BBC News
By Rebecca Ricks
image captionScientists say some abandoned boats pose a risk to the environment
It s been called the fly-tipping of the maritime world. Hundreds of plastic boats are dumped on foreshores and tidal creeks around Devon and Cornwall. The problem is costing authorities thousands of pounds, harming the environment and can be seen from space but dealing with it has, in some cases, become torturous .
Sinking into the mud of Hooe Lake the 65ft (20m) former fishing boat, Dignity , sheds her toxic paint into the sediment.
She is just one of hundreds of boats to lie abandoned on the shores and tidal creeks of Devon and Cornwall posing a risk to the environment.
Favourite cross-Channel ferry moored on river in Cornwall
By Johnny O Shea
image captionThe Pride of Burgundy is moored on the river Fal and faces an uncertain future
A favourite cross-Channel ferry that has been taken out of service is now moored on a river in Cornwall.
The P&O Pride of Burgundy served the Dover to Calais route for 26 years but is now on the River Fal near Truro.
Shipping enthusiasts said it was very sad the ship they called the Burg had been laid up due to the falling demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shipping writer Nige Scutt said she is a favourite and feared she may not return to service.