Sailors

Argentina Navy confirms sound near lost submarine's last known position was explosion; hopes of crew's survival dashed

Argentina's navy confirmed Thursday that an unusual noise heard in the Atlantic near the last known position of a missing submarine appeared to be an explosion.

Shortage of over 52,000 personnel in junior officers' ranks of armed forces, says government

The armed forces face a shortage of over 52,000 personnel in the ranks of junior commissioned officers, sailors and airmen

UAE: Five Indian sailors stuck on ship to return, had not been paid for months

Five Indian sailors, who were stuck on an UAE ship for months over non-payment of their salaries, will be returning home, the Indian Consulate General said.

Olympics 2016: Fresh concerns over Rio infrastructure after storms wreck sailing ramp

The main ramp used by Rio Olympic sailors was undergoing repairs Monday after partly collapsing in bad weather, raising new concerns over the state of infrastructure for the Games.

Iran frees US sailors, dodging a potential crisis before implementation of nuclear deal

Iran moved on Wednesday to head off a potential crisis days before the expected implementation of its nuclear deal with world powers by releasing 10 US Navy soldiers it had detained in the Gulf.

Iran releases nine Indian sailors jailed on charges of smuggling, says Swaraj

Nine Indian sailors who were in a jail in Iran on charges of smuggling have been released and will reach Delhi tomorrow, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said

After the death of six Indians in air-strike, MEA working to evacuate nearly 70 Gujarati sailors stranded in Yemen

India on Sunday said it is taking steps to ensure safe evacuation of its nationals from Yemen after a sailors group claimed that 70 seamen from Gujarat.

Around 70 sailors from Gujarat stranded in crisis-hit Yemen, says seamen's group

Nearly 70 sailors from Gujarat are stranded in crisis-hit Yemen for over 15 days now and have appealed to the Indian government to rescue them.

Olympics 2016: Brazilian officials backtrack, say Rio bay won't be clean for sailing

Brazilian Olympic officials changed tack on Tuesday and said they would only clean up lanes for sailors in 2016 and not the whole body of water for the sailing competition as originally promised.

S-Korea saves three N-Korea sailors from cargo ship that sank

Rescuers recovered the bodies of two North Korean sailors, pulled three survivors and were searching for 11 others missing after their cargo ship sank off South Korea's coast early Friday, the coast guard said.