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TIM COMPLETES HIS SOLO CHANNEL SWIM 

Plymouth businessman Tim Grimes completes his solo Channel Swim in 13 hours and 27 minutes. Tim, 32 years of age, took up the challenge to

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HMS TRIUMPH BACK AT SEA

The Plymouth-based submarine HMS Triumph returned to sea today after 8 days in Port. The British attack submarine was spotted on our 24 hour live

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RAISING THE FLAG, FOR MERCHANT NAVY DAY

THE annual Fly The Red Ensign campaign is today and ‘Merchant Navy Day’, to honour and remember the sacrifices of the often forgotten and invisible,

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SECOND CALL FOR THE SILVER DAWN

For the second time this year the huge cruise ship the Silver Dawn has dropped anchor in the Sound following its last successful visit on

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A TRIUMPH OF A RETURN

Plymouth-based submarine HMS Triumph returned home today to a fanfare of hooters and sirens in the Sound after 102 days on deployment – and Westward

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OUR LATEST WEBSITE FIGURES

PLYMOUTH’S SHOW WINDOW TO THE WORLD The latest weekly figures from our award-winning Westward Shipping News website. Kevin Kelway, News Editor, Westward Shipping News, said:

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A TOUCH OF CRYSTAL SERENITY

Our webcam spotted the luxury cruise liner the Crystal Serenity at the tip of Bovisand very early this morning when the ship made its way