A simple guide explaining the most effective path to join the Merchant Navy, covering required education, training, ...

On Merchant Navy Day, 3 September, the Falkland Islands remember all those merchant seafarers who helped to liberate the Falkland Islands in 1982 and those, past and present, who do so much to keep ...

AS a former Merchant Navy deck officer, I applaud Alastair Miller's reminder that thousands of civilian merchant navy seafarers were at the heart of the Arctic Convoys (Letters, September 5). This ...

The MV Cape Ray, a civilian-operated ship owned by the Maritime Administration, returns to its homeport of Portsmouth, Va., on Sept. 17, 2014, after assisting in efforts to rid Syria of chemical ...

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This story ws submitted to the People's War site by Jane Otto of East Berkshire College on behalf of Bill Davis and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the ...

A man who set out to discover his late father’s wartime experiences out of personal interest is now sharing what he found ...

The accumulated stress of the past few days have been just too much for 55-year-old Sarla Yadav to handle. Her youngest son, Sandeep, who is a trainee officer in the merchant navy, has been missing ...

Merchant Navy Day will be marked by a national commemoration on Wednesday 3 September at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington. "Please join us to mark this Merchant Navy Day at Pukeahu, ...

Maritime Union of New Zealand media release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday 3 September 2012 Maritime Union of New Zealand members around the country and at sea are acknowledging Merchant Navy Day (3 ...