Royal Navy support fleet expands with dedication ceremony for RFA Tidesurge
A new Tide class tanker has been welcomed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) after a special dedication ceremony.
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Gibraltar insists Spanish warship ‘incursion’ was challenge to sovereignty
Gibraltar’s government has insisted a Spanish warship’s “illegal incursion” into the territory’s waters was a challenge to British sovereignty.
Spanish warship orders boats in Gibraltar ‘to leave’
A Spanish warship with its guns manned ordered commercial ships to leave British Gibraltar waters on Sunday, the territory’s government said.
Navy diver awarded bravery medal for recovering fisherman from upturned boat
A Royal Navy diver has been awarded a bravery medal after he entered an upturned boat to retrieve the body of a fisherman killed when his vessel capsized.
Remains of Australia explorer Captain Matthew Flinders found in HS2 dig
Archaeologists excavating a burial ground for the new High Speed rail project say they have found the remains of a Royal Navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of Australia.
Royal Navy submarine in near-miss with ferry
A nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarine has been involved in a near-miss with a ferry.
‘Real-life Iron Man’ takes on Royal Marines assault course with jet suit
A former Royal Marine nicknamed the “real-life Iron Man” has taken on an assault course devised by his ex-colleagues in a jet suit he invented.
Montrose-built warship spared scrap death in Australia
An Angus-built warship which was fighting for survival in Australia has been saved from the cutter’s torch.
French step up measures to counter cross-Channel migrant boats
The French authorities have set out plans to prevent migrants in small boats risking the dangerous cross-Channel crossing to England.
Royal Navy vessel sent to patrol Channel amid refugee concerns
A Royal Navy vessel has been deployed to patrol the Straits of Dover amid concern about refugees crossing the English Channel.