Rachel and Paul Chandler set sail again
September 11th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul and Rachel Chandler have put behind the ordeal they suffered under the hands of Somali pirates and decided to set sail again.
The two have ... Read more...
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Britain wants sea drones to attack submarines
August 3rd, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) The British defence ministry wants to develop a new generation of unmanned sea drones that would be able to attack submarines and launch missile attacks on ... Read more...
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Mary Rose sailors’ ate a diet of salt beef and biscuits
June 5th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, June 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Various tests on the bones of sailors aboard the Mary Rose, Henry VIII's flagship, have shown that their diet consisted of salt beef and sea biscuits.The forensic ... Read more...
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Spain to seek dialogue with Britain over Gibraltar
May 24th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said here Wednesday that he will convey an offer of dialogue with Britain over the future of Gibraltar when he ... Read more...
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British woman becomes first warship commander
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman officer of the Royal Navy broke 500 years of tradition Tuesday by becoming the first woman commander of a warship.Commander Sarah West took ... Read more...
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Missiles to be deployed at six London sites to protect Olympics
May 1st, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) The British ministry of defence (MOD) has identified six sites in the east of London for deployment of ground-to-air missile batteries to protect the Olympic and ... Read more...
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Commander was bathing as British n-submarine hit sandbank
April 25th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) An inquiry has concluded that the commander of the Royal Navy's newest nuclear-powered submarine was taking a shower minutes before it ran aground in 2010.According to ... Read more...
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Bullet removed from leg after 40 years
April 14th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Former Royal Navy commando Robert Mitchell holds a bullet that was stuck in his leg for 40 years - and he never knew it was there, ... Read more...
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British navy officer accused of leaking secrets
March 10th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) A 29-year-old officer of the Royal Navy has been charged with communicating information that could be useful to an enemy of the state, a media report ... Read more...
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Britain draws up battle plan against Iran
February 26th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain is reportedly drawing up a battle plan for a war with Iran as top defence officials believe London will be "sucked into" any new conflict ... Read more...
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Britons come home after 36 years at sea
February 18th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) Globe-trotting Britons Bill and Laurel Cooper have returned home to retire after spending 36 years at sea, The Sun reported Friday.The couple have sailed the equivalent ... Read more...
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British navy sacks 63 sailors for failing drug tests
February 13th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) The Royal Navy has sacked a total of 63 sailors who tested positive for illegal substances, a media report said Monday.The sailors were discharged between October ... Read more...
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British navy can now intercept supersonic missiles
January 30th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Britain's Royal Navy is building a new defence system that would be able to intercept enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds.The Sea Ceptor missiles fired from ... Read more...
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Britain’s Gurkha soldiers to lose jobs
January 17th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) One in eight Gurkha soldiers in Britain will lose their job under a plan to make 4,000 members of the armed forces redundant, the Telegraph reported ... Read more...
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New British jets can’t land on aircraft carriers
January 16th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Fifty new fighter jets bought by Britain from US at a cost of five billion pounds (over $7 billion) cannot land on aircraft carriers because of ... Read more...
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British Navy captures seven pirates in Indian Ocean
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) The British Navy has captured seven suspected Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, the British defence ministry said.The pirates were picked up by British supply ... Read more...
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87 bombs found at British nudist beach
October 13th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) A total of 87 bombs, some dating back to the late 19th century, washed ashore at a nudist beach in Britain, as stunned naturists gawked during ... Read more...
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British Navy cuts 1,000 jobs
October 1st, 2011 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) The British Navy has shed 1,000 jobs as part of the country's wider efforts to balance its military budget, Xinhua reported Friday.They are the first ... Read more...
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Defence shipyard eyeing markets in Middle East, Africa
August 24th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 24 (IANS) Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a public sector defence ministry operated shipyard, is actively looking at shipbuilding and marine maintenance markets in the Middle East, East Africa ... Read more...
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British military officials using choppers as taxis
August 21st, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Senior military officials in Britain have been accused of using helicopters like taxis after running up bills for tens of thousands of pounds on short-haul flights.According ... Read more...
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Woman to run warship for first time in Britain
August 8th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A woman will command a warship for the first time in Britain's 500-year-old naval history, a media report said Monday.Thirty-nine-year-old Lieutenant Commander Sarah West will take ... Read more...
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William helped seize cocaine worth 40 mn pounds
April 27th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Prince William helped the Royal Navy seize smuggled cocaine worth 40 million pounds during his training, an officer has revealed.The prince was posted on the ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton to spend 2 yrs learning her role to adjust to royal life
April 25th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
London, April 25 (ANI): With just four days to go for the royal wedding, it has emerged that Prince William wants his fiancee Kate Middleton to spend two years learning her ... Read more...
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UK Navy gave captured Somali pirates ‘halal meat’, nicotine patch before released
April 12th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Royal Navy officials have been accused of providing captured Somali pirates with halal meat, medical checks, cigarettes and in one case even a nicotine patch before releasing them ... Read more...
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Officer dies in British n-submbarine shooting
April 9th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) An officer was shot dead and another critically injured after a guard opened fire on British's flagship 1 billion pound nuclear submarine that carries ... Read more...
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150 Gurkhas to lose jobs under UK Strategic Defence, Security Review cuts
April 5th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): Britain Army's redundancy programme is poised to axe 150 Gurkha troops in the country.The Telegraph quoted the Ministry of Defence as saying that overall 1,000 soldiers and ... Read more...
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100 WW II bombs washed up on UK beach due to Super Moon phenomenon
March 26th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 26 (ANI): The unusual proximity of the moon to earth or, the Super Moon phenomenon that took place earlier this month, is being cited as the key reason for the ... Read more...
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UK to spearhead emergency airlift of stranded refugees in Libya
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 3 (ANI): Britain will today spearhead an emergency airlift of thousands of refugees stranded on Tunisia's border with Libya, amid fears of a humanitarian disaster following Colonel Gaddafi's bloody crackdown.Three ... Read more...
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10,000 British troops in Afghanistan told they face the sack
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 2 (ANI): Almost the entire contingent of Britain's 10,000 troops in Afghanistan has been told they could be sacked within months.The British Ministry of Defence has announced the full ... Read more...
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Royal Navy sailor rapes drunken colleague at Portsmouth base
February 23rd, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): A sailor of the Royal Navy is said to have raped a drunken colleague of his while she was asleep in her bed at Portsmouth base.The alleged victim, ... Read more...
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Prince William appointed Colonel of Irish Guards
February 11th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): The Queen has appointed her grandson Prince William as the Colonel of the Irish Guards.It is the Prince's first honorary appointment in the British Army, and he ... Read more...
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Ex-SAS officers hired as “human bait” to protect vessels from Somali pirates: Wikilaeks
February 4th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Foreign shipping firms are hiring former SAS officers as "human bait" to safeguard their vessels from being hijacked by Somali pirates, the latest secret US diplomatic cables released ... Read more...
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Prince William to wear military uniform for wedding
February 1st, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Prince William is expected to follow royal tradition and walk down the aisle in military dress - like his father Prince Charles and uncle Prince Andrew - ... Read more...
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Man survives 1,000-ft mountain fall
January 31st, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) A climber, who plunged 1,000 feet down a mountain summit, left the rescue team shell-shocked after he was found standing and reading a map at the site. The ... Read more...
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UK climber who survived 1000-ft plunge determined to climb Everest
January 31st, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): A UK climber, who survived a 1,000ft fall from a Scottish mountain, has said that he is determined to go ahead with the planned Mount Everest expedition.As he ... Read more...
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