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Howl about that! Sailors save drowning wolf

The wolf was spotted struggling in the channel port in Łeba. Sebastian Kluska

The sailing crew had been setting out from the port of Łeba in Poland on a sea cruise when they spotted the exhausted animal floundering in the water.

Storms uncover 100-year-old boat buried under Baltic coast sand dune

VIDEO: Given its proximity to a sunken German ship named Nettlebeck, local history enthusiasts are now speculating that the wreck may be a relic from WWII’s Operation Hannibal.

F1 champ Fernando Alonso becomes latest global sports star to commission luxury yacht from Gdańsk firm

The 40-year-old Spaniard signed a contract with international award-winning company Sunreef Yachts to build a 60ft electric catamaran that utilises all the latest in green technologies.

How a-BOAT this! Sailor looking to fulfil boyhood dream by becoming first Pole to circumnavigate globe solo in boat he built in his garage

Starting in October 2021 from the coastal city of Gdynia, sailing instructor and pet shop owner Marcin Klimczak intends to complete his epic round journey in 280-300 days, or the equivalent of 10 months, in his 9-metre-long boat made of wood.

Water ‘bout that! Gdańsk to get country’s first ‘bona fide’ floating hotel

Titled the Feel Harmony, the boutique investment will consist of 72 rooms spread across three barges and will include a whisky bar, café, restaurant, spa and water-facing terraces.

Fishermen named ‘heroes’ after finding litter of newborn kittens on their boat and taking care of them for four days at sea

The six adorable kittens were discovered tangled up in netting after the three-man crew had set off from Kołobrzeg.

How a-BOAT this! Ship built by homeless men sets sail after 15 years in the making

The 17-metre-long, 5-metre-wide ’Father Bogusław’ saw it’s ‘technical launch’ on the Żerański Kanał Monday, after being transported from the Kamilinian Social Welfare Mission in Warsaw.

Water trail will take boat lovers through 150 km of Mazury Lakes

Polish Waters (Wody Polskie), a state water management authority, has begun marking a water trail that will take boating enthusiasts through 150 kilometres of the Great Mazury Lakes.

WWII German U-boat sunk after colliding with another sub found at bottom of Baltic

Identified by specialist divers as a U-649, the U-boat was a training sub and was assigned to the 5th training flotilla in Kiel, which trained crews in theory, practice with weapons and tactics, including hunting in ‘wolfpack’ formation.

Poland presents yacht stand at Norwegian trade fair

The Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) launched for the first time a national stand presenting Poland's yachting and boating sector to foreign recipients at the Norwegian International Boat Show 2019 in Oslo, PAIH has announced.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

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