graphics, route lines, and the subtitle Getting Fishermen Home Safe.

Fishing Safety Starts With The People Who Go To Sea

Fishing safety is not just about compliance, regulation, or equipment. Darren Guard of Guard Safety explains why real safety culture begins with fishermen themselves, from trust onboard and plain-language systems to fisher mental health, MarineSAFE, and the need to protect the people behind sustainable fisheries.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Jun 118 min read

Editorial image showing a tanker navigating the Strait of Hormuz with a red warning icon, highlighting seafarer safety, maritime conflict risk and crew pressure in conflict-zone shipping.

Strait of Hormuz and Seafarer Safety: The Human Cost of Conflict-Zone Shipping

When conflict reaches the sea, seafarers are left carrying the consequences onboard. This Sea Views editorial examines the human reality behind the Strait of Hormuz crisis, from ship safety, crew stress and leadership to trauma recovery, support resources and the urgent need to protect civilian vessels as international assets.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

May 89 min read

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Nuclear Shipping: The Reality Behind Maritime Reactors and the Future of Global Trade

Nuclear shipping is back on the table, not as an idea, but as a serious solution to global decarbonization. This in-depth editorial explores how maritime reactors work, why they are being reconsidered, and what still stands in the way.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Apr 176 min read

Bridge of an offshore vessel used for subsea ROV operations, representing the technology and vessels that support remotely operated vehicle missions in offshore engineering.

ROV Operations: How Subsea Robots Are Transforming Offshore Engineering

ROV operations are transforming offshore engineering, enabling subsea robots to inspect infrastructure, install cables and conduct deepwater missions far beyond the limits of human divers. Andy Howie of Pioneer Subsea explains how remotely operated vehicles are reshaping modern offshore work and subsea technology.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Mar 134 min read

Uncrewed Surface Vessels and the Real Future of Offshore Operations

Uncrewed surface vessels are already operating across offshore energy, survey, surveillance and environmental monitoring, but the reality behind these platforms is far more human-led, regulated and operationally complex than most headlines suggest.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Feb 106 min read

Ship’s bridge at sea viewed from below, representing the reality of maritime search and rescue operations.

Search and Rescue at Sea: When Seconds, Decisions, and Human Judgment Matter

When seconds matter offshore, search and rescue becomes a test of judgment, preparation, and human resolve. This editorial explores the realities behind maritime emergencies and what truly makes the difference between rescue and loss at sea.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Jan 134 min read

Sea Views thumbnail showing a superyacht wheelhouse with radar systems and antennas, promoting the episode “Report Without Fear” with Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell, focused on CHIRP confidential reporting and Superyacht Safety.

Superyacht Safety: Inside CHIRP’s Quiet Revolution in Reporting and Risk Culture

Confidential reporting is reshaping Superyacht Safety. In this Sea Views episode, CHIRP leaders Paul Shepherd, Julia Gosling and Adam Parnell reveal the real risks facing crew and how honest reporting can prevent the next serious incident.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Dec 9, 20255 min read

Building Trust on the Bridge: Australia’s Evolving Maritime Safety Culture

Safe Harbours Australia’s Matt Shirley and Marco Blanco share how leadership, trust, and communication are redefining maritime safety culture in Australia’s bulk-carrier sector.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Nov 4, 20253 min read

Inside the Shadow Fleet: The Dark Reality of Sanctions, Secrecy, and Seafarer Risk

The Shadow Fleet—a covert network of tankers defying sanctions and safety laws—is reshaping global shipping. Maritime analyst Michelle Wiese Bockmann exposes the risks, from false flags to seafarer welfare, in this deep investigative feature.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Sep 30, 20253 min read

Behind the Sparkle: Yacht Crew Welfare in the Superyacht Sector

Exploring the realities of yacht crew welfare in the superyacht sector — from regulatory gaps to mental health challenges and the vital role of ISWAN’s Yacht Crew Help.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Sep 26, 20253 min read

Ship’s bridge at Portsmouth International Port, representing harbour master oversight and modern port maritime safety operations.

Port Maritime Safety: Inside the Decisions That Shape Life, Movement, and Risk at the Harbour Edge

A Harbour Master’s perspective on port maritime safety, exploring how risk, responsibility, environmental change, and human judgment shape daily operations inside one of the UK’s most complex working harbours.

SEA VIEWS

Yachting International Radio

Aug 18, 20255 min read

YACHTING NEWS

Industry Editorial

Stories And Voices Shaping Yachting

SEA VIEWS

Offshore Safety Starts With The People Who Live The Risk

Fishing Safety Starts With The People Who Go To Sea

Strait of Hormuz and Seafarer Safety: The Human Cost of Conflict-Zone Shipping

Nuclear Shipping: The Reality Behind Maritime Reactors and the Future of Global Trade

ROV Operations: How Subsea Robots Are Transforming Offshore Engineering

Uncrewed Surface Vessels and the Real Future of Offshore Operations

Search and Rescue at Sea: When Seconds, Decisions, and Human Judgment Matter

Superyacht Safety: Inside CHIRP’s Quiet Revolution in Reporting and Risk Culture

Building Trust on the Bridge: Australia’s Evolving Maritime Safety Culture

Inside the Shadow Fleet: The Dark Reality of Sanctions, Secrecy, and Seafarer Risk

Behind the Sparkle: Yacht Crew Welfare in the Superyacht Sector

Port Maritime Safety: Inside the Decisions That Shape Life, Movement, and Risk at the Harbour Edge

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