The August 2009 Egyptian hostage escape from Somali pirates mostly involved sailors from the town.

The 1911 Liverpool General Transport Strike involved dockers, railway workers and sailors, as well people from other trades.

The rule that figured in most of Mr. Vlaskin's protests involved sailors on ships in port for repairs that will take more than 29 days.

This comes from a legend about their discovery, involving lonely sailors mistaking them for mermaids.

In 1626, it was the scene of a riot involving sailors, in the course of which a constable was assaulted.

Upon learning of a wreck involving Christian sailors, Dupuis would send a Moroccan staff member to attempt to locate the crew, who were usually enslaved shortly after reaching shore, as Christian slaves were sought after by Moors and Africans alike.

The most recent offensive involves 1,500 marines and sailors from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 500 American soldiers from a field artillery regiment and 500 Iraqi Army soldiers, said Capt. Jeffrey S. Pool, a spokesman for the Second Marine Division.

There were reports that the day involved sailors throwing tots into the sea and the staging of a mock funeral in a training camp.

Tales of fires, of terrible deaths and miraculous survivals were legion, some involving sailors as young as 14.

In recent years, a number of high profile international incidents involving American sailors occurred around the base.