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Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom, discover the fossils of a herbivorous dinosaur species named "Vectipelta barretti" on the Isle of Wight. The ankylosaur, with "blade-like spiked armor", is the first of its kind found on the island in 142 years and will be added to the collection at Dinosaur Isle for public display during the summer.
2023-06-15

England records a record wind gust of 122 mph (196 kmh) on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel.
2022-02-18

British Special Boat Service (SBS) special forces storm the Liberian-registered "Nave Andromeda" after the tanker was suspected to be hijacked by a group of Nigerian stowaways off the Isle of Wight. The 22 crew members were found safe, and the seven suspected hijackers have been detained by British authorities following a 10-hour stand-off.
2020-10-25

Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton report the discovery of a new species of theropod dinosaur called "Vectaerovenator inopinatus" on the Isle of Wight, England. The species belongs to the same group as the "Tyrannosaurus" and modern-day birds. It lived roughly 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
2020-08-12

The Singapore-registered cargo ship Höegh Osaka runs aground on Bramble Bank off the coast of the Isle of Wight, in the entrance to Southampton Water.
2015-01-3

Three people are killed and several others seriously injured after a coach taking people home from the Isle of Wight-based music festival, Bestival 2012 crashes in Surrey, England.
2012-09-10

Two light aircraft collide in midair during an air race near Ryde on the Isle of Wight off the coast of England resulting in the deaths of the pilots.
2010-09-4