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THE LYNHER FERRY OFF TO FALMOUTH

The weather has improved over the last few days, and the Lynher Ferry left from Torpoint at lunchtime and is now on its way for

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THE SHREWD ASTUTE ARRIVES IN PLYMOUTH

The Royal Navy’s lead operational submarine HMS Astute arrived early in the Sound this morning and was spotted on our live webcam. The Astute was

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PROTEUS ARRIVES IN THE MIST

Always a spectacular image to see on our live webcam, RFA Proteus arriving in the mist on its way into Devonport this morning. The vessel is

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ST ALBANS BACK FROM NORWAY

Devonport based HMS St Albans is back from its deployment in central Norway where it tested its new main gun that was installed last year

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THE LADY OF THE SEA RETURNS

The Lady of the Sea is back on a second visit to Plymouth and arrived at the Breakwater at 6am like clockwork this morning. Tender

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RFA PROTEUS ON ITS WAY TO THE BALTIC

The UK’s multi-role ocean surveillance ship RFA Proteus was spotted in the Sound, and setting sail for the Baltic Sea this evening. The ship’s mission

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GETTING READY FOR BRITTANY FERRIES 2025

It’s almost finally here! At the end of this month, Brittany Ferries cross-Channel links from Plymouth, Roscoff, and Santander will return for a new season