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Nat Barr stuns retired navy expert with blunt Titan query

<p dir="ltr"><em>Sunrise</em> host Natalie Barr has weighed in on the missing Titan submersible, posing a question that appeared to take an experienced - and retired - US Navy submarine commander by surprise. </p> <p dir="ltr">Barr was speaking to David Marquet about the vessel - which went missing in the North Atlantic with five passengers onboard and only 96 hours of life support - and its dangerous predicament.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/search-underway-for-tourists-missing-on-titanic-submarine">Rescue teams have been racing</a> against the clock and fighting difficult search conditions in a bid to locate the Titan submersible after it went missing on a journey to explore the sunken wreckage of the Titanic. </p> <p dir="ltr">And while <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/encouraging-signs-in-search-for-missing-sub">reports of banging</a> from deep beneath the ocean’s surface have offered some a glimmer of hope - and others a sense of dread - the high-stakes situation has crews on edge, and left many wondering what had led to the decision to descend, for the Titan’s passengers and owners alike.</p> <p dir="ltr">Reports have begun to circulate that the Titan had been plagued with safety concerns prior to this trip, and during former dives, and Barr sought more information from Marquet on that matter. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We are still hearing all the things people are saying about why they should not have gone,” she said. “The passenger window was only certified to go half the depth that it went.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Should they be there in the first place?”</p> <p dir="ltr">The to-the-point question appeared to stun the ex-commander, who needed to take a moment before proceeding with his answer. </p> <p dir="ltr">“They are adults, and they made a decision. It’s hard to question the judgement,” he said, before going on to note that the CEO of OceanGate - the company responsible for the missing vessel - had been one of the five people onboard, “so obviously he believes in the equipment.” </p> <p dir="ltr">“Knowing what I know,” Marquet added, “what it takes to keep nuclear submarines running, you would not be finding me on that ship, but it’s easy after-the-fact to find criticism.”</p> <p dir="ltr">He then shared that while he did have an appreciation for people who chose to push “the envelope in terms of exploring and innovation”, that “sometimes they push a little too far”. </p> <p dir="ltr">The “still possible” search for the Titan continues, though the US Coast Guard have stated that it has less than 24 hours of available air remaining, and even if they are able to locate the submersible, massive challenges still lie ahead in retrieving it from the conditions so far below the surface. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Sunrise / Seven</em></p>

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Prince Phillip's posthumous naval honour

<p>Prince Philip has been honoured posthumously, with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution naming their newest boat after the recently passed royal.</p> <p>The announcement came on the 71st anniversary of Prince Phillip assuming command of the<span> </span><em>HMS Magpie<span> </span></em>in 1950 – a huge moment in the decorated royal's naval career.</p> <p>The Royal National Lifeboat Institution charity organisation tweeted “we’re excited to reveal that Wells-next-the-Sea’s new Shannon class lifeboat will be named Duke of Edinburgh, in honour of his maritime service”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">On this day in 1950, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh assumed command of HMS Magpie and we’re excited to reveal that Wells-next-the-Sea’s new Shannon class lifeboat will be named Duke of Edinburgh, in honour of his maritime service <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyalFamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyalNavy</a> <a href="https://t.co/Yp9uey8JYI">pic.twitter.com/Yp9uey8JYI</a></p> — RNLI (@RNLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNLI/status/1433331529023905794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <p>The Royal family welcomed the honour, tweeting about it alongside a range of lovely images.</p> <p>Earlier on in June, Prince Charles visited the charity’s Lifeboat centre in Poole where, as a nod to his father’s naval career, he installed a silver magpie on the new lifeboat.</p>

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"US Navy has officially acknowledged that UFOs are real": Leaked footage goes viral

<p>A Navy official has confirmed videos of unidentified flying objects as real, however the footage was not authorised to be released to be public. </p> <p>Spokesman for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, Joseph Gradisher told<span> </span><a href="https://time.com/5680192/navy-confirms-ufo-videos-real/"><em>TIME</em><span> </span></a>the three widely-shared footage captured “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena”. </p> <p>Gradisher told also confirmed the information to<span> </span><a href="https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/u-s-navy-confirms-videos-depict-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-not-cleared-for-public-release/?fbclid=IwAR3L18F_eN0aPwb2WKXLr3Zj7j2-XVqJXjCeA8xuCtEeUIBOcSWNTLsCoLE"><em>The Black Vault,</em></a><em><span> </span></em>a website dedicated to declassified government documents in the United States. </p> <p>“The Navy designates the objects contained in these videos as unidentified aerial phenomena,” Gradisher said. </p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tf1uLwUTDA0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>“The reason why I’m talking about it is to drive home the seriousness of this issue,” Gradisher says. “The more I talk, the more our aviators and all services are more willing to come forward.”</p> <p>The spokesman hopes conversation sparked will lead to UAP’s being “destigmatised”. </p> <p>The viral footage caused a sensation online after<span> </span><em>The Washington Post<span> </span></em>and<span> </span><em>The New York Times<span> </span></em>reported on three videos obtained and released by the<span> </span><em>To The Stars Academy Of Arts And Science</em>. </p> <p>In one video, two navy pilots are recorded tracking an unidentified object flying off the East Coast in 2015. </p> <p>“Wow! What is that, man? Look at that flying!” one of the pilots can be heard saying. </p> <p>Former military intelligence official Luis Elizondo said there is more information the public does not have access to. </p> <p>“My personal belief is that there is very compelling evidence that we may not be alone,” Elizondo, who is now part of the TTS Academy, said to<span> </span><em>CNN<span> </span></em>in 2017. </p> <p><em>To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science<span> </span></em>is a self-described “public benefit corporation: co-founded by vocalist and guitarist for rock band, Blink-182, Tom Delonge. </p>

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There's a reason why Duchess Meghan has been wearing so much navy blue

<p>Since becoming the newest addition of the royal family, Meghan has becoming a very influential trendsetter.</p> <p>Within hours of the Duchess of Sussex donning a new outfit, the item quickly goes out of stock or the influx of online traffic crashes the designer’s website.</p> <p>Whether it be the affordable ASOS maternity dress she wore in New Zealand or the ivory gown she wore to a formal dinner in Tonga, Meghan has proven that she can look elegant in any outfit. </p> <p>Recently, the 37-year-old has been seen wearing a lot of navy blue looks, donning eight separate navy outfits alone on her recent tour down under.</p> <p>In her last day of the tour she wore a navy dress by Stella McCartney and a blue Givenchy skirt.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpl26aNHhb8/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpl26aNHhb8/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">🇳🇿 Thank you Rotorua for the incredibly warm welcome for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the final day of their tour to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand! 📷PA #RoyalVisitNZ #NewZealand #Rotorua</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/kensingtonroyal/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Kensington Palace</a> (@kensingtonroyal) on Oct 31, 2018 at 1:55am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>And now, Applied Colour Psychology Specialist Karen Haller has revealed the reason why the former actress is gravitating towards the colour.</p> <p>Haller believes Meghan is repeatedly wearing navy to appear professional but also relatable.</p> <p>“When it comes to the psychology of colour, blue relates to the mind. Darker blues relate to trust, logic, and knowledge," Haller told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6342695/Meghan-Markle-keeps-wearing-navy-shows-professionalism.html"><em style="font-weight: inherit;">The Daily Mail</em>.</a> </p> <p>"It communicates duty and professionalism and given it’s a more approachable colour than black, maybe why she wore this hue often on her recent 16-day royal tour down under."</p> <p>Haller also believes the expecting mum wore a lot of blue on her first major tour to “maintain her focus and concentration during her royal duties”.</p> <p>What is your favourite colour to wear? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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Prince William's moving tribute

<p>Prince William has paid tribute to submariners who have served their country at an event held in London.</p> <p>The Submariners’ Remembrance Service and Parade was held at Middle Temple in London on Sunday and was attended by the Duke of Cambridge, who is the Commodore-in-Chief of the Submarine Service.</p> <p>Having attended the event with the Duchess of Cambridge by his side, William chose to wear a navy suit that was adorned with military medals.</p> <p>The event hopes to acknowledge the submariners who have “Crossed the Bar” while representing their country and is a service that happens every year.</p> <p>The Prince served in the Royal Navy for two months in 2008, and in that short time, he discovered an enemy submarine and sunk it, in what was a confidential exercise.</p> <p>He was made Commodore-in-Chief in 2006.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 333.4285714285714px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821796/gettyimages-1057226908.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/3b8861e5822546bc9f5956bc5f092d28" /></p> <p>The Duke was responsible for laying a wreath made of red poppies during the service followed with a reception at Middle Temple Hall.</p> <p>Around 400 guests were in attendance, and amongst them were those who have previously served in WWII and those who are serving currently.</p> <p>The annual ceremony was introduced in 1923 and takes place on the Sunday before Remembrance Day. </p>

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Melania Trump sparkles in sheer navy gown on South Korea visit

<p>Over the last year, First Lady Melania Trump has become as well known for her <a href="/travel/travel-insurance/2017/08/melania-trump-causes-stir-with-her-outfit-when-visiting-storm-ravaged-texas/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">at times controversial</span></strong></a> fashion choices as her husband has for <a href="/news/news/2017/10/donald-trump-under-fire-for-insensitive-comments-to-soldiers-widow/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">his gaffes</span></strong></a>, but whatever you think of the family in the White House, there’s no denying Melania’s latest outfit is a winner.</p> <p><span><img width="500" height="379" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/45585/melania_500x379.jpg" alt="Melania" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></span></p> <p>Dazzling in a sheer, sequined navy J. Mendel gown, the First Lady knew exactly what to pick for a state dinner at South Korea’s presidential mansion, the Blue House. Even the President swapped his trademark red tie for a cobalt blue one.</p> <p>It’s the latest in a long series of chic (and incredibly expensive) looks from Melania as she joins Donald on his presidential tour of Asia.</p> <p>To see all her stunning outfits from the trip, <strong>scroll through the gallery above</strong> and tell us in the comments, which do you like best?</p>

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Tragedy at sea as US destroyer collides with merchant ship

<p>US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Japan this weekend, with seven sailors on the vessel losing their lives.</p> <p>The ship returned to Yokosuka, Japan, where the Seventh Fleet is based, aided by tugboats, but the search continues for crew still missing from the disaster.</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sIWvOjkH2uM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>The fleet’s commander Vice Admiral Joseph P Aucoin said, “This has been a difficult day.”</p> <p>US president Donald Trump expressed his condolences on Twitter.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Thoughts and prayers with the sailors of USS Fitzgerald and their families. Thank you to our Japanese allies for their assistance. <a href="https://t.co/d1l5ctjNyB">https://t.co/d1l5ctjNyB</a></p> — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/876079184417882116">June 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>There is no immediate explanation to the cause of the collision, but a statement from the Seventh Fleet said the crash had caused, “significant damage and associated flooding to two berthing spaces, a machinery space, and the radio room”.</p> <p>Recovery operations are still underway at the site, with the Japan coast guard dispatching five patrol ships to the site to commence search and rescue operations. </p> <p><em>Hero image credit: DVIDS/PO2 David Flewellyn via Storyful</em></p>

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85-year-old Navy veteran learns to tap-dance

<p>Arne Malaya, a US Navy veteran, is proving that it’s never too late to learn a new skill – in this case, tap dancing! According to Robin Lind, owner of a Minnesota dance studio, Arne was brought in by his wife of 54 years, Carol, who explained that learning to tap dance was on his bucket list.</p> <p>“He’s always enjoyed the movies with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,” Carol Mayala told <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/04/85-year-old-navy-vet-takes-up-tap-dancing/82640438/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">USA Today</span></strong></a>. Arne finally decided to give it a shot himself after he spotted the dance studio below the accounting firm where he had a tax appointment.</p> <p>Lind says she shared photos of Arne on Facebook and received overwhelming feedback. Though Arne’s first lesson was hindered by a fall he had suffered earlier in the day, Lind explains that it didn’t stop him from enjoying himself. “It just really touched my heart in seeing him go from having a bad day and what dance can do,” she said.</p> <p>After seeing Arne’s joy when he dances, Lind decided to start a dance class at the local aged care facility where her mother lives. “We all just want to feel special and important in some way.”</p> <p>As for Arne’s wife, she waits anxiously after each lesson in the lobby of the studio. “I’m very nervous for him. I can’t stand to watch it.”</p> <p>After watching the video, I think you’ll agree with me – Arne’s got some moves!</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/04/oldest-skier-in-britain-retires-from-sport/"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">102-year-old skier retires from the slopes</span></strong></em></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/03/grandmother-lifts-100kg/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">78-year-old grandmother lifts weights like a pro athlete</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/03/man-celebrates-92nd-birthday-by-jumping-out-of-plane/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Grandpa celebrates 92nd birthday by jumping out of a plane</span></em></strong></a></p>

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Navy school graduates break into funky flash mob dance

<p>These guys don’t just know how to march in formation.</p> <p>In this video we see graduates from Norway’s Royal Naval School in Stavanger break out into a coordinated flash mob performance of the hit song “Uptown Funk”.</p> <p>In this massively coordinated performance the graduates really look like they’re having a good time, and the crowd gets into it as well.</p> <p>It must’ve been such a nice way to celebrate their graduation. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/couple-give-60-million-lottery-away/"><strong>Couple gives $60 million lottery win away</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/find-letter-t-image-puzzle/"><strong>Can you find the letter “T” in this image?</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/03/stunning-images-antarctica-remote-beauty/">Stunning images of Antarctica’s remote beauty</a></strong></em></span></p>

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Navy dad surprise homecoming for 7-year-old son

<p>It’s been a tough year for seven-year-old Alex Cullen. His father Sean, a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, has been deployed to the Middle East for 99 days and while Alex has been a brave boy he’s definitely found the going tough without his Dad.</p> <p>"It was almost every day when I said 'I talked to Daddy,' or 'I emailed daddy,' and he'd be excited," Alex's mom, Jennifer Cullen told ABC News.</p> <p>What Alex doesn’t know in this video is that his father is actually back.</p> <p>Watch Alex reunite with his father in this special video. </p> <p><em>Video credit: YouTube / J Cullen</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/couple-give-60-million-lottery-away/"><strong>Couple gives $60 million lottery win away</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/find-letter-t-image-puzzle/"><strong>Can you find the letter “T” in this image?</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/stunning-images-antarctica-remote-beauty/"><strong>Stunning images of Antarctica’s remote beauty</strong></a></em></span></p>

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