Tag: Royal Marine

• Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:11 UTC

  Royal Marine rows across the Atlantic, Portugal to Cayenne, in sixty days

  

  A Royal Marine who lost a leg in an accident has completed the fastest unsupported solo row across the Atlantic, sending a powerful message that no person should be defined by their disability. Lee Spencer, 49, finished the epic voyage in 60 days, breaking the able-bodied crossing record by 36 days. In doing so he became the first physically disabled person to row from continent to continent.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 11:13 UTC

  Images of Falklands' war wrecks: HMS Coventry, HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope

  

  Images showing the wrecks of three Royal Navy ships sunk in the Falklands War and which are the final resting places for 42 British servicemen. The remains of HMS Coventry, HMS Antelope and her sister ship HMS Ardent have been captured using sonar images taken by the survey vessel HMS Enterprise.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 10:59 UTC

  Prince Harry appointed Captain General Royal Marines

  

  The Queen has given her formal approval to the appointment of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales as Captain General Royal Marines. Prince Harry will assume the role in succession to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

• Monday, June 22nd 2015 - 06:16 UTC

  New antiaircraft missile test in Falklands, on fears of “more Argentine aggression”

  

  The Sunday Express has revealed that a live-fire training exercise will be taking place in the Falkland Islands with the participation of Royal Marines deploying high velocity missiles against “incoming attack aircraft” with the purpose of demonstrating combat capacity and to show that the UK can deploy high readiness troops.

• Tuesday, January 13th 2015 - 07:50 UTC

  Falklands circumnavigation planned by Royal Marine veterans for PTSD awareness

  

  Two Brighton based former Royal Marines will, on January 29th, officially launch their bid to kayak the 650 miles of unforgiving coastline of the Falkland Islands. Mick Dawson and Steve Grenham will undertake the circumnavigation in spring 2016, a challenge which is set to take about 30 days.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 23:54 UTC

  Falklands yomp recreated by royal marines from HMS Protector

  

  A team of five Royal Marines from ice patrol ship HMS Protector yomped in full kit in the Falkland Islands from San Carlos to the Islands’ capital Stanley, following the exact route of 45 Commando in 1982, thirty two years ago.

• Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 19:20 UTC

  Sir James Benjamin Dutton appointed Governor of Gibraltar

  

  Lieutenant-General Sir James Benjamin Dutton KCB CBE has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar and will take his appointment during next December. Sir James succeeds Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB CBE.