The sons of two NI sailors celebrate success of eight-year campaign to memorialise Navy crew attacked and captured in China ...

A NAVAL veteran of the epic 103-day siege of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst on China's Yangtse river by Chinese communist troops 50 years ago this month has launched an appeal to try to trace two ...

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THE role of a naval crew which undertook one of the most daring rescue operations in British history is to be debated at Westminster today following a campaign by a Scots veteran. Did you know with a ...

Cats have been brought on ships for various purposes throughout history, the most common one being to catch mice and rats. One such heroic cat was Simon, who famously guarded his soldiers aboard the ...

Sailors from Northern Ireland have been recognised for their part in a historic naval escapade.

A PORTCHESTER man who is one of the last survivors of the Yangtze Incident in 1949 is celebrating a special birthday. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access ...

Eight local heroes are being honoured in Newtownabbey for the part they played in one of the Royal Navy’s most dramatic international escape stories.