Higgins manufactured more than 20,000 boats during his decades-long career. His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific ...

In some incidents, U-boats ... WWII, making recovery efforts for the sinking U-boat a top priority for the Navy task group. German Capt. Harald Lange, who commanded the U-505, ordered the crew ...

Seven people were taken off a marine research boat in the Firth of Clyde after the crew found an unexploded mine from World War Two. The discovery was made at about 11:20 as the vessel carried out ...