Why gunpowder and rose? In the 1600s, when the British navy provided sailors with a rum ration, they would mix a sample with gunpowder before igniting it. Good rum flared. The creative minds at ...

A Salford-based distillery marked the 75th anniversary of the city’s Royal Naval Association with a limited-edition product ...

with the rum blend inspired by the daily rum rations sailors received until July 31 1970 — the day when the rations ceased (aka Black Tot Day). It’s a communal libation full of spice and ...

This particular flag, weathered and faded from its days at sea, sends a chill down your spine when you realize it once struck fear into the hearts of sailors across the Caribbean ... without ...

The Royal Navy is struggling to hire and hold on to sailors manning the Trident nuclear deterrent, resulting in shortages of engineers and other critical roles. Sailors are quitting amid a raft of ...

SINGAPORE – Lion City Sailors coach Aleksandar Rankovic is in dreamland and does not want to be woken up, as his side made history on April 16, becoming the first football team from Singapore to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Over the weekend, 250 of the top junior sailors from across the country filled parts of the Lafayette River to compete in the 2025 U.S. Optimist Team Trials Regatta. The regatta ...

The Lion City Sailors are set to host Sydney FC in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Two 2024-25 semi-final on 9 April at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. (More Football News ...

Three Indonesian sailors have been hailed as heroes in the country after rescuing elderly residents on March 25 from wildfires in the township of Chuksan-myeon in Yeongdeok-gun County, ...

SINGAPORE – The wet conditions at the Jalan Besar Stadium on April 9 failed to dampen the spirits of the red-hot Lion City Sailors, as they took a 2-0 lead over Sydney FC into the second leg of ...

According to officials, the department aims to streamline the selection and allotment of new fair price shops (ration depots), responding to growing demand and public interest. This move follows ...