The Prison Service today confirmed it may introduce a new prison ship to ease its overcrowding crisis. A spokesman said negotiations to buy or hire a new ship have not yet begun but ministers were ...

If drugs are found on a ship in certain ports, the crew risk extreme prison sentences, says BIMCO. Limited understanding of ...

Some of them were kept under guard in old navy ships, dismasted so they could not escape and used as prison hulks. The "laundry" done by the prisoners can be seen on what is left of the rigging.