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A CALM TIDESPRING, AT BUOY IN THE SOUND

RFA Tidespring with a Merlin helicopter on deck, at buoy inside the Plymouth Breakwater this afternoon. The Merlin HM Mk2 plays a critical role in

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TEN YEAR DESTINATION PLYMOUTH PLAN

 By Westward Shipping News Editor Kevin Kelway  IN an exclusive interview with Westward Shipping News the Chief Executive of ‘Destination Plymouth’ Amanda Lumley talks about

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HMS TRIUMPH SAILS OUT TO SEA

HMS Triumph the last Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine in the Royal Navy was escorted out of the Sound yesterday evening by Plymouth’s tugboats. The beehive of activity at

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THAT FRIDAY FEELING WITH THE DUNCAN

HMS Duncan at buoy with aesthetic soft pink skies in the background earlier. The warship is now inbound and could be seen on her way

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HMS RICHMOND – RECHARGED & READY

Devonport based submarine hunter HMS Richmond inbound today in the Sound, and ‘recharged and ready,’ her Twitter feed says proudly. The Type 23 frigate in

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A YEAR OF GLOBAL VISITORS TO THE CITY

Plymouth Sound last year played host to some amazing global visits and none more so than the Dar Mlodziezy which is the second largest tall

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BUSY CARGO SCENE

Plymouth’s strategic maritime role on display this morning with cargo vessels in the Sound waiting to enter the Cattewater. For all the latest live images

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THE JOLLY FALKLANDER IN THE SOUND

Of the many ships coming and going in the sound on a daily basis Westward Shipping News spotted the ‘Jolly Falklander’ at the Plymouth breakwater

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THE DARING-CLASS HMS DUNCAN

HMS Duncan outbound in Plymouth Sound this evening. She is the is the sixth and last of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built