Horror story of world's fastest boat that decapitated driver – with his head never found

The Bluebird K7 is set to return to Coniston Water in May 2026, 59 years after the horrific accident that claimed the life of pilot Donald Campbell in January 1967


play_arrow All United Kingdom News
3 w.
Automotive
ID: 53690474472478316


Similar News expand_more


1 M. Deadliest Channel small boat disaster that claimed 30 lives could have been avoided, damning inquiry finds
Crime
1 M. Deaths were avoidable in Channel's worst migrant boat disaster, UK inquiry finds
Crime
1 M. ‘I don’t want to die here’: Survivor of deadliest Channel boat tragedy recalls six
Entertainment
1 M. Moment malfunctioning ferry slams into gondola throwing holidaymakers into the water before crashing head
Travel
1 M. Rescuer's devastating decision as he tried to save man from worst death imaginable
Crime
1 M. Most victims in migrant boat collision in Greece had severe head injuries, diver says
Travel
1 w. Chilling real life Scream murderer decapitated victims and 'arranged' corpses
Crime
1 M. Loss of life was avoidable in worst small boat disaster in Channel, inquiry finds
Science
7 d. Deadliest Catch star's death at 25 was caught on camera as pal breaks silence on tragedy at sea
Crime
3 w. Pilot's eerie last two words before plane crash that took the lives of 50 people
Military
1 w. Real life Scream killer decapitated victims and 'arranged' corpses in chilling spree
Crime
2 w. Millions of zombie truck drivers are risking lives driving on just four hours sleep
Automotive
3 w. Horrifying final moments of friends killed in UK's deadliest ever caving accident
Crime
1 M. A delirious captain, a mutinous first mate, a ship going down in 50ft waves...and the brave young bride who saved them all
Military
2 w. Single intake of breath that hinted taxi driver could be a 'prolific serial killer'
Automotive
1 w. Terrifying footage shows driver strung out on ketamine minutes before horror crash that claimed life of biker
Automotive
1 M. Driver, 87, killed and passenger fighting for life following horror crash
Automotive
1 M. Killer who never disclosed location of victim's severed head is deemed safe enough for release
Crime
3 w. At least 11 people killed after three ‘narcoterrorists’ boat strikes in single day
Crime
1 w. Terrifying moment hippo capsizes boat and attacks ranger who manages to cheat death as his father looks on
Crime
3 w. Horrifying question man who suffered 'most agonising death ever' asked doctors
Science
1 w. Scratch on man's neck could have been deadly, when he survives he'll do something else that could kill him
Crime
2 w. Uninsured driver hit speeds of 114mph before killing mum in horror crash that 'sounded like a bomb'
Automotive
4 w. Tourist had head 'treated like a football' as beaten to death in Dublin Street
Crime
3 w. Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide
Crime
2 w. Deranged serial killer Peter Sutcliffe's horrifying explanation for slaughtering 13 women
Crime
3 w. Eight severed human heads discovered on side of road with unnerving three
Crime
1 w. Driver 'felt sick' before his tram crashed into building in Milan: Two dead are named while at least 48 injured
Automotive
1 w. Horrifying final act of Challenger astronauts in last seconds of their lives
Space
1 M. Operation Heartbreak: An alternate history of Ian Fleming’s body on the beach
Military
38 h. Terrified pilot’s two final words as doomed plane ploughed into ground killing 157
Military
3 w. Moment reckless drink driver, 37, films himself speeding at 80mph before killing his friend in BMW smash
Automotive
39 h. Pilot screamed two terrifying words before plane crashed at 500mph killing 157 people
Military
3 w. 'The end is near': The disturbing words of man hours after he 'lost his mind' and killed dad and stranger
Crime
3 w. New driver jailed after killing two people in horror crash weeks after passing test
Automotive
3 w. Pilot's final four words before plane crash from UK to Tenerife killed 146 people
Military
7 d. My son the serial killer: The murderer so evil his own father called him a 'monster in plain sight'
Crime
1 M. Inquiry into deadliest Channel crossing on record found deaths ‘avoidable’
Crime
1 M. Captain jailed over North Sea tanker crash which caused ‘wholly avoidable’ death of young crew member
Travel
2 w. Deadly cruise ship inferno causes havoc at sea with 600 evacuated in 'panic'
Travel
3 w. 'I was clinically dead for 24 minutes and what I saw means I'm no longer afraid of dying'
Science
7 d. 'Nelson will be spinning in his grave': Fury grows over Britain's impotent Royal Navy after decades of cuts, faulty ships and a sailor shortage
Military
2 w. Fire rips through World Legacy Cruise ship as one killed and hundreds evacuated
Travel
3 w. Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death
Sport
1 M. Small boat migrants' lives could have been saved in Channel disaster which claimed more than 30 lives, inquiry finds
Travel
3 w. Shocking moment US Navy ships collide on Caribbean mission with sailors hurt
Military
14 h. Child stars and Hollywood legend decapitated on set in helicopter horror
Military
3 w. Cannibal killer’s horrifying nine words after murdering man and eating him over 10 months
Crime
23 h. Tottenham's 'heads have gone' after calamitous 15 minutes and horror goalkeeping
Sport
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down