Deep-sea fishing trawlers are never described as glamorous. They’re traditionally forward-heavy vessels built with ramps at the stern for hauling heavy catches onto the working aft deck. On the ...

Navy spokesman Gayan Wickramasuriya said fishermen spotted the boat off Sri Lanka’s northern coast on Thursday and raised alarm to authorities who then rescued the people on board. Passengers included ...

A fuel shortage has severely disrupted the operations of fishing trawlers as well as lighter vessels engaged in transporting ...

The Tremont encountered the proverbial perfect storm while pulling up squid from the mid-Atlantic about 18 months ago. But unlike the now-famous Andrea Gail sinking off Nova Scotia in 1991 that ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said ...

A Russian ship fired on a fishing trawler during a military exercise, killing 3, a source told local media. Official sources said only that the trawler had caught on fire, and that one person was ...

A trawler typically requires between 1,000 and 2,000 litres of diesel, rising to 3,500-4,000 litres for larger vessels.

Members of the Nigerian Trawlers Owners Association (NITOA) have disclosed that more than 80 percent of their vessels are ...

A fishing trawler has pulled up a fascinating example of a living fossil. Frill sharks are one of the earliest types of sharks and date back 80 million years. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...