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Navy sailor, wife, two kids found dead in south Mumbai residence

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Published on Aug 17, 2026 08:23 am IST

US warship at sea for 250 days: The science of what that does to sailors

USS Lincoln left San Diego on November 21, 2025, for the Pacific but was later redirected to West Asia amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
Updated on Aug 16, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Crude oil tanker Mt France C with 5 Indian sailors struck in Strait of Hormuz

Seven Indian vessels are currently in Persian Gulf (West of Strait of Hormuz), with 153 Indian seafarers on board.
Published on Aug 09, 2026 11:05 am IST

'Don't deploy Indian sailors…': India's big warning to shipowners over Hormuz

India is the world's third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working on ships worldwide.
Updated on Jul 17, 2026 08:59 am IST

Indian sailor missing after attack on GFS Galaxy vessel near Oman found dead

An Indian sailor died after an attack on the Cyprus-flagged cargo vessel MV GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman, representational image
Published on Jul 16, 2026 09:07 am IST

Poetry Pick: OCD by CP Surendran

148pp, 499; Speaking Tiger
Published on Oct 25, 2025 11:21 am IST

Warship tips over after fire, search on for sailor

Indian Navy frigate INS Brahmaputra lies tilted to one side (port side) inside the Mumbai naval dockyard. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 08:57 am IST

INS Brahmaputra resting on its side after major fire, sailor missing: Navy

Indian Navy frigate INS Brahmaputra after tilting to one side (port side) inside naval dockyard in Mumbai
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 04:33 am IST

Sailor found hanging on board INS Vikrant in Kochi: Officials

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Updated on Jul 27, 2023 01:14 pm IST

Tomy achieves 2nd place in Golden Globe Race, says he's a much better sailor now

Champion sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd).
Published on Apr 30, 2023 07:56 am IST

‘Mental pressure’ forces woman sailor to complain to SAI about coach

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Published on Jun 09, 2022 09:49 pm IST

Dozens of Indian sailors remain stuck on stranded ships at Chinese ports

A representational file image, showing Chinese immigration officers near an oil tanker at the port in Qingdao, China.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 05:34 pm IST

Coronavirus: 26 sailors at key Mumbai base test positive for Covid-19

The cases have been traced to a single sailor who tested positive for Covid-19 eleven days ago. All the sailors live in the same residential complex. They are all in their 20s, except the oldest who is 47.
Updated on Apr 18, 2020 11:09 pm IST

In West Africa, a new threat to Indian sailors

What recourse does India and the international community have against non-State actors such as the pirates stalking the West African shores?
Updated on Dec 31, 2019 08:02 pm IST

‘Happy sailing’: Russian sailor’s message in bottle found 50 years later

A man gathering firewood in Alaska discovered a bottle with a handwritten message inside wishing the finder “happy sailing” more than 50 years after it was dropped into the sea by a Russian sailor.
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 10:58 am IST

Bombay High Court relief for 16 sailors stuck on ship at JNPT

The ship had been arrested and anchored off JNPT by the sheriff of Mumbai as the company owning the ship had not paid its creditors their dues.
Published on May 17, 2019 04:12 am IST

74 years after Times Square kiss, sailor caught in iconic photo dies at 95

The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95.
Updated on Feb 19, 2019 08:31 am IST

In a first, women may be able to join navy as sailors

Women currently serve the Indian navy only as officers and number around 600 in the maritime force.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:36 pm IST

We want beards, sailors tell the US Navy after it allows women to sport ponytails

Beards were banned in 1984. The Navy wanted professional-looking sailors who could wear firefighting masks and breathing apparatuses without interference.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 08:09 pm IST

South Korea deploys warship to Ghana after pirates kidnap sailors

The 500-tonne Marine 711 with about 40 Ghanaian and three South Korean sailors was boarded by unidentified pirates last Monday.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 11:24 pm IST