On November 1, 2012, Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy set off on a six-month solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe on his sailing boat Mhadei. The project, titled Sagarparikrama 2, ...

There's a long-standing tradition among sailors on U.S. Navy ships when they cross the equator: Those onboard who've already experienced the passage, called shellbacks, perform an elaborate initiation ...

Nearly 900 “pollywogs” serving aboard the Japan-bound USS Wasp became “shellbacks” during a weekend equator-crossing ceremony in the Atlantic Ocean. Tradition holds that as a ship approaches the ...

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s biggest ship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz, has arrived in Australia to participate in war games that began Monday, August 25, and last until September 12. A photo from the ...

ABOUT 160 sailors and soldiers considered “pollywogs” aboard the Philippine Navy’s flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar undertook the “shellback ceremony” on Saturday as the vessel crossed the equator on ...