What it means when a ship is scuttled (and why it happened so often in WWII)

Not all ships sink to the bottom of the sea due to enemy fire, as some are scuttled instead. It was common during WWII, but what does it mean exactly?
Military.com

The USS Panay Incident: Japanese Planes Attacked an American Ship, Killing U.S. Sailors and Civilians Four Years Before Pearl Harbor

Norman Alley was napping on deck when Japanese bombs started falling. The Universal News cameraman grabbed his camera and ...
Newsday

New Zealand will compensate Samoa $3.6M for a navy ship wreck a year after the vessel sank

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government said Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million Samoan tala ($3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove ...

Trump’s new battleship plan could transform the US Navy – or sink it

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval ...
Daily Sun

ISPR rejects news of Navy sinking Indian trawler

The ISPR has rejected “false and misleading” reports that the Bangladesh Navy sunk an Indian fishing trawler in the Indian part of the Bay of Bengal on Monday.
The Nation Newspaper

Navy rescues 11 passengers from sinking boat

The Nigerian Navy (NN) said its operatives rescued 11 passengers from a sinking speedboat in Bonny River, Rivers State. It revealed this in a statement by Director of Naval Information (DINFO) ...