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NEWS ABOUT: sailor

sailor stories: 14 news summaries

 Aussie Sailor, 
 16, Starts 
 World Trip 




Girl leaves on 8-month trip as Aussies debate safety

Oct 18, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(AP) - A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor under gray skies and slightly choppy conditions today to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Jessica Watson's 23,600-mile journey through some of the world's most treacherous waters... More »

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(Newser) - Dutch authorities have gone to court to demand custody of a 13-year-old girl to block her planned solo sail around the world, reports the BBC. The girl's parents have already been denied permission for her to miss two years of school for the adventure. Laura Dekker, who has sailed since... More »

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sailing • sailor • Dutch TV • girls • Dutch government • child custody • teenager • solo sail • circumnavigation

(Newser) - Australia is looking into allegations that a group of sailors ran a sex betting ring on the high seas, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Female members of the HMAS Success crew told officials that a group of sailors kept a betting book—known as "The Ledger"—to see... More »

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investigation • Australia • sailor • probe • sex crime • sex discrimination

Pirated Ship's Cook Sues Over Safety Regs

Says Maersk owner refused to arm sailors
or provide security

Apr 27, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(AP) - A member of the crew on the US-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company today, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. Richard E. Hicks alleges in the suit that owner Maersk Line Limited and Waterman Steamship Corp., which provided the crew, ignored requests... More »

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sailor • safety • lawsuit • shipping • pirates • Maersk Alabama • Richard E. Hicks

Body of Pirate
Victim Found at Sea

Attackers said they were desperate for a boat to get to shore, according to police

Mar 27, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The body of a British yachtsman murdered by pirates off the coast of Thailand was found by a fisherman yesterday floating in the sea, reports AP. Malcolm Robertson, 64, was beaten with hammers and his throat slit as his wife lay bound in the cabin of their sailboat earlier this... More »

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Thailand • murder • piracy • sailing • sailor • Britain • yachts • Malcolm Robertson

 Navy Ship Leaves Port
 —Without 100 Sailors 

USS Ronald Reagan, fleeing typhoon, leaves 100 seamen in Hong Kong

Jun 24, 08 6:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US aircraft carrier set sail from Hong Kong early Sunday with about 100 of its crew still on shore leave, the AP reports. The USS Ronald Reagan and its support ships left port early because Typhoon Fengshen was bearing down. Officials are scrambling to book flights to reunite the... More »

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China • weather • Navy • Hong Kong • sailor • aircraft carrier

Japan Busts
US Sailor in Murder-Robbery

Navy man charged in
cabbie's stabbing
outside Tokyo

Apr 3, 08 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese police arrested a US sailor today on suspicion of stabbing a taxi driver to death and then robbing him, Reuters reports. The 22-year-old Nigerian national serving in the American Navy was already in US custody on charges of desertion. The American ambassador to Japan was forced to apologize for... More »

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crime • Japan • robbery • murder • US military • sailor • military bases

 WWII Ship Found After 66 Years 

Legendary HMAS Sydney sank in battle with German raider

Mar 17, 08 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A legendary Australian war ship sunk in the Indian Ocean by a German raider during World War II has been found nearly intact after 66 years, the Australian PM confirmed today. The HMAS Sydney sank after a 30-minute battle with the Kormoran in Australia's greatest tragedy at sea. The wreckage... More »

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Australia • Germany • shipwreck • sailor • Indian Ocean • history • World War II • Kevin Rudd • sonar • discovery

Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet'

Three German U-boats located in Black Sea

Feb 4, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Three World War II U-boats, known as "Hitler's lost fleet," have been discovered off the Turkish coast, the Telegraph reports. A Turkish team combined archival research with sailor interviews and sonar technology to find the wreckage, part of the six-boat fleet that dogged Russian ships in the Black... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • Black Sea • sailor • Nazi • history • World War II • submarine • Romania • U-boats • Hitler's lost fleet • sonar • discovery

Navy Squelches YouTube Vid

Airman's musical movie showed glimpses of aircraft carrier's security measures

Aug 19, 07 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Navy removed an airman's video from YouTube because it showed a "lack of propriety" in the use of safety equipment  aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, the AP reports. The video, set to Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much," showed a sailor dancing in a... More »

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military • YouTube • Navy • sailor • soldier

Freed 15 Deals Spur Outrage

Officials defend go-ahead to cash in

Apr 9, 07 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain’s military chiefs are under fire for allowing 15 British sailors and Royal Marines released by Iran to sell their stories. Faye Turney has already closed a deal for almost $200,000, and at least two others are considering offers. The families of British servicemen killed and wounded in... More »

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Iran • Faye Turney • sailor • Britain • Marine • hostage

Resisting Captors Was "Not an Option"

Brit sailors say they were threatened, psychologically tortured

Apr 6, 07 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's freed sailors say they were blindfolded, psychologically tortured, and isolated from each other during their captivity in Iran. They were lined up while weapons were cocked, and told that if they did not say they were in Iranian waters when they were caught, they would face seven years in... More »

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Iran • terrorism • war • sailor • Britain • Marine • hostage

Britons Ask: Were Captives Too Cozy With Iranians? 

Co-operation called, "Bloody Shambles"

Apr 6, 07 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the euphoria over the homecoming of the 15 British captives subsides, some Britons are charging that the sailors and marines went overboard in co-operating with their captors. Lt. Gen. Sir Michael Gray tells London’s Daily Mail: "In my days you would have got name, rank and serial... More »

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Iran • Tony Blair • terrorism • propaganda • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • war • sailor • Britain • Marine • hostage

Was There
a Deal with Iran?

Iranian prisoner in
Iraq was freed before
British sailors were

Apr 5, 07 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officials deny that concessions were made to Iran for the release of the captured British sailors, but the Times speculates that there may have been a secret deal. An Iranian diplomat held in Iraq for eight weeks was freed the day before the British prisoners were. Also, American officials said... More »

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Iraq • Iran • sailor • deal • Britain • hostage

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