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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: 00:10 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
Robot mine-hunters will replace Royal Navy sailors to detect and destroy suspect devices at sea in £184million programme with France Ben Wallace announced scheme at Franco-British Council Defence Conference Boats will be controlled from ‘mothership’ while towed sonar locates the devices Underwater vehicle will stop a weapon from exploding once it has been located Defence … 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
James Blunt reveals he contracted ‘sailor’s disease’ SCURVY after starting a meat-only diet as an act of defiance against his vegan friends By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 09:49 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 09:54 BST, 19 August 2020 James Blunt has admitted he previously contracted ‘sailor’s disease’ scurvy after only eating chicken and mince … 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
Britain’s most powerful warship has set sail on a training exercise for eight weeks – despite two of its 700-strong crew testing positive for coronavirus. HMS Queen Elizabeth had been expected to take to the water from Portsmouth Naval Base at the start of the week, but the departure was delayed to allow the ship’s … Read more
Nuclear submarine commander John Lewis ‘argued with his superiors’ in front of crew as he organised a welcome home BBQ and disco for sailors being held in coronavirus isolation 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 John … 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