See what has been happening this week in the boating world in our roundup of the best boating photos Boat stuck on weir in River chelmerThursday 30 January 2013: Stranded Fairline found on River ChelmerThis Fairline 21 Weekend came free from its mooring and was found on the Weir at Papermill Lock on the River Chelmer, Essex.Photo: Simon FordBoat stuck on weir in River chelmerThursday 30 January 2013: Fairline Miss Behavin' managed to miss other boatsThe boat, called Miss Behavin', managed to navigate a bend in the river and many moored boats without causing any damage to other boats.Photo: Simon FordBoat stuck on weir in River chelmerThursday 30 January 2013: Where were the Fairline's mooring lines?No mooring lines were found on the boat or mooring, suggesting that the lines had been stolen.Photo: Simon FordFairline stuck on weir in EssexThursday 30 January 2013: Fairline stopped by the weirThe boat could have ended up in far worse condition, but luckily was stopped on the weir.Photo: Simon FordBoat stuck on weir in River chelmerThursday 30 January 2013: Fairline back on mooringThe Fairline 21 Weekend is put back on its mooring by Essex Waterways staff, appearing to be relatively undamaged.Photo: Simon FordBoot 2013 Boat Show DusseldorfVisitors to the Dusseldorf Boat ShowVisitors to Boot 2013 queue to get into the exhibition. In 2012 the show attracted nearly 250,000 people, and with two days left, the 2013 attendance figures are expected to be similar.Boot 2013 Boat Show DusseldorfThe Princess 98 MY at DusseldorfModels pose on the bow of the Princess 98 MY. At nearly 100ft long, the Princess is the biggest boat at the show.Boot 2013 Boat Show DusseldorfBoats, boats and boats at DusseldorfThe Holland Yachts and Boats Stand displays Aquanaut and Jetten models. There are nearly 1700 different exhibitors at the show, the highest figure since 2005.Boot 2013 Boat Show DusseldorfBig boat names at DusseldorfSunseeker, Prestige and Princess boats are all packed into one huge hall.Boot 2013 Boat Show DusseldorfGet on the water at DusseldorfAn indoor river was set up allowing visitors to the show to try their hand at kayaking.Snow covered boats in DusseldorfWednesday 16 January: Snow-covered boats in Dusseldorf Ahead of the impending boat show, a quick glimpse at Dusseldorf's harbour shows the snow is coming down thick and fast.Photo:Caroline Seidel/PA PicsSalmon fishing on Loch Tay, KenmoreTuesday 15 January: Salmon fishing season gets underway in Scotland A bit of snow won't deter this pair of dedicated fishermen as salmon fishing season is declared open on Loch Tay at Kenmore.Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA PicsWinter weather in ScarboroughMonday 14 January: Winter weather in Scarborough HarbourFishing boats take shelter from the heavy snow in Scarborough Harbour as snow hit parts of England.Photo: Anna Gowthorpe/PA WireHigh Thames tide at PutneySaturday 12 January: Super high tide on the Thames at PutneyMembers of Godolphin and Latymer Rowing Club negotiate their way past flooded vehicles as the River Thames reaches a super high tide at Putney, southwest London.Photo: Harry Hamburg/PA PicsCanal cruising in the snow in AmsterdamTuesday 15 January: Canal cruising in AmsterdamSnow doesn't put off the skipper of this cruiser as they make their way through the centre of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Photo: Peter Dejong/PA PicsPA-15499341.jpgPlanes flyby as Argentina?s naval training tall ship, ARA Libertad, makes port in Mar Del Plata. Libertad was detained for more than two months in Ghana due to a financial dispute, but the ship was released last month after Argentina argued that warships are immune from seizure.Natacha Pisarenko/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15496733.jpgNew York City firefighters assess the damage on board Seastreak Wall Street in New York. The ferry hit the mooring at such a rate that it shredded its aluminium bow, injuring around 50 people during the morning rush hour. Richard Drew/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15482316.jpgA Princess 98MY is lifted out of the Rhine at Düsseldorf at an extreme angle, on its way to Boot 2013. The Princess will be the largest boat exhibited at the German boat show.Jonas GÃ?ttler/DPA/Press Association ImagesPA-15471752.jpgShips navigate through the frozen Hongze Lake in Hongzehu, east China. The whole country is experiencing unusually low temperatures this winter, the lowest on record for 28 years.Hen Liang/ColorChinaPhoto/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15468316.jpgImagine finding this thing moored next to you. Cargo ship New Star has been tied up to marina pontoons in Port Ludlow, Wash, USA, since the start of October 2012. Washington Department of Natural Recourses seized the 180ft (55m) ship on Thursday 10 January, despite the ships owner claiming that a plan is being developed to move it.CHARLIE BERMANT/AP/Press Association ImagesIMG_5799.JPG This small boat yard on Mill Lane is completely cut off, with the River Ouse flowing up the road. IMG_5757.JPGIn the centre of York, as the paths dry out, it is clear the river has left its mark, with a thick coating of mud.IMG_5773.JPGIt may not look like it, but this crane is actually sited on a road.IMG_5728.JPGThis is usually a field, but the River Ouse has burst it?s banks and has created what appears to now be a lake.IMG_5739.JPGFloating pontoons rise with the water level, but the trees at York Marina give a clue to the water level.PA-15325294.jpgOver in Biscayne Bay, Miami, a 100ft alligator-shape boat floats along the Intracoastal Waterway as part of an art exhibit by Lloyd Goradesky.PA-15321798.jpgA road is closed so that a lorry can transport a 48tonne Mochi Craft Dolphin 74 to the Duesseldorf Boat Show, Boot 2013, which runs from 19-27 January 2013.PA-15311239.jpgThe inhabitants of these rickety shacks, in the Philippines, had a narrow escape when tropical cyclone Bopha changed course last week. The shacks, which house members of the Badjao tribe in the Philippines, would certainly have collapsed into the water.PA-15299475.jpgCoastguards had to rescue 22 people as they tried to cross between Morocco and Gibraltar in inflatable toy boats.PA-15267809.jpgA church is the only remaining building left after a village was flooded by the River Volga. Flowing through central Russia, the Volga is the biggest river in the European Continent and constantly expanding its banks. PA-15223100.jpgA scavenger in Jakarta, Indonesia, fishes through the rubbish to collect plastic materials to sell.PA-15242081.jpgJapanese police officers investigate a fishing boat that was washed on to rocks in Mano Bay, Sado Island off the north east coast of Japan. Five bodies of North Korean fishermen were found on board.PA-15262026(1).jpgTwo vessels were abandoned in Georgia Grytviken, Antarctica. Fishermen would illegally catch whales using the boats, take their haul with them, and then leave the craft to disintegrate.PA-15236730(1).jpgAn RNLI Land Rover towed the Flood Rescue lifeboat through the overflowing streets in an attempt to check all the houses for trapped residents. St Asaph in Wales was flooded when the River Elwy burst its banks.PA-15205353(1).jpgLabourers push a giant barrel into the water in India in an attempt to build a floating bridge over the River Ganges. The festival Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, is expected to attract up to 70 million people.PA-15194926.jpgThe 93m (305ft) Caledonian Vanguard multi-purpose cargo vessel lists in the 60knot winds as it approaches the port at Aberdeen, Scotland.PA-15198374.jpgThe River Anker in Tamworth is failing to cope with the excessive amount of rain that fell in the midlands this week. The whole town is flooded, causing damage to hundreds of homes.PA-15171890.jpgA policeman speaks to two canoeists making the most of being able to row down the roads in Aberfoyle, Scotland.PA-15171270.jpgFiremen float their RIB through the roads of Aberfoyle, Scotland, which was flooded when the River Forth burst its banks.PA-15192657.jpgA Scottish Terrier is trapped by waves crashing over the sea wall Helensburgh, Scotland. The dog's owner soon came to the rescue.PA-15132819.jpgBoats lay among the debris after heavy rain in Italy caused the River Flora in Tuscany to overflow, flooding the surrounding area. PA-15114928.jpgTen migrants float on a rubber dinghy while trying to cross from Morocco to Spain.PA-15126419.jpgTimo Mortiz, head of science at the Maritime Musem in Stralsund, studies a Sunfish found out of its natural habitat in the Baltic Sea.PA-15124040.jpgAs a tornado rips through the sea off Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, a Japanese film crew captures the scene from a news helicopter. It lasted for 10 minutes and then dispersed before reaching land.PA-15102843.jpgYadanatheinga Bridge in Shwebo, Burma, has collapsed after an earthquake hit the area. The quake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, caused the bridge to collapse, damaging ancient Buddhist pagodas. PA-15057643.jpgA normal street scene, cars parked outside houses, rubbishleft out to be collected and? a boat lying on the pavement.Kathy Kmonicek/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15051848.jpgAn owner talks to a surveyor on how to go about recoveringhis boat from a garden on Grant Street, NY. Remarkably, many of the boats areundamaged, having floated through the streets and left to dry out.Kathy Kmonicek/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15051838.jpgDebbie Levi of Floral Park, NY, outside her sister?s home where a boat landed on the front lawn. Floodwater brought boats inland, leaving them high and dry as the waters receded. Kathy Kmonicek/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15034384.jpgAlec Cafone pushes a wheelbarrow past a boat lying in hisgrandfather's gardenPatrick Semansky/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15057648(1).jpgThis Chalet Vee 260 appears to have got off lightly withjust a broken flybridge screen, having dried out in a garden in Freeport, NY.Kathy Kmonicek/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15016829.jpgA school bus drives past the chaos that Hurricane Sandy caused on the east coat of the USMatt Slocum/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15022904.jpgA Meridian 441 may have escaped the worst as it sits on top of the pontoonsRobert Ray/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15022390.jpgA boat was washed inland on Lond Island by Hurricane SandyRobert Ray/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15015293.jpgFloods in New York pushed boats and containers onto the train tracksMel Evans/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-15010833.jpgTwo American boats lay in Southshore Staten IslandDennis van Tine/ABACA USA/Empics EntertainmentPA-14970164.jpgA Sunseeker Predator 84 cruises around the show Art Seitz/ABACA USA/Empics EntertainmentPA-14974931.jpgIt was far from sunshine and blue skies on Thursday as downpours soaked visitors. 80 knot winds are expected to hit the show today, leaving organisers fretting over the shows welfare. Wilfredo Lee/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14970173.jpgThe show is packed full of craft of every type, from the smallest tender to the Northern Star, a 248ft (75m) long superyacht. Art Seitz/ABACA USA/Empics EntertainmentPA-14970170.jpgA view of American sportsfishers packed in at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Art Seitz/ABACA USA/Empics EntertainmentPA-14970169.jpgAn aerial view showing the $3billion of boats on display. Art Seitz/ABACA USA/Empics EntertainmentPA-14702940.jpgSaturday Fierce winds off the western coast of Spain have driven two container ships on to land. The ships were anchored off the coast of Valencia when the gales pushed them on to the El Saler beach. Jose Miguel Fernandez de Velasc/Demotix/Press Association Images PA-14707418.jpgTuesday Following a collision earlier this week, the process of recovering the sunken ferry Lamma IV starts off Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The ferry collided with another vessel on Monday 1 October as it carried passengers to watch a firework display. A total of 36 people perished in the sinking. Vincent Yu/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14720039.jpgWednesday Bavarian herdsman ferry their animals by boat across lake Koenigssee near Berchtesgaden, southern Germany. A boat is the only way to move the cattle from their remote summer mountain pastures back to the farm. Matthias Schrader/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14678807.jpgThursday Small fishing boats shelter in a harbour as Taiwain?s government issued an alert for the category four typhoon Jelawat. The typhoon hit the country on 28th September, reaching speeds of 160mph. The typhoon since has since moved on to Japan, cutting power off to more than 270,000 homes. Craig Ferguson / Demotix/Demotix/Press Association ImagesPA-14681855.jpgFriday Classic yachts racing off Cannes, France. The race, the 34th Royal Regatta of Cannes, attracts hundreds of sailing and motor yachts every year. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) PA-14653017.jpgOne of the Taiwanese fishing vesselsPA-14657022.jpgTaken from Japanese newspaper Kyodo plane, showingthe Taiwanese vessels being targeted by Japanese Coastguard ships.PA-14656467.jpgA Japanese Coastguard ship fires at a Taiwanesefishing boat just off Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands in the EastChina Sea. PA-14656946.jpgA direct duel between a Japanese and Taiwanese Coastguardships.PA-14653029.jpgJapanese Coastguard vessels fired water canon at Taiwanesepatrol and boats, creating a scene of complete pandemonium.PA-14454164.jpgMonday Team GB are in second place as the two-person keelboat Skud class round a mark at Weymouth. EMPICS Sport/EMPICS SportPA-14447485.jpgMonday Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell during the Paralympic sailing competition at Weymouth. The third day of racing was cancelled due to lack of wind, leaving the British duo to take Bronze in the two-person keelboat Skud class.EMPICS Sport/EMPICS SportPA-14431606.jpgSunday Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell during the Paralympic sailing in the two-person keelboat Skud class sail downwind at Portland. The GB pair are in second place in the picture, but came bronze overall. EMPICS Sport/EMPICS SportPA-14431294.jpgSunday Team USA crew Jen French and JP Creignou in action during the two-person keelboat Skud class. Team USA took silver in the event, narrowly beating Team GB into third place. David Jones/PA Wire/Press Association Images PA-14430504.jpgSunday Team GB's Helena Lucas leads the fleet in the single-person 2.4mR class. Helena was the first to win a Gold in the sailing at the Paralympics. David Jones/PA Wire/Press Association ImagesPA-14390435.jpgFishing boats pack themselves into canals to get as much protection as possible, ready for the Hurricane IsaacJohn Fitzhugh/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14380884.jpgA houseboat is towed through the Middle Keys, Florida. Houseboats are particulally vunreble from strong winds. Rick Scott, FloridaGovenor, declared a state of emergency with the hurricane loomingWalter Michot/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14398200.jpgWaves tear apart the pier along Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island. Alabama also took a blow from the hurricane as it headed down towards MexicoButch Dill/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14415402.jpgSmall boats line the waters edge in Braithwaite, Mississippi. Winds are now 45mph, giving the chance to start and clear the chaosDavid J. Phillip/AP/Press Association ImagesPA-14405754.jpgAs winds hit 80mph Hurricane Isaac destroyed much in its path, a car is flooded at Ocean Springs Harbour, MississippiAmanda McCoy/APPA-14343652.jpgMondayA yellow submarine is towed down the Motlawa River in Gdansk, Poland, as part of a performance organised for the 50th anniversary of the first Beetles concert.Michal Flugra/PA PicsPA-14338793.jpgMondayHistoric steamboats pass under the Albert Bridge during the traditioanl steamer parade in Dresden Germany. Matthias Hiekel/PA PicsPA-14359324.jpgWednesdayAs the monsoon season reaches India, a group of men try to recover a vehicle washed into the Basantar River, near Jammu.AP PicsPA-14361151.jpgWednesday U.S Army Corps of Engineers dredge the bed of the Mississippi River, allowing barges to navigate north of Greenville for the first time since last years flood silted up the river.Rogelio/PA PicsPA-14370598.jpgThursdayCuban refugees are rescued in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. 48 people were on board when they were found by Allure of the Seas.Jonas Brum/PA PicsPA-14304462.jpgMondayLake Country Marina situated on Eagle Mountain Lake, nearFort Forth, Texas, was ripped apart during a storm on Sunday night.David Kent/PA PicsPA-14327047.jpgWednesdayThe Australian Navy escorts asylum seekers to Fish Cove,Christmas Island. The asylum seekers attempted to make it to Australia from Indonesia by boat. Scott Fisher/AAPPA-14323114.jpg Wednesday A cargo vessel overturned in Yangtze River in Wulhan, Hubei,in China. Two people on board the vessel are still missing.TGP/PA PicsPA-14327744-1.jpgThursdayA Mini is installed on the beach for the MINI Kite-surf Tour Europe, which is currently in Brouwersdam, Netherlands.Frederik Enneman PA-14320641.jpgThursday Ben Ainslie sails his Finn class boat past Big Ben on theThames in London. Ainslie has won four Olympic gold medals and defended histitle to become the most successful Olympic sailor in history. Chris Ison/PA Pics
