The ministry of OM’s Doulos ship is to end on 31 December 2009 after surveys by the ship’s classification society (RINA) during the vessel’s annual dry dock maintenance period found it required substantial improvements. These investigations have...

Traditionally, members of the nation's veterans service organizations render the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events involving the national flag while wearing their organization's official head-gear. The National Defense Authorization...

Iran is holding five British sailors after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday. The move could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to its...

Officials and relatives say Colombian maritime authorities are searching for an Italian chef believed to have gone overboard from a US cruise ship off Colombia's Caribbean coast. There were different accounts about when and where Angelo Faliva, 31, was...

A ship on its way from the UK to Spain has been detained after being flooded with over 180 tonnes of water. The Hanseatic Spirit was en route from Poole Harbour when the crew noticed a room containing the emergency generator and fire pump had flooded....