Tag: Sailors
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U.S. Navy drops ban on sailors putting hands in pockets
The U.S. Navy on Friday eliminated a source of anger and online mockery announcing that it had lifted its ban on sailors keeping their hands in their pockets. “Sailors were authorised to have hands in their pockets when doing so does not compromise safety nor prohibit the proper rendering of honors and courtesies,’’ the Navy…
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Authorities rescue 9 sailors from drifting ship
South Korea on Wednesday said that it has rescued nine people from a drifting ship in waters off the country’s southern resort island of Jeju. The ship, which lost communication after a Vietnamese sailor occupied the wheel house. Authorities had launched the search operation to locate the 72-ton fishing boat earlier in the day, after…
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JUST IN: Pirates kidnap 10 sailors in Niger Delta
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) on Thursday said Pirates kidnapped ten (10) sailors from a merchant ship off the coast in the Niger Delta region. “A bulk carrier underway was attacked and boarded by six pirates from a small boat. Ten crew members were reported missing. The remaining crew onboard sailed the vessel to a…