John's Navy News

Big bangs on Easter Day as Navy divers blow up two wartime bombs in the Thames Estuary News Big bangs on Easter Day as Navy divers blow up two wartime bombs in the Thames Estuary 10 April 2012 Royal Navy divers from Portsmouth blew up two wartime pieces...

US Marines to train in New Zealand VERNON SMALL Last updated 18:24 10/04/2012 Share Print Text Size Politics Paid parental leave extension backed 'Hazardous' decision for NZ-bound asylum seekers Marie Shroff: Privacy lessons for the public sector Greens'...

Survivors, rescuers to mark Wahine anniversary Home » News » National Tue, 10 Apr 2012 News: National | Wahine Survivors and rescuers will gather together in Wellington today to mark the 44th anniversary of the Wahine disaster. Wellington's Museum of...

Falklands 30 – the Fleet sails I’m actually a day late with this one, but better late than never! After the Argentine invasion of the Falklands on 2 April 1982, we have already heard about how the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Henry Leach persuaded the Prime...

Arms dealer sentenced to prison Updated 13 minutes ago A Russian arms dealer has been sentenced to prison for 25 years by a US judge in New York. Viktor Bout, who was the subject of a book titled Merchant of Death, was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 after...

Drifting ship to be sunk by Coast Guard Updated at 10:03 am today The United States Coast Guard is preparing to sink a Japanese fishing boat adrift off the coast of Alaska that was washed out to sea by last year's tsunami. The 60-metre Ryou-Un Maru has...

North Korean subs sought Updated at 6:09 am today South Korea is reportedly searching for four North Korean submarines that disappeared after leaving their bases. A military source quoted in a South Korean newspaper says up to four North Korean submarines...

Clyde’s sailors help preserve South Atlantic paradise News Clyde’s sailors help preserve South Atlantic paradise 5 April 2012 Sailors from HMS Clyde helped preserve the wildlife paradise that is South Georgia by clearing up the debris left by a shipwreck....

Crazy Red Chicken turns Crazy Red Chuck News Crazy Red Chicken turns Crazy Red Chuck 5 April 2012 Viewers of Britain’s best-loved soap might see a new addition to the decorations of the Rovers Return in the coming weeks: some HMS Liverpool memorabilia....

Dauntless debuts on the world stage as she sails on maiden deployment News Dauntless debuts on the world stage as she sails on maiden deployment 4 April 2012 HMS Dauntless today sailed from Portsmouth on her maiden deployment, bound for the South Atlantic....