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USS MESA VERDE VISITING PLYMOUTH

Over 18 days ago the USS Mesa Verde and USS Bataan set sail from the Naval Station Norfolk with about 4,000 Sailors and Marines on

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BRITISH ASSAULT SHIP RETURNS HOME

A rapturous welcome home to amphibious warship HMS Albion with gunfire and military personnel lining the decks – after its latest mission to the Baltic

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WELCOME HOME HMS SCOTT

PLYMOUTH welcomed home HMS Scott today after an epic 382 days deployment where the survey ship ‘hoovered up’ many of the deepest secrets of the

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PLYMOUTH’S WINDOW TO THE WORLD

Westward Shipping News needs you! Plymouth’s window to the world and our 24 hour webcam viewed by many thousands of people daily. We can create

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STIRLING CASTLE BACK TO FOST

Stirling Castle designed to help safeguard Britain’s waters on mine-hunting operations is back on FOST Training. (FOST) Fleet Operational Standards and Training – is a

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SAILING CARGO VESSEL THE AVONTUUR

The elegant and two masted gaff rigged AVONTUUR was spotted at the Plymouth Breakwater this morning on our live webcam. The two rigged gaff schooner

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ALGERIAN SAILORS VISIT PLYMOUTH

A rare overseas visitor to Plymouth was spotted on our live webcam and the Algerian Navy’s training ship the ANS Soummam sailing across the Sound

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A CLEAN MARITIME FUTURE 

THE British government has announced £34 million in cash to support new technologies and innovative ideas – as part of the ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition

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WESTWARD SHIPPING NEWS WINS UK AWARD

Westward Shipping News is celebrating securing ”Best Digital Only Business of the Year 2023′ at the Local Awards. Kevin Kelway, News Editor of Westward Shipping