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THE RED ICEBREAKER HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Welcome back home to Plymouth HMS Protector this week and spotted on our live webcam making its way into HM Naval Base Devonport for Christmas.

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WAKE-UP CALL FOR THE UK TO RE-ARM

Westward Editorial Comment. THE UK’s top Naval Commander, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, is calling on the Labour Government to spend more on defence before it’s

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Westward Shipping News will be writing features, blogs, videos, reviews, and much more of Cruise News stories from across the globe in 2026.

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A GUNFIRE HOMECOMING FOR HMS RICHMOND

A great homecoming for the Plymouth sailors on HMS Richmond this afternoon. The Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy made its unforgettable return to

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WELCOME HOME HMS RICHMOND

HMS Richmond arrived inside the breakwater just before 10am this morning, and is now at anchor in the Sound. The frigate left Plymouth in the

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HMS SEVERN SHADOWS RUSSIAN WARSHIPS

The Royal Navy’s patrol vessel HMS Severn has been shadowing two Russian warships in the English Channel. The Portsmouth-based HMS Severn intercepted the RFN Stoikiy