There were ships of green wood that seasoned in transit, and took water with seams agape in seas like a mill-pond ... small aircraft carriers for the Navy and Great Britain.

Two US military vessels supporting the pier ran aground amid heavy seas last week ... over the next two days with the help of the Israeli navy. The repairs will take more than a week, she added.

There are "huge implications" for Ireland's security after it emerged that only two Irish Navy ships are available for offshore patrols, a TD (MP) has said. The Naval Service has eight vessels but ...