This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Off the coast of Scotland, in the choppy sound between Caithness and the Orkney Islands, you can find some of the fastest-flowing marine waters in the world. The tides of the Pentland Firth can churn ...

The broken-down ferry which was taken off the Orkney to Scrabster service is set to return to service on Tuesday. It was expected that the Hamnavoe, which sails from Stromness, would be back in ...

SCRABSTER, Scotland, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, home to some of the world's fastest tides, this week were designated a marine energy park by the British government.

MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland Firth will rely on ABB technology to feed renewable energy into onshore distribution grid. ABB has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources ...

Renewable tidal energy sufficient to power about half of Scotland could be harnessed from a single stretch of water off the north coast of the Scotland, engineers say. Renewable tidal energy ...

A lifeboat coxswain has criticised a new tourism venture to operate in some of Britain's most treacherous waters offering ''the thrill of a lifetime'' from a speed boat. This is despite the Pentland ...

Harnessing the swift tides of the Pentland Firth, a waterway along Scotland’s Northern coast, could generate enough electricity to meet half of the country’s needs. Photo by Flickr user foxypar4 In ...

MV Alfred was refloated and escorted to St Margaret's Hope in Orkney Passengers have been evacuated from a ferry after it grounded on an island in the Pentland Firth. MV Alfred grounded on Swona at ...

FOUR tourists were ‘lucky to be alive’ after being rescued from the Pentland Firth. Mercy crews rushed to aid a group of kayakers in the strait between the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea at the weekend.