Some fin special! Pod of dolphins pop up to delight sailors by taking rare swim from sea into River Dart A large pod of dolphins was spotted between Dartmouth and Kingswear, Devon in the River Dart The aquatic mammals swam right up to boats and stayed close to sailors for an hour as they hunted … Read more
Dramatic moment Indian coastguard airlifts sailors off a sinking ship as huge waves break over the deck and threaten to sweep them away MV Mangalem raised alarm as vessel started taking on water off coast of India Coastguard advised all 16 crew members to stay aboard and wait for rescuers Two helicopters winched them aboard … Read more
Indonesian Navy submarine goes missing with 53 sailors on board amid fears it sank to the bottom of a 2,300ft trough during military exercises off Bali By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Reuters Published: 11:57 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 11:57 BST, 21 April 2021 An Indonesian Navy submarine with 53 people on board … Read more
Royal Navy sailors ‘were involved in mass seaside brawl’ caught on camera phones as Easter weekend turned violent Investigators have pieced together chaotic scenes and accounts from Saturday Police confirmed navy personnel and locals were involved in the choatic brawl It was initially reported that 100 people were involved but it was between 10 – … Read more
Grant and Chezzi Denyer reveal how they are coping with their nine-year-old daughter’s recent ADHD diagnosis By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:10 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 00:14 GMT, 29 December 2020 Grant and Chezzi Denyer revealed earlier this year that their daughter Sailor, nine, had been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder … Read more
The oil spill disaster off Mauritius turned deadly this week when a tugboat leaving the shipwreck collided with a barge and sank, killing at least three sailors, police said Tuesday. The tug – called the ‘Sir Gaetan Duval’ – was towing the empty barge from the stranded hull of the Japanese ship, the MV Wakashio, on … Read more
Stranded sailors are found on a tiny Pacific island after their SOS message desperately written in the sand was spotted by Australian pilots The three men became stranded on the island after their boat ran out of fuel The sailers drew a large SOS on the sand and hoped someone would find them They were … Read more
Man overboard! Sailors told to stop using male-themed Navy terms like ‘unmanned’ and ‘manpower’ to avoid turning female recruits off sea career There is an acceptance in the service some terms are no longer appropriate But one officer called it ‘a pathetic, woke distraction from keeping Britain safe’ The word ‘seaman’ was dropped by Canadian … Read more
At least 17 sailors and four civilians are injured after explosion and ‘very serious’ fire breaks out during routine maintenance aboard USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego An explosion and three-alarm fire broke out on the USS Bonhomme Richard naval ship around 8.51am at Naval Base San Diego on Sunday At least 17 … Read more
Nuclear submarine commander is under investigation after crew held BBQ and disco to welcome sailors home… then had to self-isolate due to coronavirus Party was held on to dockside after HMS Trenchant arrived back in Devonport Royal Navy submarine crew watched slightly bemused as DJ set played Commanding officer is being investigated over the incident … Read more