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Australian Man and His Dog Rescued by Mexican Tuna Boat After Drifting 3 Months in the Pacific Ocean

MANZANILLO, Mexico—An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters, the fishing vessel’s owner said Monday. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, was aboard his incapacitated catamaran Aloha Toa in the Pacific about 1200 miles (1900 kilometers) from land when…


3 Americans Sailing to San Diego from Mexico Reported Missing

SAN DIEGO—A search was continuing April 15 for three American citizens who were sailing from Mexico to San Diego but have been missing for more than a week. Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien, and William Gross left Mazatlán, Mexico, on April 4 on the sailing vessel Ocean Bound, a 44-foot La Fitte, and had planned to…


Coast Guard Searching for 3 American Sailors Missing Off the Coast of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican Navy are searching for three American sailors who have been missing for over a week off the coast of Mexico. Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien, and William Gross were sailing aboard the “Ocean Bound”—a 44-foot Lafitte sailboat—when they departed Mazatlan, Mexico, on April 4, according to the U.S. Coast…


‘Help’: Colombia Rescues Sailor Adrift in Caribbean 24 Days

BOGOTA, Colombia—The Colombian navy rescued a man from Dominica who says he survived 24 days adrift in the Caribbean on a sailboat by eating ketchup, garlic powder, and seasoning cubes. Elvis Francois, 47, had scrawled the word “help” in English on the boat’s hull, which officials said was key to his rescue. The sailboat was…


Navy Blues (1937)

A sailor bets his friends he can date any woman he wants. They pick out a librarian with the reputation of a “cold fish.” However, they soon discover there is a rival with sinister intentions! Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


Sailor Who Died at Pearl Harbor to Be Buried at Arlington

The remains of a sailor from Massachusetts who died when the USS Oklahoma was struck by multiple torpedoes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The interment comes more than 80 years after the attack that drew the United States into World War II and nearly…


Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Is Laid to Rest, at Last

CHICAGO—A 21-year-old sailor was laid to rest Tuesday following a decades-long effort to identify remains pulled from Pearl Harbor, more than 80 years after he was killed in the attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Members of Herbert “Bert” Jacobson’s family waited all their lives to attend a memorial for the…


Navy Sailor Found Dead Onboard USS Carl Vinson Docked in California

A sailor assigned to the USS Carl Vinson was found dead on board aircraft carrier over the weekend while it was docked in California, the U.S. Navy confirmed. In accordance with Department of Defense policy, the identity of the deceased sailor will be withheld for at least 24 hours until the primary next of kin have…


Sailor Astonishes Parents With Surprise Homecoming After Being Away for 19 Months

A sailor who was stationed on the USS Barry in Yokosuka, Japan, for 19 months was unable to visit his parents in Georgia due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, unbeknownst to his mother and father, he planned the most amazing surprise homecoming ever. Cameron Carter, who recently got promoted to a third class petty officer in…


Navy Charges Sailor With Setting Fire That Destroyed Warship

SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Navy charged a sailor on Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch’s worst warship blaze outside of combat in recent memory. The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days. Left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical…