2 Experienced Sailors Die During Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race
Sydney: Two experienced sailors have died in separate accidents during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers and local authorities said Friday, marking the first loss of life in the prestigious ocean race since 1998. Race organizers said in a statement that the two crew members were believed to have been struck by a sail […]
Two sailors dead in separate boom accidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Two sailors on separate boats died in boom accidents two hours apart on the stormy opening night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, marking the event's longest at-sea fatality. The history of has increased. The Australian Cruising Yacht Club in Sydney, which runs the yacht race, said on Friday that one sailor from contestants […]
Sydney to Hobart yacht race: third death averted as sailors prepare for ‘challenging night in the Bass Strait’ | Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Details have been revealed of the “horrific” incident in which a crew member fell off yacht Porco Rosso during a dangerous night of racing, drifting for more than a kilometer and killing two crew members from another yacht before being rescued. . Two sailors aboard another yacht, Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline, died at sea […]
Navy commissions first submarine designed to integrate male and female sailors
The U.S. Navy on Saturday commissioned the fleet's first new submarine designed to accommodate a full mix of male and female sailors. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS New Jersey was commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey. “We operate the most complex platform on the planet and always […]
Divers Find Shipwreck Likely To Be WWI Vessel Lost With Over 500 Sailors: REPORT
Divers have discovered a shipwreck believed to be a World War I ship that sank with more than 500 sailors on board, the BBC reported on Friday. An underwater expedition off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has discovered a vessel believed to be HMS Hawk, a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I. The […]
Chinese Sailors Wield Knives, Axe In Disputed Sea Clash With Philippines
Dramatic new footage released by Manila showed Chinese coast guard sailors wielding knives, axes and other weapons clashing with a Philippine navy vessel near a strategic reef in the South China Sea. The clash occurred on Monday as Philippine troops were attempting to resupply marines stationed on the Sierra Madre, a derelict warship that had […]
Life is ‘tough’ for 21 sailors stranded on the Dali ship
The 21 crew members stranded on the ship that caused the Baltimore Bridge collapse are reportedly having a “difficult” 55 days stuck on the ship. The crew, all from India except for one man from Sri Lanka, have been forced to remain on board since the March 26 disaster when the Francis Scott Key Bridge […]
Burial Set After Pearl Harbor Sailor’s Remains Identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Monday that they identified the remains of an American sailor who perished during the Pearl Harbor attack. The DPAA said in a press release that they identified the sailor as Navy Fireman 1st Class Everett C. Titterington who served on the battleship USS Oklahoma on that fateful day […]
American Sailors, Airmen Helped Thwart Iranian Missile Attack on Israel
During Saturday’s unprecedented attack on Israel, most of the 300 missiles and one-way drones launched by Iran were shot down by Israeli air defense systems, but American sailors and airmen in the region were responsible for many of the shootdowns. Contributed. American sailors on the USS early burke and the U.S.S. carnySix out of four […]
‘HELP’: Sign Helps Rescue Sailors After Being Stranded On Tiny Island For Over Week
The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy coordinated to save three experienced mariners stranded on an island in the Pacific after they spelled out the word ‘HELP’ on the sand using palm leaves. The three sailors were stranded on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean for over a week until they were rescued […]
