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New head of the Royal Marines appointed
A new head of the Royal Marines has been appointed during a ceremony in Devon. Lieutenant General Rob Magowan passed the role to Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Gwyn Jenkins, at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone. It brings to an end Lt Gen Magowan’s second stint at the helm after 18 months,…
Babcock celebrate excellence at apprentice awards
Babcock Apprentices based at Devonport Royal Dockyard have been formally commended for their efforts and achievements at our annual Apprentice Awards Evenings held recently at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Plymouth. The ceremony was attended by more than 500 guests who came together to celebrate the accomplishments of those who have completed apprenticeships in the…
Royal Navy warship seizes £24m of cocaine in Caribbean drugs bust
A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team seized more than 400kg of cocaine worth around £24m on Britain’s streets from a boat in the Caribbean. Caribbean-based patrol ship HMS Medway and her embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment spotted the vessel near the Dominican Republic with help from a patrol aircraft.…
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Royal Navy leads “game-changing” NATO tech experiments
Royal Navy ships led the way in “game-changing” NATO autonomous exercises off the coast of Portugal. Frigate HMS Lancaster and minehunter HMS Hurworth tested the use of uncrewed…
Royal Navy ready for key role at Queen’s Funeral
More than 1,000 sailors and Royal Marines are undergoing final preparations for their pivotal role in the Queen’s funeral after days of intensive training. Royal Navy sailors have…
Royal Navy joins mission to protect Pacific fishing stocks for first time
Royal Navy offshore patrol ship HMS Spey joined navies, coast guards and police in the southwest Pacific on a concerted effort to protect local fishing stocks. Over ten…
Royal Navy tracks movements of Russian submarines into the North Sea
A Royal Navy warship has tracked the movements of two Russian submarines as they sailed into the North Sea. British submarine hunter HMS Portland was on watch as…
Sport
2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race – A Race Like No Other
Start: Cowes – Sunday 7 August 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race A race like no other – The RORC’s 1,805nm Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race will start…
Apivia – stand-out IMOCA performance in the Rolex Fastnet Race
An exceptional example of an extraordinary boat paired up with a hugely talented crew has been the combination of Apivia with doublehanders Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat competing in this…
Skorpios takes line honours in Cherbourg
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios took line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race this evening, after crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST. Their total elapsed time for…
First MOCRA multihull screams into Cherbourg on Rolex Fastnet Race
While it is hard to draw attention in the Rolex Fastnet Race away from the fast and the glamorous at the front end of the fleet, we must spare a…
Slow boats past the Scillies in the Rolex Fastnet Race
Ironic after Sunday’s brutal start, less than 48 hours in and across the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet competitors have been struggling in light winds, especially around the Traffic Separation Scheme…
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild establishes new Rolex Fastnet Race record
The extraordinary 32m long Ultime Maxi Edmond de Rothschild showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the fleet in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race arriving this evening…
