Paul de Gelder, 45, was swimming ‘from point A to point B’ on his back as part of a navy counter-terrorism exercise on Sydney Harbour in 2009 when the shark attacked.
The two Navy SEALs lost at sea trying to board a ship smuggling Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen have been declared dead after the US military ended a 10-day search.
Penny Mordaunt triggered a Cabinet row over defence spending yesterday after warning that the Royal Navy must ‘keep pace’ with Russia and China.
In a gaffe that could compromise UK operations in the Gulf at a crucial time, HMS Chiddingfold reversed into HMS Bangor, apparently after a mechanical failure.