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A weighty contribution to water safety

The Port of Southampton recently donated a total has donated £5,000 to two local scouts groups to promote water safety. It comes from the Port’s Weighted Heaving Line Fund, which is generated from charges issued to vessels that use unsafe berthing practices, including throwing mooring messenger lines weighted with heavy objects. These funds are reinvested into the local community, supporting organisations to promote safe behaviour on the water. In recent weeks, ABP ... [+]

Fox news – British vulpine heads for a new life in the US 

A red fox has stowed away onto  a cargo ship in Southampton and sailed across the Atlantic to New York, where it is now in the care of the Bronx Zoo. The zoo regularly works with officials to help rescue wildlife that has been illegally trafficked through nearby ports and airports ... [+]

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